PHILOSOPHY
We specialize in addressing and solving difficult problems. Often, the issues involve interdisciplinary or business
issues, or technological questions for which there are no single correct answers.
We advocate for inventor’s rights, and work toward exploiting the value of intellectual property rights through
protection, strategic business plans, monetization, and enforcement. In a competitive environment, we also assist
clients against corresponding efforts and rights of others.
Mr. Hoffberg is an inventor, with 121 patents. Are all of these good ideas? Decidedly not! But, a number of these
patents cover worthy technologies and their application. He drew inspiration to invent from perceived
imperfections in existing technologies. With a long-term view of technological evolution, and immersion in various
technologies, he focused on identifying, understanding, and remediating shortcomings, and improving the state of
the art.
Mr. Hoffberg works with his clients to develop the ideas and understand how the technologies may be employed
both within the control of the client, and in competition with it. This leads, in some cases, to very detailed patent
applications that explore the nature of the components, their combinations and permutations, and applications,
over the 20+ year life of a patent. In other cases, a patent may be focused and efficiently expressed.
Mr. Hoffberg is a technologist, investor, inventor, strategic advisor, and patent attorney. My longstanding interest in
economic theory leads to a unique perspective on the approach to intellectual property, and its application to the
enterprise. I accept and embrace challenges, and seek to test my own preconceptions against the facts and the
future. I am unafraid to learn new technologies, and synthesize my experience toward new objectives.
We assist companies, institutions, and individuals in planning, executing, and monetizing IP strategies, including
creating technologies, obtaining strong protection and enforcement, acquiring, licensing, brokering and selling IP, in
developing commercialization plans, and structuring vehicles for bringing new ideas to market. I am also available
to assist in USPTO, PTAB/IPR, judicial, and appellate proceedings.
In addition to pure academic disciplines, we specialize in interdisciplinary technologies, especially merging life
sciences and high tech. Among our areas of practice are Internet/networking; communications; cognitive radar;
lidar; MIMO communications; databases and information science; cryptography; cryptocurrencies; "smart"
contracts; distributed ledger, VR/AR/MR; ad hoc communications; game theory; optimization theory; application of
market/economic principles to engineered systems; human interface systems and ergonomics; automated control
systems; data and image analysis; MEMS; nanotechnologies; medical devices; biotech; genetic engineering;
pharma; drug delivery; and speech technologies.