Kinne IP Group offers litigation support services to outside counsel, management and in-house counsel. The firm offers patent support for trial counsel, serving to help with patent-specific tasks such as Markman claim construction briefing, technical expert witness preparation, discovery relating to infringement and validity issues, etc. The firm also serves as local counsel for out of town counsel in litigation pending before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Finally, for large companies that lack in-house patent counsel with substantial litigation experience, the firm provides litigation management services, providing objective advice to management regarding the progress of patent litigation being handled by an outside firm.