Managing Partner Rob Kramer to speak at the premier gathering of IP owners, investors, and advisors in Austin, Texas

Kramer LLP, an elite, nationally recognized patent litigation firm representing inventors and patent owners, announced its sponsorship of the 2026 IP Dealmakers Forum. The 13th annual Forum returns to Austin, Texas, from November 2 through 4, 2026, bringing together more than 500 senior decision makers from more than 250 companies. The participants include corporate IP leaders, patent owners, litigation funders, investors, licensing specialists, and advisors from across the IP ecosystem. With closed door boardroom discussions, and a program of more than 90 expert speakers (including sitting U.S. Magistrate Judges from both the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas), the Forum has earned its standing as one of the must-attend events on the intellectual property calendar, where strategy, capital, and enforcement come together in a single venue.

“IP Dealmakers is a unique event where the people who shape the value of patents come together to learn about the state of the industry, and where it is headed and we are proud to support it as a Silver Sponsor,” said Managing Partner Rob Kramer. “Inventors, patent owners, and funders are navigating real shifts in leverage across the courts and the Patent Office, and this Forum is one of the few places where those conversations happen with candor and purpose.”

On November 3, Rob Kramer will join this year’s speaker lineup on a distinguished panel of IP directors of national laboratories and operating companies titled “Beyond Licensing: Sales, Partnerships, Spinouts, and Other Routes to Value.” The panel focuses on the broader range of monetization options available to patent owners — including outright sales, strategic partnerships or JVs, spinouts and potentially other structures — and how companies determine which route makes the most sense for a particular asset or portfolio.

“We are honored to be part of the program this year,” added partner Nicki Glauser, who heads the firm’s Austin office. “Our firm has built its nationally ranked practice on taking innovators’ cases all the way to verdict, and we look forward to sharing what we’re seeing in the courtroom and how that experience translates into stronger outcomes for patent owners,” explained Glauser. “With our Austin office, it’s a special pleasure to welcome the IP community to our own backyard.”

Kramer LLP’s presence at the Forum reflects the firm’s commitment to delivering Elevated IP litigation solutions for its clients. The Forum’s focus on enforcement strategy, litigation finance, and portfolio value aligns closely with the work Kramer’s technically trained trial attorneys do every day: building objective based strategies that help inventors and patent owners realize the full value of their innovations.

About Kramer LLP
Kramer LLP is a patent litigation firm that provides elevated legal solutions for inventors and patent owners. With a team comprised of 20 patent trial attorneys and technical specialists based in Silicon Valley, New York, Austin, Boston, and Washington, D.C., the firm combines significant trial experience in federal district courts, the U.S. Patent Office, and the Federal Circuit to deliver objective based strategies for clients enforcing their patents. Learn more at kramerllp.com.