The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions, affiliated entities, and affiliated enterprises (“University”) solicit proposals from attorneys and firms to provide intellectual property counsel services, including those services related to patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret issues. The firms appointed under this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) may be asked to provide a wide variety of legal services relating to intellectual property and technology transfer, such as filing, prosecuting, and maintaining intellectual property protection; licensing; and prosecuting, or defending claims of infringement.
The University has compiled a list of approved firms, which firms will be eligible to provide services for three years, at rates no higher than the stated rates included in the proposals, without requiring further approval by the Attorney General or the Governor. Although each matter or potential transaction requiring legal services must be approved in advance by the institution seeking representation, the University believes that having a preapproved list with established standard rates will expedite the retention of intellectual property counsel.
To be notified of the next RFP for IP services in 2014, please contact Karin Szypszak at karins@northcarolina.edu.
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