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Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors. They also participate in a number of wrap fee arrangements sponsored by unaffiliated brokers-dealers or program sponsors.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

Summit Global Management, Inc. is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in La Jolla, California. Founded in 1983, the firm provides investment advice to various types of clients.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a professional organization that provides education, advocacy, and networking opportunities for intellectual property (IP) law practitioners. The organization is based in Arlington, VA and offers a variety of resources for its members, including access to committees focused on specific areas of IP law, continuing legal education (CLE) courses, and publications such as the quarterly journal and Innovate magazine. AIPLA also advocates for policies that support the protection of IP rights and provides resources for students and the public.

Founded by Len Zacks in 1978, Zacks Investment Research, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment research firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an office in Irvine, California. The firm is principally owned by The Greenwood Trust. Zacks makes both short-term and long-term investment recommendations using the following investment styles: aggressive growth, growth/income, momentum, value, technicals and options. Zack Investment Research employs the Zacks Rank, a 100% a peerless stock rating system that is based on a quantitative model that includes the use of four factors including as earnings estimate revisions and earnings surprises. Stocks are classified into five groups, ranging from 'Strong Buy' to 'Strong Sell.' Zacks Rank is completely mathematical and focuses only on the math and whether the math predicts that a stock's price will rise. It is a short-term indicator of stock performance that is effective for 1 to 3 months. The Zacks Recommendation process begins with a new quantitative model that employs the Zacks Rank. The firm then utilizes qualitative insights to develop a unique recommendation based on a 6 month time horizon. Zacks Investment Research provides coverage primarily on the following sectors: (1) manufacturers of electrical components (2) photo optics/lasers (3) HPC computing platforms (4) manufacturers and distributors of textiles (5) information technology (6) independent oil and gas companies involved in the exploration, development and acquisition of crude oil and natural gas (6) providers of docking, manipulator and wafer probing interface products for semiconductor and ATE manufacturers (7) companies that design and manufacture oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers and protocol analyzers to test, measure and analyze electronic signals (8) manufacturers of branded toys, collectibles, hobby or infant products and (9) financial services companies.

Sawgrass Asset Management LLC (Sawgrass) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The firm was founded in 1998 by its principals Andrew Cantor, Dean McQuiddy, and Brian Monroe. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sawgrass Asset Management, Inc. (SAM). Sawgrass provides active equity and fixed income investment management services to institutional investors.

WestPoint International LLC manufactures, sources, markets and distributes bed and bath home fashion products. Its product portfolio include sheets, pillowcases, comforters, blankets, bedspreads, pillows, mattress pads, towels and related products. The firm conducts its operations exclusive in the consumer home fashion industry. It markets the products under trademarks, brand names and private labels, namely, WestPoint Home, Atelier Martex, Grand Patrician, Martex, Patrician, Lady Pepperell, Luxor, Utica and Vellux. The company was founded on February 25, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Valiant Capital Management LP (VCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Christopher R. Hansen in 2008. VCM provides investment management services to private investment funds that are offered to qualified purchasers.

Blue Ridge Capital LLC operates as a real estate investment company. It specializes in retail centers, but also considers other turn-around or opportunistic real estate investments. The company was founded by Fritz McPhail in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Blankinship & Foster LLC is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Solana Beach, California. It was founded by John Blankinship and Charles Foster in 1989. The firm provides customized investment management services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit sharing plans.