With headquarters in Detroit, the IP licensing and transactions team at Dickinson Wright PLLC is well-positioned to handle software licensing, technology licensing for educational institutions, and cross-licensing during disputes, as well as counseling clients in the data, manufacturing, and automotive industries on licensing matters throughout the business lifecycle. Richard Jones leads the team from the firm’s Troy office and negotiates patent license agreements for domestic and international clients in the mechanical and electrical technology industries. Supporting Jones is Austin-based Lance Anderson, who leverages his past in-house counsel experience when preparing and negotiating patent license agreements and IP-related transactions.
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- ‘The partners are very responsive and attune to our company's needs.’
Key clients
- Western Digital Corp.
Work highlights
Handling a high-volume patent prosecution for the data storage giant Western Digital on an ongoing basis. Western Digital licenses these patents to other companies who make solid-state memory.
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Practice head
Richard Jones
Other key lawyers
Lance Anderson; Andrea Arndt; Stephen Mason