Rouse completed the acquisition of aera.

Rouse, a global intellectual property company, completed the acquisition of aera, a European IP consultancy firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. “This is a game-changer not just for Rouse but for the IP industry. We’ve been searching for a quality patent firm like aera that is willing to shake things up and do things differently. They have a recipe that is attracting the best quality clients and people, and I’m delighted they’ve chosen to join Rouse. I can’t wait to see what Nicka, and his team are capable of with the full backing of the group,” Luke Minford, Rouse CEO.