− | Marksmen, Inc. (commonly called Marksmen) is a global firm that provides services including [[intellectual property]] acquisition, consulting and investigation. Its headquarters are in Glendale, CA with offices in Carrboro, NC; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA and London, England.<ref>[http://www.marksmen.com/contact/ Contact Information]</ref>The company specializes in intellectual property purchases/sales, brand protection, online/in-person investigation, product/service intelligence and solving complex intellectual property issues for companies the world over, under strict confidentiality. | + | '''Marksmen, Inc.''' (commonly called Marksmen) is a global firm that provides services including [[intellectual property]] acquisition, consulting and investigation. Its headquarters are in Glendale, CA with offices in Carrboro, NC; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA and London, England.<ref>[http://www.marksmen.com/contact/ Contact Information]</ref>The company specializes in intellectual property purchases/sales, brand protection, online/in-person investigation, product/service intelligence and solving complex intellectual property issues for companies the world over, under strict confidentiality. |
| The company was founded in a one-bedroom apartment in Pasadena by [[Ken Taylor]], Jason Tirado and Mark Doerr in 1998<ref>[http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2005/may05/05p124.htm RoughNotes.com]</ref> and has since grown to 4 US offices, offices in London and Hong Kong, and a network that spans the globe, completing more than 70,000 investigations and over 14,000 acquisitions. Marksmen’s clients range from Fortune 75 companies to farming collectives and are located across the globe.<ref>[ttp://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110621.htm DNJournal]</ref> | | The company was founded in a one-bedroom apartment in Pasadena by [[Ken Taylor]], Jason Tirado and Mark Doerr in 1998<ref>[http://www.roughnotes.com/rnmagazine/2005/may05/05p124.htm RoughNotes.com]</ref> and has since grown to 4 US offices, offices in London and Hong Kong, and a network that spans the globe, completing more than 70,000 investigations and over 14,000 acquisitions. Marksmen’s clients range from Fortune 75 companies to farming collectives and are located across the globe.<ref>[ttp://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110621.htm DNJournal]</ref> |