Sponsorship
Professional engagement within San Diego’s IP community
IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT
Sponsors don’t simply fund events or programs—they open doors. Within the intellectual property community, progress is driven by access to education, networking, and professional development. Sponsors make that access possible.
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
Clients come to Fish to solve their IP issues. As the market leader in IP litigation, the world’s most innovative companies trust us with their important, technically sophisticated matters. Fish is the most active firm involved in post-grant proceedings, representing clients across a wide range of industries as petitioner and patent owner. Organizations that value their intellectual property and important business assets choose Fish for our technical depth, strategic patent, trademark and copyright counseling, and portfolio management, as well as our experience handling complex licensing and regulatory matters.
Foley’s San Diego office has combined first-hand regional insight with the firm’s global resources to serve Southern California’s dynamic entrepreneurial economy. By fostering deep relations with the San Diego community, we can recruit the exceptional local legal talent we need to carry out our commitment of providing you with the highest degree of excellence in client service. We also have integrated the disciplines of business law, IP, and life sciences to help companies realize commercial success in the biotech market.
Jones Day is a global law firm distinguished by its seamless, One Firm Worldwide® approach and its commitment to delivering top-tier legal counsel wherever our clients do business. Our Intellectual Property Practice, comprising of more than 220 professionals worldwide who collectively hold degrees in virtually every scientific discipline, represents clients in high-stakes litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, and technology transactions. We serve a diverse client base ranging from emerging technology companies to some of the world’s leading multinational corporations, providing strategic counseling and innovative solutions to help clients maximize the value of their IP assets.
With a strong Southern California presence and 600 attorneys worldwide, Kilpatrick Townsend is committed to our clients’ success. We take the time to understand our clients’ businesses and work collaboratively with them to achieve their business goals — whether managing complex transactions, tackling global compliance, succeeding in litigation, or protecting their intellectual property. We serve clients from around the world from our 21 locations, including offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. Learn more at www.kilpatricktownsend.com.
Knobbe Martens protects the ideas that drive innovation and propel our world forward. As a leading intellectual property and technology law firm, clients worldwide rely on us to safeguard their products, brands, and technologies through strategic counsel and high-impact litigation. With offices across the U.S., our lawyers and technology specialists collaborate to deliver tailored solutions for clients ranging from multinational corporations to start-ups and emerging companies at every stage. Discover more at www.knobbe.com.
Morrison Foerster’s Intellectual Property practice is the work of an interdepartmental group of lawyers focusing on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, technology transactions, licensing, and related intellectual property matters. The firm has one of the largest intellectual property practices of any general practice firm—with more than 300 lawyers stationed in major financial centers in the U.S., Asia, and Europe—and represents the most innovative companies and recognizable brands in the world.
Secretariat is a leading professional services firm that applies expertise in economics, law, finance, marketing, statistics, computer science, and other knowledge-intensive domains to solve the most complex and challenging issues that organizations face in the competitive marketplace and the courtroom. We consistently deliver reliable results that are built upon meticulous research, intense scrutiny, and scientific analysis.
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
Aptus Court Reporting is a trusted national provider of deposition and litigation support solutions, connecting law firms and corporations with the most experienced and talented reporters, videographers, and exhibit specialists. Our national network ensures seamless coverage for in-person and remote proceedings, with access to advanced technology including a secure remote exhibit platform, integrated deposition summaries, online calendaring, and transcript repositories. With solutions designed to streamline the deposition process and handle even the most complex cases, partnering with Aptus is the assurance of a high-quality end product and reliable service. Our commitment to excellence ensures an experience you will want to repeat.
Insight Economics is a leading economic consulting firm that provides expert economic analysis in both legal and business settings. We have extensive experience in matters involving economic damages, intellectual property, unfair competition, antitrust, labor and employment, class actions, and much more. Our clients depend on us to provide thoughtful analysis, distill complex issues, and communicate our results effectively in courtrooms and boardrooms across the country.
JAMS is the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services, handling more than 21,000 cases annually. With more than 500 neutrals and 29 locations, JAMS delivers efficient, cost-effective and impartial solutions for business and legal disputes at any stage of conflict. The JAMS Intellectual Property Practice Group includes retired federal judges from notable IP venues as well as retired state and appellate court judges and attorney-neutrals with hands‑on experience managing high‑stakes intellectual property disputes.
TransPerfect Legal is the global leader in legal technology, AI, and advisory services. Founded in 1992, TransPerfect Legal has offices in 140+ cities across six continents and offers a full suite of services and technologies to Am Law 200 and Global 100 law firms as well as corporate legal departments worldwide. Solutions include forensic technology and consulting, eDiscovery and early data assessment, managed review and legal staffing, language services, deposition and trial support, and paper discovery—all offered alongside the Reef Technology ecosystem, TransPerfect Legal’s suite of proprietary applications that address the needs of legal and regulatory practitioners around the world.
RELATIONSHIPS
Our sponsors position their firms as supporters of SDIPLA and leverage the opportunity to engage directly with its members.
Join our prestigious group of sponsors
Support SDIPLA, and elevate your organization’s presence within an audience of individuals and firms that is hyper-focused on the practice of intellectual property law.
GOLD LEVEL
Available to law firms only.
- $2500 annual rate
- Includes 5 memberships
- Includes display of firm logo on SDIPLA website and in SDIPLA email distributions
- Includes a CLE speaker role at one of our monthly meetings
SILVER LEVEL
Available to law firms and legal service vendors.
- $1500 annual rate
- Includes 2 memberships
- Includes display of firm logo on SDIPLA website and in SDIPLA email distributions
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