Pricing of Services for the IP Boutique

This will be a panel discussion concerning the pricing of legal services.  Topics will include the process for determining rates for IP services, the use of rates and fee schedules as a marketing tool, the use of fixed fee pricing vs. hourly rates, and negotiating / renegotiating rates as the economy cycles up -- and down.

Speakers

• Daniela Fasoli, Simoes IP, Brazil
• Mark Houghton, Patent Outsourcing Limited, United Kingdoms
• Maria Clara Munera, Olarte Moure, Colombia
• Robert Thornburg, Allen Dyer Doppelt & Gilchrist, United States
• Moderator: Peter Brewer, Thrive IP, United States