Marsh Establishes Intellectual Practice

NU Online News Service, May 22, 12:53 p.m. EST?New York City-based insurance broker Marsh Inc. said it has formed an Intellectual Asset Management Practice.

The new practice, part of the firm's risk consulting operations, will provide consulting and related services to businesses seeking to protect their intellectual property rights and manage risks associated with intellectual property infringement.

Joby A. Hughes, a pioneer in intellectual property risk management, was appointed to head the practice.

Donald Birdsong, a managing director of Marsh and head of its risk consulting practice, said Marsh would provide clients with an extensive range of consulting services to help protect their intellectual property rights, manage risks associated with infringement and other potential damages, and increase revenues derived from proprietary intellectual property.

Services being offered will include strategies for enforcing intellectual property rights, as well as support services for those involved in defending against infringement or misappropriation claims. The new practice would complement the broker's intellectual property risk solutions practice.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.