b'CASE STUDIEScontd.PatentAcquisitionandEnforcementforits sale to Intel Corporation of a portfolio Innovative Foundry Technologies of 1,400 patents related to tower mounted OnbehalfofInnovativeFoundryamplifiers,antennastructures,power Technologies,theMintzteampurchasedamplifierconfigurations,crestfactor 120world-classpatentsrelatedtoreduction,anddigitalpre-distortion semiconductor fabrication and packaging.circuitry. Mintzwashiredtoidentify,acquire,andMintzwasengagedbyTheGoresGroup generaterevenuefrompatentsownedto provide counsel relating to the possible byGlobalFoundries,thenationslargestpurchaseofaportfolioofapproximately semiconductorfoundry.TheMintzteam1,400USandforeignpatentsand handled all aspects of the work, includingapplicationsintelecommunications technical analysis of the portfolio, selectinginfrastructuretechnologies.Thisportfolio valuablepatents,identifyinginfringersinwasownedbyPowerwaveTechnologies, order to value the acquisition properly, andtheninbankruptcyproceedings.Mintz negotiating and papering the acquisition.conductedsubstantialduediligence Theteamuseditsindustry-proprietarypertaining to a bid for the portfolio, which the mining and asset identification techniques,client ultimately bought, in a very short time which include technology-driven and eyes- frame. Mintz was then engaged to monetize on analysis, to identify patents with marketthe portfolio. We mined the portfolio for the value.Wedeterminedanappropriatemost valuable patents, identified key value marketvaluebyidentifyingpotentialdrivers, created evidence-of-use charts for infringers through reverse engineering andthosevaluedrivers,assessedthemarket, conducting market research. Our team thenidentifiedpotentiallicensingtargetsand implementedanenforcementprogrampotential buyers, conducted a sale process, against TSMC and several of its customers,negotiatedapatentpurchaseagreement includingChinesehandsetmakers,whichwith Intel, which bought the portfolio, and resulted in favorable settlement negotiations.closedthedeal.Thesale,whichreturned substantialvaluefortheclient,closed lessthan15monthsafterMintzbegan PatentAcquisitionandSubsequentSaleitsmonetizationeffortsandlessthan18 to Intelmonthsfromthepurchaseofthepatent PowerwaveTechnologieswasapioneerportfolio out of the bankruptcy estate.intelecommunicationsinfrastructure products.Mintzarrangedandconducted 14 MINTZ // PATENT TRANSACTIONS // MINTZ.COM'