SA&M Client InteliGlas Featured in LA Business Journal “InteliGlas Uses AI Program to Save Energy, Cut Costs.”

“There are a lot of companies out there that put sensors in the building and grab data ... which is half the solution,” Martin said. “The rest of the solution is our artificial intelligence, which we named Ripley, and Ripley takes immediate action.”

Ripley, for example, can scan through 40 years of weather data and adjust air conditioning in buildings based on weather patterns.

If a day is expected to be extremely hot, Ripley might start cooling the building at night instead of letting it get too warm, which would force the AC to work overtime in the morning. This approach can help users save on energy costs.

To read the full article in LABJ, click here.

About InteliGlas:

InteliGlas Corporation, represented by SA&M Partner Kevin DeBréis an American proptech company based in Pasadena, California. InteliGlas was launched in 2018 to develop a commercial real estate autopilot for office buildings. This self-learning IoT platform integrates with virtually any preexisting building management system software.

RipleyAI - InteliGlas, a hive-mind multi-building learning system - combines the knowledge gained from the entire install base applying it to the benefit of all of the InteliGlas customer properties.  They have achieved up to 65% energy savings, which is a significant achievement in the quest to lower overhead, and also because, according to the US Department of Energy, office buildings consume 73% of the US electrical energy output and produce a resulting 40% of the nation's carbon footprint.  

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles' Attorneys Heather Antoine and Karine Akopchikyan have been featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Perspective" column discussing the Patagonia lawsuit dismissal based on claims of fame.  The article is titled "Patagonia Survives Dismissal in Trademark Suit Based on Claims of Fame" and to read the full article, click here.

About Patagonia
Patagonia, Inc. is an American clothing company that markets and sells outdoor clothing. The company was founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973, and is based in Ventura, California. Its logo is the outline of Mount Fitz Roy, the border between Chile and Argentina, in the region of Patagonia visit https://www.patagonia.com/

Heather Antoine is a Partner and Chair of the Firm’s Trademark & Brand Protection practice and Co-Chair of the Privacy & Data Security practice group. Heather’s practice focuses on protecting a company’s intellectual property; a fundamental feature of every business. Heather is also focused on guiding businesses through the ever-expanding maze of privacy laws, both domestically and internationally.

Karine Akopchikyan is a Litigator in the Firm’s Business Litigation Practice group. Karine has extensive experience representing and advising plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of business and commercial disputes in state and federal courts.  She focuses her practice on resolving complex contractual disputes, intellectual property disputes (including copyright, trademark, patent, right of publicity, and trade secret claims), cyber insurance coverage disputes, and disputes involving unfair competition, fraud, and other business torts.  In large part, Karine’s success lies in her integrity, diligence, and ability to bring people together.

For more information about our Trademark Practice, contact Heather Antoine at .

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles was featured in the LA Business Journal following the exciting announcement of the expansion of its Preccelerator’s perks package. The law firm’s Preccelerator Program, which provides legal, financial and other support to early-stage technology and digital media companies, is boosting its investment in the incoming class of startups to $25,000 in cash and $25,000 in legal services, among other perks.

To read the entire article in LABJ visit here.

About the Preccelerator® Program
The Preccelerator® is a novel platform offered to select start-up companies out of
the Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Santa Monica office that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, education, networking, mentorship and $450,000 in usable perks from Google Cloud for Startups, Amazon Web Services, and HubSpot among others, with the objective of helping grow a founder’s idea from business concept to funded startup. The program also retains more than 100 active strategic mentors providing free office hours and discounted services, and provides over 75-plus educational workshops and networking events each year. The Program expanded in 2017 to accept a greater number of companies in more formalized classes, depending upon where the companies are in their evolutionary growth and expanded benefits to accepted companies. To apply to the Preccelerator, visit www.preccelerator.com/application.

To learn more about the Preccelerator® Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling, COO at

Stubbs Alderton is featured in the November 12th LA Business Journal story: "Catching the Wave - Service providers flock to Westside to shore up Silicon Beach clients."  The article specifically features SAM PartnersLouis Wharton, Greg Akselrud and Kevin DeBré, as they discuss our launch of a Santa Monica office and commitment to the LA startup scene.  See more here.

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