Legal Services:

• Patent procurement—filing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications
• Prior art searches
• Patentability opinions
• Reissue or reexamination of patents
• Infringement risk analysis and counseling
• License and research agreements
• Interference proceedings in which two or more parties seek to patent the same invention
• Plant patents
• Patent litigation

Patent Clients:

• Biotech companies
• Telecommunications companies
• Computer hardware and software developers
• Medical research facilities and medical products companies
• Recreational equipment, sporting goods and toy companies
• Laser product companies
• Industrial equipment manufacturers
• Food processors
• eCommerce companies
• Consumer product manufacturers
• Universities
• Venture capitalists

Related Practice Areas:

• Intellectual Property
• Life Sciences

Advisory Bulletins:

• USPTO's Proposed Rules on Claims and Continuations are Invalid
• Expert Declarations Merit Special Consideration In Patent Prosecution Says Federal Circuit
• Supreme Court Criticizes Rigid Application of Obviousness Test
• Patent Reform Nearing Reality in 2007
• U.S. Patents on Medical Diagnostics: Valid For Now
• U.S. Patents on Biotechnical Subject Matter: Challenges of the Written Description Requirement
• Intellectual Property Protection at Trade Shows, Conferences and Symposia
• U.S. Patent Office Announces Pilot Program for Pre-Appeal Brief Conferences
• New CREATE Act Affects Inventions and Patent Applications Arising from Research Collaborations
• Important Patent-Related News: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 Took Effect on Dec. 8, 2004
• NIH Grants May Now Cover Patent and Licensing Costs

Presentations:

• Getting the Target’s House in Order—Increasing the Likelihood of Deal Consummation Through Advance Preparation
• The Federal Circuit Year in Review

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