Obtaining an issued patent is often the first goal for a client with an innovative product or process.
Our patent attorneys and agents know that the patent must contain strategically written claims to maximize its strength and value, for both a U.S. and global market. Our team of over 30 patent attorneys and five agent/analysts provide depth across many industries.
Our attorneys and agents combine their patent law skill with their industry experience and education in science, engineering and various technologies to draft and prosecute U.S. and foreign patent applications in the areas of mechanical devices, computer systems, circuits, software systems, chemical arts, molecular biology and a wide range of other broad areas. We advise our clients on patent estate management and provide strategic planning in all areas of intellectual property law, including unfair competition, patent interferences, and contract law. We provide guidance to our clients on design around options, competitive intelligence and issue opinion letters on freedom-to-operate, validity and infringement.
Beyond preparing and prosecuting patent applications, our patent attorneys also evaluate patentability so a client can best determine their next steps. It may be more advantageous to guard a unique process by keeping it a trade secret, as opposed to publishing it in a patent. Such candid and informed communication with a client is invaluable.
As part of transactions that include intellectual property, we perform due diligence to fully investigate strengths, potential defects and limitations of the intellectual property. Our patent attorneys will work with you to determine the most beneficial intellectual property plan based on each unique situation.
Additionally, we make sure to stay abreast of changes in the law and inform our clients of such changes. We also assist our litigation group by analyzing technical aspects and drafting briefs.
Our focus on the science and technology industry has allowed us to put a team together that is experienced in a broad range of areas. This experience is evidenced in the technologies we advise on and the clients we represent. Some of the areas where we continue to demonstrate strength include the following:
Medical/Biological Devices-Mechanical Arts
- Agricultural balers
- Aluminum siding configurations
- Aircraft avionics, sensors and structures
- Animal feed equipment
- Apparel and shoe manufacture
- Automotive fuel delivery devices
- Automotive accessories, parts, and assemblies
- Balloon angioplasty devices
- Confocal microscopy
- Conveyor belt systems
- Cryogenic equipment
- CVD coating technology
- Dental implants
- Digital camera technology
- Drill bits
- Drug delivery devices and design
- Hybrid vehicle control systems
- Insect light trays
- Low-level laser therapy devices
- Mass spectrometers
- Medical devices
- Medical imaging compositions and methods
- Oil and gas recovery equipment
- Ophthalmic surgical equipment
- Orthopedic implants
- Prosthetics
- Robotic cleaning control systems
- Smart catheters and stents
- Copyrights
- Unfair competition
- Licensing and merchandising
- Electronic commerce, e-business and Internet law
- Rights of publicity and celebrity
- Software, patent, trademark and copyright litigation
- Opinions related to infringement, patentability, and validity
Electrical Engineering-Computer Science
- Stereoscopic methods and systems
- Media streaming systems
- Automatic image orientation and cropping
- Digital camera processing systems
- Semiconductor fabrication
- Photovoltaic devices and fabrication
- Video shot detection
- Video manipulation
- Shared resource systems, storage systems and storage networks
- Imaging systems, including medical imaging and document imaging and data systems
- Light emitting diodes
- Data mapping
- RFID systems
- Message processing systems
- Control systems
- Internet and intranet systems
- Network security systems
- Data and media routing systems
- VoIP systems
Biotechnology
- Asthma/COPD treatments
- Bioremediation
- Cancer vaccines and detection
- Carbon nanotubes
- Cell-based therapies
- Cyclodextrin carriers
- Engineered tissues
- Extruded proteins
- Fertilization treatment
- Fuel cell technologies
- Functionalized biocompatible nanoparticles
- Fungicides and fertilizers
- Genetically modified organisms
- HIV vaccines and therapies
- Modified cells
- Nanoengineered bioassay techniques
- Pediatric pharmaceuticals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Protein expression
- RNAi molecules and delivery
- Stem cell-related methods
- Vectors including viral vectors
Food Science
- Food packaging equipment
- Probiotics
- Food ingredients/formulation
- Food processing equipment
- Bioactive ingredients
- Processing technology
- Gels, thickeners and stabilizing agents
- Shelf stability
- Sensory engineering
- Packaging Technology
- Nutraceuticals
Chemical Arts
- Chemical vapor deposition technologies
- Inorganic carriers
- Activated iron oxide compositions
- Microchip cleaning solutions
- Nanoparticles from calcium and silica
- Organic resins for forming coatings
- Paints derived from soy
- Insecticides-Pesticides IGRs, pyrethroids, and OPs
- Plastics from organics
- Sulfur removal processes
We have issued opinions related to:
- Fipronil formulations
- Fipronil methods
- Pyriproxifen
- Pheromones