Innovation Strategies

Innovation is integral to every successful business. However, innovation alone is not enough. A company's core value lies in its ability to identify, protect, and commercialize innovation.

Working together with founders of innovative start-up companies; we assist with corporate formation, financing and securities. We support both small and large companies with the development of their intellectual property strategy which fits into their overall business strategy, ensuring protection of their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in the process.

A comprehensive IP strategy supports business goals. It identifies risks and creates business opportunities. Well formed IP assets contribute significantly to a company’s value. We work with clients to decide which innovations to protect and through which form of protection – patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, contract, or a mix of these.

With a focus on combined business and legal strategies, Lee & Hayes helps ensure companies can operate freely in target markets, while protecting their market position. This strategy considers market trends, industry and key competitor portfolios, risk analysis, and client business objectives. We develop IP licensing partnership programs for larger companies who often require assistance evaluating and neutralizing IP threats.

At Lee & Hayes, we work closely with clients to develop and commercialize integrated, world-class IP portfolios.

Global Strategies

Lee & Hayes provides leading global Intellectual Property (IP) expertise to high profile international clients. In today's global economy, three-quarters of the world's marketplace lies outside U.S. borders. Developed and emerging countries are becoming more predominant in the world economy, increasing the importance of IP protection.

To be effective in the global marketplace IP protection should be expanded beyond the local geographical market to include a strategy which is global in scope and design and implemented in key target markets.

In many global markets, IP is relatively new and still maturing, especially as a business strategy. Getting started properly makes a world of difference. Developing and maximizing IP in the global marketplace presents special challenges. It requires experience and the building of local relationships, and involves understanding local customs, regulatory processes, the enforcement environment, and country specific legal issues.

Here is where we can help. At Lee & Hayes, we are continually expanding our knowledge base of the global marketplace. We develop global IP portfolios with strategic interests. Clients rely on our understanding and relationships to protect innovations in dynamically growing countries.

We esteem teamwork over stardom and firm accomplishments over individual accolades. We endorse a collegial environment where everyone helps to deliver the best for our clients. There is an important symbiotic relationship between individual success and firm success.