Some Of The Services We Offer

Patent Searches and Opinions   |   Patent Prosecution   |   Trademark and Copyright Matters   |  Licensing and Transactions
Enforcing Intellectual Property   |  Intellectual Property Audits  

Patent Searches and Opinions

• Patentability Searches and Opinions: Searching of existing patent collections to determine what aspects of a new idea may be patentable.
• Clearance Searches and Opinions: Examination of identified patents to provide an opinion as to whether there is a potential for infringement by a product or service.
• Infringement Searches and Opinions: Examination of identified patents and their associated file histories to provide an opinion that can be relied on in court as to whether there is a potential for infringement by a product or service.

Patent Prosecution

• Preparing Non-Provisional Utility Patent Applications: Preparing a non-provisional patent application and interfacing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to obtain protection for the structure, functionality, and/or main idea of an invention.
• Preparing Provisional Utility Patent Applications: Preparing a provisional patent application that provides an official date of inventorship and a one year grace period to file a non-provisional patent application.
• Preparing Business Method Patent Applications: A type of utility patent application that pertains to a method or process for operating a business or business-related function. Business method applications can be filed as a provisional or non-provisional utility patent application.
• Preparing Design Patent Applications: Preparing design patent applications and interfacing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to obtain protection for the design, aesthetic look, and appearance of objects.
• Preparing Foreign Patent Applications: U.S. patents are only effective against activities performed in the United States of America. In some cases, it is advisable to file patent applications in foreign countries or with international organizations that are established by treaty.

Trademark and Copyright Matters

• Trademark Searches and Opinions: Searching various databases to identify current trademarks and business names (marks) similar to a desired trademark and preparing an opinion as to whether trademark protection is available.
• Filing Trademark Applications: Preparing trademark applications and interfacing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to obtain protection for the use of a desired trademark to indicate the source of goods and/or services.
• Preparing Oppositions to Registerable Trademarks: Opposing or defending the registration of a mark published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office prior to official registration.

Licensing and Transactions

• Negotiating License Agreements and Other Contracts: Preparing and negotiating licenses and other business contracts involving intellectual property and related issues.
• Conducting Due Diligence on Patent Properties Involved in Business Transactions: Making sure that the rights being transferred are properly owned by the party granting rights and assessing the actual scope and value of the rights being transferred.

Enforcing Intellectual Property

• Litigation and Related Matters: We handle all matters relating to the enforcement of intellectual property.

Intellectual Property Audits

• Conduct Trade Secret Audits and Establish Trade Secret Protection Plans: Identifying your secret information and taking reasonable steps to protect that information is necessary to avoid losing any rights under the applicable trade secret laws.
• Conduct Intellectual Property Audits: Identifying all personal and corporate patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret properties preserves competitive advantage and maximizes business opportunities.