Patent Your Ideas
We are here to help you navigate the complex world of patent law.
We can assist you with securing patent protection for your ideas and we will help you with all of the following stages of the patent process:
We provide the following services, which are generally conducted prior to filing a non-provisional patent application.
PRE-FILING SERVICES
CONSULTATION
- We provide initial consultations enabling you to focus on the direction you need to go in order to obtain the protection you need to make your business succeed.
PATENTABILITY SEARCHES & OPINIONS
- We can help determine if your invention is patentable and whether it is advantageous to your goals to pursue a patent by conducting a patentability study of records at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS
- We provide a variety of options regarding the assistance with the preparing and/or the filing of provisional patent applications in order to secure a priority date and "Patent Pending" status.
We provide the following services related to the prosecution of patent applications.
PATENT APPLICATION SERVICES
NONPROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS
- We prepare nonprovisional utility patent applications in a variety of technology fields. We have draftsmen that we utilize to prepare professional patent drawings for your application.
FOREIGN & PCT APPLICATIONS
- We have foreign associates that we work with around the globe to handle the securing of your rights in foreign jurisdictions.
DESIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS
- We prepare design patent applications for your ornamental designs.
PATENT PROSECUTION BEFORE THE US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
- We are registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and we handle all aspects of representing you before the USPTO, including conducting interviews with patent examiners.
We provide the following and other services after the issuance of a patent.
POST ISSUANCE & OTHER SERVICES
PATENT MAINTENANCE
- We provide the assistance with the handling of payment of patent 3.5 year, 7.5 year and 11.5 year maintenance fees.
PATENT ENFORCEMENT & LICENSING
- We provide a variety of services to help with the enforcement and licensing of your ideas, including for example: cease and desist letters; license agreements; infringement studies; and assisting with litigation counsel with complex patent issues.
GENERAL PATENT COUNSELING & STRATEGY
- We provide guidance and strategy planning for clients as it relates to their intellectual property, including their patents. We can also assist general or business counsel with strategy issues.
PATENT SEARCHES & OPINIONS
- We provide a wide range of opinions including for example: patentability; right to use; state of the art; infringement; non-infringement; and design around.