Description

Litigation Funding for Patent Practice: What Every Patent Practitioner Should Know

Patent litigation can be costly, and litigation funding has become an increasingly important tool for helping clients pursue, defend, and maximize the value of their intellectual property rights. Join NAPP for an informative webinar presented by Salumeh Ramsay, who will provide an overview of litigation funding and its growing role in patent disputes.

This session will explore how litigation funding works, the types of cases that may qualify, what funders look for when evaluating opportunities, and how patent practitioners can identify situations where funding may benefit their clients. Attendees will also gain insight into ethical and practical considerations, risk management, and the evolving landscape of third-party litigation finance in intellectual property matters.

Whether you advise independent inventors, startups, universities, or established companies, this webinar will help you better understand when litigation funding may be a strategic option and how it can support access to justice and patent enforcement.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of third-party litigation funding and how it applies to patent disputes.
• Identify the types of patent matters that may be appropriate candidates for litigation funding.
• Understand the due diligence process and the key factors litigation funders evaluate before investing in a case.
• Recognize the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations associated with litigation funding in patent practice.
• Evaluate how litigation funding can be used as a tool to help clients manage risk, preserve capital, and pursue enforcement of valuable patent rights.

About the Speaker

Salumeh Ramsay is the Founder and Managing Member of S.R. Patents LLC, where she helps patent owners maximize the value of their intellectual property through strategic patent enforcement, licensing, sales, and litigation funding. With more than 15 years of experience as a patent litigator, she has represented Fortune 100 technology and medical device companies, as well as startups and emerging businesses, in complex intellectual property disputes.

Drawing on her extensive litigation experience, Salumeh works with patent owners to prepare patent portfolios for enforcement, evaluate litigation opportunities, and collaborate with litigation funders to secure financing for high-value patent cases. Her practice focuses on helping innovators and businesses develop strategies to monetize and protect their intellectual property while managing litigation risk.

Salumeh earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. She is a frequent speaker on patent litigation, patent monetization, and litigation finance at leading intellectual property conferences and educational programs.