Known as the go-to resource for top consulting and testifying experts in IP, WIT works on matters involving the most recognized companies in emerging technologies.
IP litigation is the predominant part of our business. We focus on emerging technical and business disputes in the automotive, financial technology, video gaming, and wireless communications industries.
Our experts include world-class teams of diverse individuals from academia, industry, and government that support parties involved in significant, high-risk litigation. We advise lawyers on a wide breadth of intellectual property (IP) areas, including technology-based M&A, licensing, valuations, portfolio reviews, patent mining, and offensive/defensive acquisition strategy and review. We actively monitor the key issues impacting IP litigation today and have inside knowledge around 5G/6G, electric vehicles, payment systems, virtual reality technology, and more.
At WIT, we understand the parties, opportunities, and risks associated with IP litigation for emerging technologies and affiliate with the world’s leading consulting and testifying experts to address our clients’ needs in these areas.
Areas of Focus
WIT anticipates future litigation trends in emerging technologies and builds teams of experts that can best inform and advise our clients. We take a proactive approach to deliver insight from leading experts across these industries and look at arising trends in litigation within each sector as well as issues that converge across them.
Automotive
ADAS, Sensors, and Vehicle Controls
Battery/Power Management
Combustion
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Industrial Design
Manufacturing
Machine Learning
Supply Chain
Wireless Charging and Connectivity
WIT has built teams of word-class experts who understand the automotive industry, its rapidly advancing technology, and the legal strategies involved in automotive technology disputes.
With leading industry experts who understand the ins and outs of complex financial transactions and evolving technology in the space, WIT is best suited to advise our clients on their litigation strategies.
Mobility, Wireless Networks, and Connectivity Issues
With the top experts in interactive entertainment hardware, software, and communications, WIT is uniquely qualified to advance our clients’ litigation strategies.
Over the last several years, WIT has been involved in several of the major wireless SEP/FRAND disputes. We represent the leading experts in 5G/6G, WiFi6, and other emerging technologies.
The payment systems market is at an inflection point likely to be shaped by a myriad of legal disputes. WIT stays ahead of the curve on the issues facing payment systems and has built a multidisciplinary expert team to address all angles of emerging payments litigation.
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VR technology creates growth and competition.
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality (VR) technology has carved a significant and growing space in the gaming industry. Friction between tech giants and start-ups racing to take the lead in the VR market drives both innovation and opportunities for litigation. WIT tailors teams of diverse experts including technical specialists, industry insiders, and pioneers in gaming platforms to address our clients’ needs.
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An electric vehicle dominated future is now a near-term reality.
Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles have ignited a race for patent control between automotive incumbents, battery suppliers, and high-tech entrants to the industry, making increased litigation an inevitability. WIT has the world’s leading technical, academic, and industry experts to help win the battles.
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The wireless landscape covers hundreds of licensing and litigation targets.
5G / 6G
With thousands of standards, 100K+ patents, and dozens of participants, the 5G/6G landscape includes hundreds of immediate licensing and litigation targets. WIT has teams of testifying and consulting experts that touch on every aspect of wireless litigation, licensing, valuation, and business advice.
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The payment systems market is at an inflection point.
Our Approach
We have decades of experience working on cases supported by the best experts. Our unique team approach integrates three core factors to deliver expert guidance:
From securities cases to recovery suits, from the mortgage crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic, WIT provides the world’s leading consulting and testifying experts to assist parties in major legal disputes.
WIT’s expert teams are uniquely positioned to help companies manage risks associated with crises from product recalls to natural disasters to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
From breach of contract suits to intellectual property disputes, WIT’s experts are in the highest demand by litigants in the energy and natural resources industries.
Our expert teams are comprised of licensed investigators, organizational psychologists, HR experts, damages experts, and PR/reputational harm consultants.
