Services
Patent Prosecution
Prepare, file, and prosecute patents. Representation of clients can include drafting all parts of a patent application by interviewing inventors, performing literature searches, and incorporating disclosures or reports as appropriate
Draft patent applications that consider the current state of patent law as well as case law (i.e., patents that are defensible in a court of law)
Identify alternate embodiments that avoid prior art and make stronger patents
Assess the patentability of technical and business developments
Analyze patents and published applications of competitors that are of interest
Draft responses to Office Actions by the USPTO
Conduct hearings with Patent Examiners to advance client applications
Appeal to the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
Oppose competitor patents at the PTAB
Intellectual-Property Strategy
Formulate strategies that best capture value from actual and potential IP, and ensure these strategies and efforts interact and align with the business strategy
Analyze inventions to help make decisions on patents vs. trade secrets.
Teach IP best practices
Identify licensing opportunities emerging from actual or potential inventions
Assist in locating prospects for both in-licensing and out-licensing opportunities
Estimate the financial value of the client’s intellectual capital and define the business value of certain IP if it were developed
Provide consulting on IP aspects of business deals and fundraising efforts
Practice Areas
Chemicals
In-depth knowledge of chemistry, chemical engineering, process engineering, and reaction engineering
Materials
Polymer science, polymer processing, rheology, nano-structured materials, photovoltaics, adhesives, and coatings
Energy
From traditional oil and gas refining to renewable energy and fuel cells
Biotechnology
Molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering, industrial biotechnology, biorefining, and biocatalysis/fermentation
Business Methods
Patent protection for your novel methods of doing business