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Lee Tiedrich’s practice focuses on a broad range of intellectual property and technology transaction matters. Drawing upon her patent and other expertise, she regularly counsels clients on strategic issues, such as developing and maintaining intellectual property portfolios and evaluating intellectual property-related assets and risks in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other transactions. She also has extensive experience negotiating complex intellectual property licensing and development agreements, including software and online services agreements, patent licenses, and hardware development agreements.
Representative Matters
- Representation of several technology companies in analyzing third party intellectual property assets in connection with proposed transactions and freedom to operate assessments.
- Negotation of hardware development and intellectual property agreements with major equipment manufacturers.
- Advising publicly traded companies on strategies for protecting important intellectual property assets, including the relative benefits of patent and trade secret protection.
Honors and Rankings
- Recognized in Legal 500 for IP - Non-Contentious/Transactional: IP in Complex Transactions - US (2007)
Memberships and Affiliations
- The ABA Section of Science and Technology, Past Council Member and Committee Chair
- Federal Communications Bar Association, past Co-Chair of the Online Communications Committee
Publications and Speeches
- Presentations at the Marcus Evans Software Conference on Software, Patents and Technology Licensing Matters (2005)
- Presentation before the DC Women’s Bar Association on Strategies for Improving the Retention of Women Lawyers (Winter 2006)
- "The Communications Act - A Legislative History of Major Amendments 1934-1996," Pike & Fisher (1999), Author
- "Competitive Bidding and Personal Communications Services - A New Paradigm for FCC Licensing," 3 CommLaw Conspectus 17, Catholic University (Winter 1995), Co-Author
- "The National Information Infrastructure Initiative and the Emergence of the Electronic Superhighway," 46 Federal Communications Law Journal 397 (Indiana University) (1994), Co-Author
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