Overview
Principal James Harlan is a registered U.S. patent attorney with more than 20 years in intellectual property practice focused on telecommunications standards, including ten years at InterDigital in standards and competition policy and licensing. Harlan Strategies brings that experience to licensing programs, litigation and standards policy work.
Services
SEP portfolio and landscape analysis
Declaration review, family mapping and standard-to-claim assessment for 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi and video codec standards.
FRAND and reasonable-royalty analysis
Top-down valuation, comparable license analysis and patent pool benchmarking.
Standards body IPR policy
IEEE, ETSI, ITU and oneM2M patent policy history, interpretation and governance.
Litigation support
Expert and fact witness services, including royalty analysis relevant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 1498 claims.
Licensing strategy
Licensing program design, damages and valuation models, and negotiation support.
Emerging standards
Standards strategy and IPR policy design for AI assurance and other new technologies.
Experience
- Registered U.S. patent attorney (USPTO, 2002); JD, MBA and MA in Computer Science.
- InterDigital, 2015-2025: Director, then Senior Director, Standards and Competition Policy; later licensing with continuing standards policy responsibility.
- IP Counsel, Siemens (2005-2009); Standards and Licensing, BlackBerry (2009-2011).
- Named to the IAM Strategy 300, 2024-2026.
Public and professional service (volunteer)
- Practitioner in Residence, IPPI: The IP Policy Institute, 2026-present.
- Private Sector Advisor, U.S. Department of State, 2016-2025.
Government contracting
Harlan Strategies, LLC is a small business registered in SAM.gov and available for prime contracts, subcontracts and expert engagements with federal agencies, federally funded research and development centers, and prime contractors.
Areas of support include SEP and standards policy analysis, technology licensing and transfer, and litigation support on patent royalty matters.
Download capability statement (PDF)Company data
- UEI
- S8LKYN37D335
- CAGE
- 25W66
- Size
- Small business
NAICS codes
- 541690
- Other Scientific and Technical Consulting (primary)
- 541611
- Administrative and General Management Consulting
- 541990
- All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
PSC codes
- R406
- Policy Review/Development
- R418
- Legal Support
- R425
- Engineering/Technical Support
- R499
- Other Professional Support
Contact
Dallas, TX 75252