Fitch Even’s diverse legal and scientific expertise serves the Intellectual Property (IP) needs of corporations, research institutes, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists pursuing a sustainable energy infrastructure through development of next-generation clean technologies.
The firm’s involvement in the energy sector dates back to the 1940s when one of the firm’s founding partners worked as a physicist alongside the renowned Enrico Fermi on the Manhattan Project after Dr. Fermi had created the first controlled nuclear reaction in an old squash court under an athletic field at the University of Chicago. Having protected some of the earliest advances relating to nuclear power for medical and other peacetime uses, Fitch Even maintains a deep appreciation for sustainable energy technologies that can change our reliance on traditional energy sources and reduce environmental impact.
Robust IP Skills Backed by Deep Subject Matter Expertise
We provide a full range of IP services to energy clients, including patent portfolio building, freedom-to-operate studies, strategic advice and legal opinions, due diligence support for financings and corporate transactions, and representation in IP enforcement and defense litigation. We also bring the necessary technical breadth relating to energy production, storage, distribution, and utilization, and we are trained in such areas as:
- biochemistry
- chemical and mechanical engineering
- chemistry
- computer science
- electrical engineering
- material science
- physics
Advancing CleanTech Innovations
Alternative energy and clean technology clients trust our ability to assemble a strong legal and technical team and pursue the optimal IP strategy at every phase of development and commercialization. Our experience includes a wide variety of next-generation clean technologies, such as:
- advanced solar cells
- advanced switching
- algae-based energy systems
- AI-assisted energy management
- biofuels
- bioreactors
- critical system health monitoring
- electric vehicles
- energy-efficient portable electronics
- fuel cells
- high-efficiency batteries
- intelligent grid management and automation
- LED lighting
- supercapacitors
- other smart-grid technologies
We also support clients in their pursuit of advancements in related fields of soil remediation, water filtration and treatment, pollution abatement, biomass waste treatment and cogeneration systems, and eco-friendly material applications.
