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PatentMetrix combines an experienced team of patent professionals with a tightly managed patent research operation to cost-effectively generate high-quality patent analyses. We have standardized processes to streamline the research of technology spaces and rely on high-quality offshore labor to conduct the extensive analyses required to produce each report. Our offices are in Delhi, India and Irvine, California.

We pride ourselves in our operational efficiency and quality control. Each report is the product of hundreds of man-hours devoted to defining invention spaces, searching patents, and analyzing perplexing claim language. Our methodology has been developed with a single objective in mind--provide business people with a basic framework through which they can intelligently address the patent issues that affect their businesses. Our goal is not to provide opinions on infringement or validity, but rather to provide an understanding of "who owns what" in any given technology market and to create a bridge between inventions (as claimed in patents) and products and services (as sold in markets).

PatentMetrix was founded by Mr. Hazim Ansari. Mr. Ansari began his career as an intellectual property attorney at Christie, Parker & Hale and then subsequently moved to O’Melveny & Myers. Newport Beach office where he helped form its Tech Practice Group and serviced clients such as Gemstar, Qwest, Apple, B.Braun McGaw, and Warner Brothers. As an attorney, he has represented numerous high technology companies in the negotiation of intellectual property licensing and acquisition deals, filing and prosecution of patent portfolios, structuring of co-development and co-exploitation vehicles, and general management of intellectual property assets. Mr. Ansari also has substantial experience as an entrepreneur. He was the VP of Business Development for Tomorrow Factory, a San Francisco based company that specialized in integration software for business marketplaces. At Tomorrow Factory, he raised over $12 million in financing and, in October 2000, was appointed CEO by the Board of Directors where he successfully restructured the company for merger opportunities. Mr. Ansari graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles and received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.

Sona Dalal leads our operations. Sona has extensive experience in the filing and prosecution of patent portfolios and the general management of intellectual property assets for a wide variety of clients. In her role as client manager, she is responsible for interfacing between clients and employees, assisting clients in identifying novel innovations, and ensuring the completeness and accuracy of patent searches. She has personally trained and directed patent professionals based in India. Sona has also co-authored IP reports in a variety of areas, including personalized television programming and wireless network technologies. Sona graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Law and completed doctorate coursework in Chemistry, with an emphasis on inorganic and materials science. She has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Syracuse University, cum laude. Sona received numerous honors during her academic years, including recognition as a National Science Foundation Scholar. She has written several papers in the areas of biotechnology, law, and intellectual property and has a variety of teaching experiences at the university level. Sona is a patent attorney registered with the U.S. PTO and California State Bar.