inspired companies to emerge in the DTV and work synergistically with KFUPM and each other. Recognizing KFUPM's role as a leader in Saudi Arabia's growing innovation economy, Patent Attorney Richard Litman of Arlington, Virginia's Litman Law firm which provides legal services to KFUPM in IP arena of data security and communication, said: "The university's highly talented faculty and inspiring leadership makes the Dhahran Techno-Valley an optimal setting for the development and commercialization of new technologies in collaboration with a world class university." He added that "KFUPM's unique model for technological innovation and commercialization is setting a new standard for global universities in the 21st century."
