Intellectual Property
Service / Economic Consulting

Our experts have extensive experience in intellectual property litigation and valuation, as well as strategy and public policy debates.
We have assisted clients in high-stakes patent, trademark, trade dress, and copyright disputes—including the determination of lost profit and reasonable royalty damages resulting from infringement. In the course of these disputes, Global Economics Group professionals have provided expert testimony in U.S. District Courts as well as the Federal Trade Commission.
The Global Economics team has also been retained to value intellectual property assets, including within the context of transfer pricing disputes, as well as consult on the strategic use and management of intellectual property assets.
Sample of Engagements
+ Patent infringement damages for radio frequency technology used in nursing homes and hospitals
+ Retained by counsel representing a tobacco accessory manufacturer to determine lost profits in two multimillion-dollar trademark infringement disputes
+ Determined lost profits and increased operational damages in a trade dress infringement matter involving industrial tire design
+ Retained by the U.S. government to assess the strategic use of intellectual property assets by a multi-national e-commerce company
+ Provided expert testimony in U.S. Tax Court as to franchise royalty rates in a global transfer pricing matter
Team

Roger Hickey
Founder & CEO
Leadership

Francis X. Burns
Principal
Economic Consulting

James G. Conley
Principal
Economic Consulting

Mark L. Frigo
Advisory Board
Economic Consulting

Alexander V. Krasnikov
Affiliate
Economic Consulting

Gabriel Ratliff
Director
Economic Consulting
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