Global Patent Prosecution and Portfolio Development
We handle all aspects of patent procurement – from preparing and filing applications to international filings to appeals and post-grant proceedings, such as Inter Partes reviews. Our clients range in size from large institutions – Fortune 500 companies and universities – to startups. As a firm, our attorneys have successfully prepared and prosecuted thousands of patent applications around the world.
We take an aggressive approach to patent prosecution – from extracting a robust invention disclosure to preparing the initial patent application to handling examiner responses and amendments. Drawing on our experience with large domestic and international clients, our attorneys efficiently draft and prosecute patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices around the world. Through our global network of counsel abroad, we secure our client’s patent rights in every major jurisdiction.
Our patent preparation and prosecution procedures are geared towards maximizing efficiency and value for our clients. We believe the patenting process is interactive from start to finish. As such, our attorneys regularly interact with our clients’ in-house counsel, inventors and technologists throughout the patenting process, as well as with the patent office examiners after filing. Our work with clients in a variety of industries enables us to develop efficient strategies for navigating the patent process, ensuring each client’s interests are protected.
Many of our attorneys have previously held in-house legal positions. Thus, we are particularly sensitive to the needs and operating concerns of corporate and institutional clients.
Our Legal and Technical Expertise Sets Us Apart
We are experts at crafting patents that maximize the fullest scope of legal protections and withstand the scrutiny of validity and enforceability challenges. Our attorneys productively collaborate with inventors and in-house counsel to ensure that innovative concepts and their embodiments receive the broadest patent rights available.
Our tech savvy patent attorneys have short learning curves to understanding inventions and quickly come up to speed on new technologies. We obtain high quality patents, while minimizing the burden on engineers and scientists and limiting legal fees. Typically, our attorneys require little or no time to educate themselves on basic technical principles of inventions. Conversations between our attorneys and inventors may thus be kept short and focused on the differences between the current state of the art and the invention. This results in reduced legal fees, while also freeing inventors to concentrate on other critical matters.
Patent Monetization and Enforcement
Our attorneys have successfully represented clients in licensing, selling and enforcing their patent portfolios. Through our network of financiers, we can arrange financing for patent enforcement and licensing campaigns, in some cases.
