Modern IP Counsel.
Nimble. Precise. Practical.
Talem IP Law is a women-owned intellectual property law firm built for companies where technology, intellectual property, and business strategy intersect. We provide sophisticated IP counsel while offering the responsiveness, flexibility, and direct senior-level engagement that in-house legal departments increasingly expect from their outside counsel.
Our team includes attorneys and patent professionals with backgrounds in engineering, computer science, science, technology, and business. That technical fluency allows us to work directly with inventors, engineers, scientists, researchers, R&D teams, and business leaders—not simply translate their work from a distance. We take the time to understand the technology, the competitive landscape, and the client’s commercial objectives so that legal strategy supports the broader business.
We advise clients across software and artificial intelligence, electronics and semiconductors, communications, energy and battery technologies, advanced materials, healthcare and medical devices, and other complex technologies.
Our services include:
- Patent drafting and prosecution
- Patent portfolio management and strategic counseling
- Trademark clearance, prosecution, and portfolio management
- IP strategy and competitive positioning
- Technology licensing and commercialization agreements
- Software, SaaS, AI, data, and technology transactions
- Development, manufacturing, supply-chain, and strategic collaboration agreements
- IP due diligence and transaction support
- Trade secret and confidential information counseling
- Fractional and outside Chief IP Counsel support
- Ongoing outside counsel support for in-house legal and business teams
For corporate legal departments, our goal is to function as a true extension of the in-house team. We can provide focused support on individual matters, supplement existing patent or transactional resources, manage portions of an IP portfolio, or provide ongoing strategic IP counsel. We work collaboratively with internal legal, engineering, R&D, procurement, and business stakeholders, adapt quickly as priorities change, and focus resources where they provide the greatest strategic value.
Our firm is guided by three core values: humility, ownership, and adaptability. We approach each engagement with the understanding that the client knows its business best, and we listen before we advise. We take ownership of our work, our responsiveness, and the outcomes we are helping clients achieve. And we remain adaptable—adjusting strategy, staffing, and execution as technology, business priorities, and market conditions evolve.
These values shape how we work with in-house counsel. We strive to be practical rather than academic, collaborative rather than siloed, and proactive rather than reactive. Our attorneys are expected to understand not only the legal issue in front of them, but also the operational, financial, and commercial context surrounding it.
Founded in 2015, Talem IP combines the technical capabilities expected of sophisticated IP counsel with a practical, collaborative approach to client service. We believe protecting intellectual property is only part of the job. The larger objective is helping clients use IP strategically—to protect competitive advantage, support commercialization, strengthen technology transactions, manage risk, and advance the organization’s business goals.
