Overview
At Locke Lord, we have the sophisticated technical and legal knowledge required to respond effectively to legal issues in the nanotechnology industry, one expected to contribute $1 trillion a year to the U.S. economy by 2015. Members of our firm have the requisite advanced degrees and knowledge in a variety of nanotech fields, such as semiconductor fabrication for use in MEMS, nanoscale thin film deposition, nanoscale printing and others. We field multidisciplinary teams that help clients protect and profit from nanotech inventions spanning the fields of materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, health care, computer science, mechanical engineering and manufacturing.
Nanotechnology is an apt example of how our history of working hand-in-hand with companies in fields such as biotechnology, chemicals and software provides us with an understanding of issues to be faced as nanotechnology takes form over the coming years. Our attorneys, many already experts in this relatively new sector, have the hands-on experience and necessary imagination to help clients build the right patent portfolios, defend them effectively and exploit their value to the maximum degree possible.