Metayage IP Strategy Consulting LLP is an IP firm specializing in patent prosecution in the US and India, Patent strategy, and Patent Intelligence services. The firm also provides Trademark, Copyright and Design registration services. The firm has offices in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Coimbatore and Vellore. Most of the firm’s clients are technology companies and research institutions in India that the firm assists with obtaining patent protection around the world. The team includes patent attorneys, a trade mark attorney and attorney-at-law, and technology specialists from Electronics, Information Technology, Mechanical, Biotechnology and Chemistry backgrounds. The patent strategy practice of the firm has it donning the mantle of an in-house or an extended in-house patent department. Metayage has pioneered a unique model of high quality strategic as well as cost effective US patent portfolio building from India, by preparing US patent applications in India and collaborating with multiple US patent law firms for independent quality reviews and filing, which is being leveraged by startup companies as well as multinational corporations. The firm’s patent intelligence practice includes complex patent searches and analyses for actionable intelligence, such as for Patent due diligence, R&D Optimization, identifying licensing opportunities and barriers to entry, and initiating opposition and re-examination proceedings. .