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The Maturing Nature of e-Intellectual Property Legal Services

By Jonathan Bick
November 29, 2012

As the Internet matures, so does the nature of intellectual property legal services required by Internet users. Initially, IP legal services were primarily in demand to facilitate Internet startups. As Internet commerce matured, the demand for legal services related to licensing Internet IP overshadowed requests for legal services for startups. Most recently, requests for enforcement of Internet IP rights appears to be overtaking calls for legal services related to licensing Internet IP.

Fifteen years ago, services which resulted in either a patent issuance or a trademark or copyright registration was the leading form of Internet IP legal work. Such IP prosecution facilitated funding of Internet startups by allowing investors to receive IP collateral in exchange for cash.

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