Lee & Hayes launches IPStreet, a site devoted to IP analysis and insight

Spokane intellectual property law firm, Lee & Hayes, formally launched its IP Street site on Thursday, looking to become the equivalent in IP to what Morningstar is to stock market funds.

The site is IPStreet.com . It’s targeted to investment bankers, IP attorneys, business decision-makers, and inventors. Paid access is available at a number of different levels.

Lewis Lee, co-founder of Lee & Hayes, is the CEO; offices are in Spokane and Seattle. Lee said one value in IPStreet is for a company to track a competitor’s patent portfolios. Tracking those assets gives a solid indication of where a company’s strategic direction is, he noted.

Lee was also recently interviewed on the evolving role of intellectual property and company planning at CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/18/technology/patent_bubble/#disqus_thread .