On September 7, Nader Mousavi, Mehdi Ansari and Andrei Iancu will participate in the IAM Live: Patent Transactions 2023 conference, which brings together world-leading IP dealmakers to discuss the latest and most significant patent issues in a constantly evolving market. S&C is a host sponsor of the event.
Nader will moderate the panel “Navigating Complex Joint Licensing Agreements,” which will feature IP experts discussing how licensees and licensors can benefit from the changing environment of patent pools and technology convergence. Mehdi will moderate the panel “Developing Relationships in New Markets to Drive Deals,” which aims to provide practical advice on building trust and credibility in new markets and bridging cultural divides in cross-border deals. Andrei will be the host of the event, providing the opening and closing remarks.
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S&C’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group is retained year after year to advise clients on the full range of intellectual property and technology issues confronting today’s businesses.
The Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions Group structures, drafts and negotiates IP- and technology-intensive transactions. These transactions include the IP and technology aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-outs, financings and other corporate transactions, as well as IP and technology acquisitions, divestitures, licenses, collaborations, outsourcing and settlements. Recently, the group advised on precedent-setting matters, including OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft, Symbotic’s AI-focused joint venture with SoftBank and Seagen’s $43 billion acquisition by Pfizer.
The Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation Group combines trial experience with a background in complex intellectual property disputes, litigating enforcement of patents, trademarks and other IP rights and defending against claims of infringement, recently delivering victories to Ocado Group and Columbia University in closely-watched trials. The Group also successfully represented Bayer AG in two high-stakes matters: an arbitration with BASF SE and a Delaware Chancery Court win in a dispute with Merck.
The IP & Technology Group has received the following recent recognitions:
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Nader A. Mousavi is a partner and Co-Head of the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions Group and a member of the Firm's Cybersecurity Group. Widely considered one of the top technology deal lawyers in the world, his work has been recognized by leading industry publications such as The American Lawyer, Chambers USA, Daily Journal, Law360 and The National Law Journal, including as a Law360 2018 MVP in technology and as one of the “The World’s Leading IP Strategists” and as a “Global Leader” by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM).
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Mehdi Ansari is a partner and Co-Head of the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions Group. Mehdi’s practice focuses on advising clients on a wide range of transactions involving intellectual property, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licenses, collaborations, research and development agreements, settlements and strategic advice. He has been recognized as an “IP Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal and named one of the world’s leading patent professionals by IAM Patent 1000. A thought-leader in the field, Mehdi is a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, where he teaches a course on IP transactions, including brand licensing, software licensing, patent licensing, invention assignments, sports and athlete endorsement agreements and non-fungible tokens.
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Andrei Iancu is a partner in S&C’s Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation Group and one of the top IP litigators in the United States. He is a former Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and one of the world’s leading voices on intellectual property law and innovation policy. Andrei joined S&C’s leading IP practice in July 2023.
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