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Intellectual Property

Apr. 23, 2015

William B. Bunker

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP Irvine Patent


Bunker has handled patent portfolio strategy and intellectual property due diligence for two companies that were acquired last year.


He represented AutoAlert Inc., a company that produces software for car dealerships, helping to secure key patents on its technology. These patents had a significant impact on AutoAlert's acquisition last spring by HGGC LLC, a private equity firm. HGGC bought 70 percent of AutoAlert.


The deal is reported to be worth ...

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