Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Launches Communications Industry Group

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Jun 20, 2011, 09:05 ET

IP Specialty Firm Focuses on Building and Enforcing Industry Patent Portfolios

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. (SKGF), an intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C., announced today the launch of its Communications Industry Group. The group works with companies on leading edge technology to add shareholder value by building and enforcing patent portfolios across wireless, wireline, and Internet-based communications technologies involving both software and hardware.

"Our firm has been working with innovators in the communications industry for almost as long as we've been in existence, and we thought it was time that we formally organize our significant experience into a proper industry group," said Michael D. Specht, SKGF director and co-chair of the Communications Industry Group. "We have seen firsthand exponential industry growth due to the explosion of the Internet, as well as mobile/wireless technology, over the last two decades. Our team looks forward to further expanding our leadership role in this industry as we anticipate additional interest in quality intellectual property protection so that companies can best leverage their investments and facilitate commercialization."

Lead by co-chairs Specht and Lori A. Gordon, the majority of the groups' members have advanced technical degrees focusing on communications-related technology, providing the Communications Industry Group with specialized training and experience to effectively and efficiently protect and monetize communications-related intellectual property.

Additionally, Communications Industry Group members have extensive industry experience, and hold more than 50 years of combined industry experience at leading established and emerging communications companies. SKGF has experience protecting and enforcing intellectual property related to the communications industry, including services such as strategic counseling, patent application drafting and prosecution, licensing, reexamination, litigation and ITC 337 investigations.

To learn more, visit http://www.skgf.com/communications.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - Strategists and Advisors specializing in the protection, transfer and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Founded in 1978 and based in Washington, D.C., the firm has over 130 patent attorneys, agents and technical specialists representing a broad range of clients, including emerging and established companies, venture capital firms, universities and select individuals.

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