Patent Prosecution

As an intellectual property firm with over 55 years of experience, patent prosecution remains one of our strongest area of expertise. Our patent attorneys are involved in securing proprietary protection, rendering opinions, and providing advice on activities within the intellectual property law field.

Our firm's patent practice is directed primarily toward clients engaged in sophisticated technological areas, such as the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields, computer hardware and software and the Internet, advanced electronics, medical devices, plant science and biotechnology, semiconductor devices and manufacturing, advanced telephony equipments and circuits, and a wide variety of mechanical systems and devices.

Our firm's sophisticated docketing and filing systems and trained legal support staff provide our registered patent attorneys with the appropriate tools to file and prosecute hundreds of applications in both domestic and foreign patent offices each year, as well as provide our patent clients with quality and efficient tracking and status reports for their respective applications and issued patents. Our patent attorneys hold advanced degrees (and in some cases, doctorates) in many technical and scientific disciplines such as biotechnology, engineering, software, semiconductors and chemistry. In addition to the educational requirements, our team includes a former Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States and several former patent examiners. By combining their depth of education and experience with their up-to-date knowledge of the policies and procedures of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), our attorneys provide our clients with the most advanced and efficient patent prosecution services.

In addition to our expertise in filing and prosecuting patent applications in the United States, our firm has an extensive foreign practice as well. In today's global market, the interests of our clients extend beyond our domestic boundaries. Therefore, we work closely with a network of highly qualified associates in those countries to ensure that our clients' international patent needs are met. Our attorneys file numerous applications on a weekly basis under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), in the European Patent Office (EPO), and in many foreign countries.

As mentioned under Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, our firm has a highly active and sophisticated practice in litigation matters involving patent infringement proceedings before various courts across the country.