Patent Law Services
We work to understand your business, and your value proposition objectives and market share protection targets and/or portfolio value sought for your patent procurement program. It is not enough to just to get a patent - we work to obtain patents that build value for your business, and provide offensive and defensive capability in your technology. Real world engineering experience, and in-house legal experience, helps us to bring into focus key issues in patent prosecution, enabling us to focus on claim scope and potential infringers at the drafting stage, to enhance value of the final issued patent.
We work in many industries, and in a wide range of technology areas, including:
- Aviation
- Beverage Cups and Lids
- Chemical
- Computer/Internet
- Construction Equipment
- Earthquake Resistant Building Structures
- Medical Devices
- Dental Devices
- Surgical Tools and Implants
- Defense
- Transportation
- Energy
- Power – Electrical Generation, Transmission, and Storage
- Ocean Wave Motion
- Oil & Gas Production, Refining, and Distribution
- Engines, Motors, Pumps, Turbines, Evaporators, Refrigerants
- Metal Fabrication
- Nanotechnology
- Ultrapure Water
- Water Treatment
- Hazardous Waste Treatment
- Radioactive Waste Treatment
Patent Services Include
- Provisional Patent Applications
- Non-Provisional Patent Applications
- Prioritized, Track One, Accelerated Patent Examination Applications
- International Patent Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Foreign Patent Applications in specific countries (Canada, China, Europe, etc.)
- Design Patent Applications
- Utility Model Patent Applications (in those countries where it is available)
- Patent Portfolio Management
- Maintenance Fees and Annuities
- Preliminary Patentability Search Reports
- Assignments
- Patent Licensing
- Patent Litigation
- IP Due Diligence
- M&A work involving details of transfer of Patents and other IP, and analysis and due diligence work related to evaluating and closing transactions
- Infringement and Non-Infringement Opinions
- Invalidity Searches, and Validity Opinions