The 12th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit

Supporting Organizations and Publications

Brody Berman Associates is the leading strategic communications firm for IP holders, executives and portfolios. Brody Berman helps financial and other businesses achieve better IP results through a mix of market experience, strategy and contacts. The firm is best known for helping patent holders leverage their most valuable asset, their IP reputation. Since 1988, Brody Berman has improved the performance and enhanced the value of more than 200 businesses and their patents, including Global 500 companies, SMEs, NPEs, IP service providers and law firms. www.brodyberman.com

Intellectual Property Watch, based in Geneva, Switzerland, provides independent news and information on international intellectual property policy and law. With a global network of professional journalists, IP-Watch publishes articles, expert opinions, and other features continuously on our website, www.ip-watch.org, with notification via e-mail alert, RSS, Twitter and Facebook.

The International Lawyers Network is a leading worldwide network of more than 5,000 lawyers in 91 law firms in 66 countries, who have been helping clients with their international legal and business needs through their ILN partners since 1988.

IP CloseUp is an important source of news and perspective for people interested in the business of intellectual property. Decision-makers regularly turn to IP CloseUp to get the latest news and ideas on patents, people and transactions, and the trends that affect them. The blog has generated more than 60,000 visits. IP CloseUp readers include IP executives, attorneys, private equity, VC and public stock investors, entrepreneurs, journalists, analysts, service providers, researchers and inventors. Regular features include Transactions, People and Events. www.ipcloseup.com