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NERA is widely recognized as a leading provider of expertise in the economics of intellectual property (IP). We apply rigorous economic analysis in IP disputes to determine damages in connection with infringement and breach-of-contract claims involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and to address such issues as irreparable harm, the commercial success of a patent, and the impact of claimed false or misleading advertising. We value IP in connection with selling or licensing negotiations, preparing required transfer pricing documentation, obtaining advance approval from a tax authority for the price of a particular trade flow or resolving a tax controversy. We help our clients identify portions of their IP portfolios that have value, develop strategies to manage risk, and use their IP for strategic advantage in the marketplace. We also have broad experience with a range of survey techniques that can help determine, for example, the value of trade secrets, brand names, trade dress, and product claims in company advertising. Our understanding of the operation of markets across industries where IP plays a role allows us to prepare and present accurate and defensible analyses in these assignments.
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Dr. Lawrence Wu | President | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1007 | lawrence.wu@nera.com |
Sarah Butler | Senior Managing Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1022 | sarah.butler@nera.com |
Richard J. Eichmann | Senior Managing Director |
San Francisco
Los Angeles |
+1 415 291 1033
+1 213 346 3009 |
richard.eichmann@nera.com |
Dr. Jeffrey A. Eisenach |
Senior Managing Director
Co-Chair, Communications, Media, and Internet Practice |
Washington, DC
London |
+1 202 448 9029
+44 20 7659 8500 |
jeff.eisenach@nera.com |
Dr. Yves Hervé | Senior Managing Director | Frankfurt | +49 69 710 447 508 | yves.herve@nera.com |
Bradley A. Heys | Senior Managing Director |
Toronto
New York City |
+1 416 868 7312
+1 212 345 3000 |
brad.heys@nera.com |
Dr. Hiroaki Ishigaki | Senior Managing Director | Tokyo | +81 3 6871 7041 | hiroaki.ishigaki@nera.com |
Dr. Emmanuel Llinares |
Senior Managing Director
Head of Global Transfer Pricing |
Paris
Geneva London |
+33 1 70 75 01 93
+41 79 517 6895 +44 20 7659 8650 |
emmanuel.llinares@nera.com |
Dr. Christine Siegwarth Meyer |
Senior Managing Director
Chair of NERA's Intellectual Property Practice |
White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4119 | christine.meyer@nera.com |
Dr. Chetan Sanghvi | Senior Managing Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9240 | chetan.sanghvi@nera.com |
Dr. Lauren Stiroh | Senior Managing Director | White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4143 | lauren.stiroh@nera.com |
Dr. David Blackburn | Managing Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9264 | david.blackburn@nera.com |
Kristopher Boushie | Managing Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9228 | kristopher.boushie@nera.com |
Philip de Homont | Managing Director | Frankfurt | +49 69 710 447 502 | philip.de.homont@nera.com |
Dr. Elizabeth Newlon | Managing Director | Los Angeles | +1 213 346 3019 | elizabeth.newlon@nera.com |
Robert Patton | Managing Director |
Toronto
London New York City |
+1 416 868 7318
+44 20 7659 8620 +1 212 345 3000 |
robert.patton@nera.com |
Dr. Chris Stomberg | Managing Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9219 | chris.stomberg@nera.com |
Nathan Blalock | Director | Houston | +1 212 345 1343 | nathan.blalock@nera.com |
Dr. Stephanie Child | Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1070 | stephanie.child@nera.com |
Dr. Jackie Chorn | Director | Houston | +1 713 276 8236 | jackie.chorn@nera.com |
Dr. Kate Foreman | Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1000 | kate.foreman@nera.com |
Dr. Garrett Glasgow | Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1029 | garrett.glasgow@nera.com |
Dr. C.-Philipp Heller | Director |
Berlin
London Brussels |
+49 30 700 1506 94
+44 20 7659 8500 +32 2 282 4340 |
philipp.heller@nera.com |
Dr. Samantha Iyengar | Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1048 | samantha.iyengar@nera.com |
Dr. Naoya Kaneko | Director | Tokyo | +81 3 6871 7043 | naoya.kaneko@nera.com |
