NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Naperville, IL, United States, 03/25/2009 - ipPerformance Group, Inc. is conducting a comprehensive study to ascertain intellectual property department cost management best practices applied by the leading intellectual property-driven companies.

The survey topics investigate internal procedures, law department staff adjustments, law firm cost reductions, and laws procedure changes.

The survey topics include:

- How companies are adapting to the current economic climate;
- Cost reduction efforts and impact;
- Changes in patent filing strategies;
- Patent preparation and prosecution costs;
- Intellectual property department staffing;
- Outside counsel usage, fee structures and costs.

“In response to management pressures intellectual property department leadership has reduced operational costs, including cutting staff, lowering professional fees and changing procedures. We are investigating the various approaches companies have taken to cut costs while continuing to protect valuable inventions and maintaining quality services to business and technology groups.” says Rob Williamson, president of ipPerformance Group.

Other intellectual property management subjects surveyed include intellectual property management strategy and performance measures; litigation and enforcement; training and education, patent analytics, intellectual property department operations and licensing.

ipPerformance Group, Inc. (ipperform.com) is the leading Intellectual Property advisory. Drawing on the knowledge of over 350 intellectual property management benchmarks of the Global 2000 companies, we help our clients solve complex intellectual property business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an intellectual property–driven world.

Agency / Source: ipPerformance Group, Inc.

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