Mr. Eakin has returned to run his own firm in 2005 after many years as a senior intellectual property partner in major Silicon Valley firms. The overhead bloat and billing pressures of larger firms does not provide optimal service to most clients — most IP clients are better served by smaller, highly focused firms that provide more cost-effective and efficient service.
Located in Menlo Park, CA, Mr. Eakin is a registered U.S. Patent Attorney whose patent office practice concentrates on:
- Preparing and prosecuting patent applications
- Corporate intellectual property matters
- Counseling and strategic planning
- Portfolio management
- Due diligence in connection with private financings and public offerings
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Analysis of patents and related intellectual property involved in litigation
His technical experience includes:
- Semiconductor processing
- Hardware
- Software
- Communications systems hardware and software
- Materials science
- Optics
- Storage devices
- Medical devices
- Biomedical technologies