Companies at the forefront of the hardware sector rely on counsel that understands their business and technologies. Fenwick is a pioneer in providing technology companies with comprehensive in-depth legal expertise adapted to the issues unique to the hardware field. We can design technical, practical, cost efficient and sound solutions to a plethora of legal issues crucial to designers, developers, manufacturers, distributors or users of hardware products, components or services. The combined skills and experience of our lawyers enables our clients to plan and execute on their intellectual property strategy, deal effectively with strategic business issues and negotiate and memorialize a myriad of commercial and intellectual property agreements.

Fenwick & West's attorneys are experienced and widely reputed for their technical knowledge, business savvy, legal skills and extensive hardware industry experience. With deep knowledge and experience of the entire hardware industry and beyond the valued, efficient, legal and strategic counsel we provide to our clients, our lawyers posses an awareness of ever-changing legal challenges and framework.

Our clients' products cover the entire spectrum of hardware products, from computers, printers, handheld devices to routers, storage area networking equipment, game consoles, digital cameras, medical devices, telecommunications technologies, Web hosting, optical components and peripherals. The following companies are representative of Fenwick & West's hardware clients:

• Adaptec, Inc.
  Amber Networks, Inc.
  Apple Computer, Inc.
  Blue Sky Research, Inc.
  BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc.
  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
  Canon R&D Center Americas, Inc.
  Caspian Networks, Inc.
  Catapult Communications Inc.
  Centillium Communications, Inc.
  Cisco Systems, Inc.
  DirecTV Latin America, LLC
  Elantec Semiconductor, Inc.
  eSilicon Corporation
  Flextronics International
  Fujitsu Ltd.
  Fujitsu Ltd. (Telecommunications)
  GameTech International, Inc.
  Genoa Corporation
  Handspring, Inc.
  Hybrid Networks, Inc.
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.
  Invax Technologies, Inc.
  Ion Systems, Inc.
  Lexar Media, Inc.
  Lightsand Communications
  Logitech Inc.
  Mediaring.Com.Inc
  MIPS Technologies, Inc.
  ONI Systems Corporation
  Photuris, Inc.
  Plantronics, Inc.
  ReplayTV, Inc.
  Riverstone Networks, Inc.
  Siemens Technology, Inc.
  Silicon Image, Inc.
  Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
  Sunrise Telecom, Inc.
  Synacom Technology, Inc.
  Tellus Technology, Inc.
  Tiqit Computers, Inc.
  Transmeta Corporation
  Winbond Electronics Corporation
  Xerox Corporation
  Zia Laser, Inc.