Ellisen Turner is a Partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Ellisen serves as lead trial counsel on major patent and trade secret matters. He is also an IP strategist who combines his business acumen with a deep understanding of IP law and policy to evaluate and maximize the value of technology during transactions for leading public companies and premier private equity sponsors. He has closed numerous, highly complex patent licenses and technology transactions.
Ellisen has been recognized as one of the World’s Leading Patent Professionals by Intellectual Asset Magazine, and as the “Patent Litigation Lawyer of the Year” by the Century City Bar Association.
With a background in computer engineering, computer science and biomedical engineering, Ellisen is known for his sophisticated understanding of the high-tech and life sciences sectors. Ellisen helps clients develop strategies to successfully monetize their technologies, enhancing the value of both tangible and intellectual assets. These matters — which can involve a single patent or as many as tens of thousands of assets — include intellectual property transactions and license negotiations, as well as intellectual property due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions and asset purchases.