I’m looking forward to a re-energized environment. At WHIPgroup, we plan to embrace technology to raise quality while keeping costs down and improving customer service.
Our new firm will embrace private cloud computing, wireless technology, and fully electronic files. Instead of managing a data center and real estate, we will focus our time and energy on practicing IP law and representing our clients. Seven lawyers and a patent agent will join me from my prior firm along with a dozen experienced staff, including the office manager and IT professional.
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