Polsinelli’s patent professionals tailor our clients’ patent strategy to their goals and intent in creating, asserting and defending their patent rights. Our attorneys understand that patents are business assets, and we work with clients across countless industries and of all types and sizes – from startups to investors, universities and Fortune 100 companies – to help them materialize their ideas and concepts to maximize their investment. Our team covers all areas of a technology, which allows for us to service clients that are developing technology that spans across the traditional areas of practice. Our team consists of more than 20 Ph. D.s and over 100 technical degrees, with significant experience and proficiency in the areas of chemical science, life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, mechanical devices, computer science, product design & user experience technologies, and electrical technologies.

Our cross-functional team consists of experienced patent prosecutors, patent agents, scientists, counselors and litigators, which provides us with the ability to produce comprehensive patent strategies with enforcement in mind from the beginning. Having filed more than 18,000 patents over the last five years, our team has a proven and sought-after track record of helping clients capitalize on their IP investment. We provide for all our clients’ patent needs in the areas of:

• Due diligence
• Patentability analysis
• Preparation and prosecution throughout the world
• Utility and design patents
• Development of patent estates
• Freedom to operate opinions
• Non-infringement opinions
• Invalidity opinions
• Design around opinions
• Post Grant Proceedings
• Patent enforcement and defense
• Licensing

Our team is also regularly engaged to assist our clients in merging with and / or purchasing other companies and assets, working with private equity and venture capital firms as well as company-led purchases. We diligently examine both the legal ownership and the meets and bounds of a targeted company’s portfolio to determine their ability to exclude others from entering the space, helping investors make informed decisions regarding the value of their investment. We also assist our clients in creating portfolios that target their competitors’ and potential buyers’ areas of interest to enhance their market position and value.

Polsinelli was named the 2023 “Law Firm of the Year” in Patent Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms.” In the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms^®, we are recognized as a Tier 1 national firm in Patent Law. Since 2019, Polsinelli has also been nationally ranked on the IAM Patent 1000 list for patent prosecution.