Finnigan USA provides expert consulting services for patent and trademark licensing and enforcement programs.  FUSA has provided expert consulting to major technology companies worldwide for over 30 years.  Paul Finnigan, a Principal Partner, is the named inventor of numerous U.S. and international patents relating to voicemail messaging, computer networks and Internet services. The enhanced features embodied in these patents are experiencing rapid adoption by users of personal computers, tablets and smart phones. 

Paul Finnigan's experience as a specialist in computer technology and application development spans more than 50 years and included management consulting careers with SRI International and McKinsey and Company and the founding of several technology companies.   Suzanne Ely, a Principal Partner, is a graduate of MIT - Sloan School of Management and formerly a research analyst with Probe Research Inc., authoring numberous reports relating to the voice services industry. 

As Founder, Chairman and CEO of “Voicemail®” International, Finnigan introduced the first nationwide voicemail service in 1980.  VMI's proprietary technology became the industry standard for design and performance with service providers and public telephone companies throughout the U.S., Europe, Scandinavia and the Pacific Rim, eventually licensed to operators in 35 centers and 14 countries.  VMI pioneered numerous interactive voice response (IVR) applications that have become global standards for automated voice communications by major airlines, financial institutions, broadcasters and many others. VMI's trademark became  the generic term used worldwide for referencing messaging and IVR services.   

Finnigan was a co-founder of the International VoiceMail Association, serving as its President from 1987 until 1999.  Finnigan USA managed VMA' voicemail conferences that were attended by hundreds of service providers and equipment vendors worldwide. The VMA is credited with the creation and adoption of industry standards by the CCITT that resulted in the proliferation of voicemail services worldwide.

Finnigan was previously President of Microform Medical Inc., developing and marketing medical information systems used by hospitals and clinical laboratories worldwide and employed voice technology to deliver patient reports to physicians by telephone. Finnigan was a co-founder of NetNumber Inc., serving on its Board of Directors from 1999 to 2001 and providing the core technology for enhanced communications services now used by wireless operators worldwide.