How is GPC Better than a Law Firm?
GPC has several major advantages over law firms: 1. You are our top priority. GPC was formed for the sole purpose of enforcing the patent rights of small and medium sized companies and individuals on a contingency basis. GPC chooses to represent only a few, select clients. This makes you, as the contingency client, our top — indeed, our only — priority. Law firms, on the other hand, generate an absolute majority, if not all, of their revenue from hourly billings. Indeed, lawyers are evaluated mainly on the amount of their billings. As a result, contingency-based cases are typically given a low priority within the law firm, with inexperienced junior associates responsible for the day-to-day handling of a case. Law firms often use contingency cases (just as their pro bono cases) to train their new associates. With GPC, this is not so because our experienced business and legal personnel only represent clients on a contingency basis. Our senior attorneys, who are very experienced in pate