Dr. Robert Kulick | Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9262 | robert.kulick@nera.com |
Ralph Meghames | Director |
Paris
Milan |
+33 1 70 75 01 89
+39 02 305771 |
ralph.meghames@nera.com |
Dr. Melissa Pittaoulis | Director | Philadelphia | +1 215 864 3879 | melissa.pittaoulis@nera.com |
Bryan Ray | Director | White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4004 | bryan.ray@nera.com |
Dr. John Scalf | Director | Chicago | +1 312 573 2828 | john.scalf@nera.com |
Dr. Daniel Werner | Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1012 | daniel.werner@nera.com |
Healey Whitsett | Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9202 | healey.whitsett@nera.com |
Dr. Claire Chunying Xie | Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 3510 | claire.xie@nera.com |
Dr. Georgios Effraimidis | Senior Consultant | Los Angeles | +1 (213) 346 3000 | georgios.effraimidis@nera.com |
Dr. Rasmus Jørgensen | Senior Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 (202) 466 9265 | rasmus.jorgensen@nera.com |
Dr. Ivan Tasic | Senior Consultant | Chicago | +1 312 573 2816 | ivan.tasic@nera.com |
Dr. Kiefer Ahn | Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 (202) 4663510 | kiefer.ahn@nera.com |
Bernardo Danesi | Consultant |
London
Milan |
+44 20 7659 8764
+39 02 30577800 |
bernardo.danesi@nera.com |
Alexis Jin | Consultant | Chicago | +1 312 573 4804 | alexis.jin@nera.com |
Patrick McGervey | Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9201 | patrick.mcgervey@nera.com |
Joe Milbury | Consultant | New York City | +1 (212) 345-3000 | joseph.milbury@nera.com |
Dr. Molly Sapia | Consultant | Philadelphia | +1 215 864 3877 | molly.sapia@nera.com |
Mark L. Berenblut | Affiliated Consultant |
Toronto
New York City London |
+1 416 868 7311
+1 917 475 0020 +44 20 3769 1096 |
mark.berenblut.affiliate@nera.com |
Dr. Alan Cox | Affiliated Consultant | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1000 | alan.cox.affiliate@nera.com |
Dr. Alyssa Lutz | Affiliated Consultant | Los Angeles | +1 714 545 3000 | alyssa.lutz@nera.com |
Dr. Zal Phiroz | Affiliated Academic | Los Angeles | +1 (647) 393-1014 | zal.phiroz.affiliate@nera.com |
Dr. Bryan Tomlin | Affiliated Academic | Los Angeles | +1 805 284 1811 | bryan.tomlin@csuci.edu |
Dr. Kent Van Liere | Affiliated Consultant | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1000 | kent.vanliere@vanliereconsulting.com |
Title | Date | |||
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Best Practices for Using Survey Research in Trademark and Trade Dress Disputes | 28 June 2023 | |||
Third Annual Empirical Research Conference on Standardization | 25 May 2023 | |||
2023 Intellectual Property Institute | 20 March 2023 | |||
GCR Live: Antitrust in Pharmaceuticals | 01 December 2022 | |||
Litigation, Arbitration, and Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Sector | 30 November 2022 | |||
INTA 2022 Annual Meeting Live+ | 30 April 2022 | |||
NYC Bar Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Meeting | 13 April 2022 | |||
NERA Insights Webinar in Partnership with Paris Arbitration Week 2022 | Demystifying ... | 01 April 2022 | |||
Examining the Confusion Survey Threshold in Trademark Cases | 08 March 2022 | |||
Developments in Pharma Antitrust: Evolution or Revolution? | 24 January 2022 | |||
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NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions 2023 | 16 July 2023 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions | 16 February 2023 | Press Release | ||
NERA Experts Recognized in Who's Who Legal 2022 | 17 October 2022 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions | 28 July 2022 | Press Release | ||
NERA Experts Promoted to Associate Director, Senior Consultant, and Consultant | 23 March 2022 | Press Release | ||
NERA Experts Promoted to Managing Director and Director | 15 February 2022 | Press Release | ||
Richard Eichmann Named In The Consulting Report's "Top 50 Government Consultants of 2... | 30 November 2021 | Media Coverage | ||
NERA Expert Named in CPA Practice Advisor’s “40 Under 40” | 22 October 2021 | Press Release | ||
NERA Experts Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Commercial Litigation 2021 | 01 July 2021 | Press Release | ||
NERA Experts Recognized in Who’s Who Legal 2021 | 01 June 2021 | Press Release | ||