GLOBAL PATENT PROTECTION

End-to-end patent drafting, filing, and portfolio management across U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, tailored to your product roadmap and commercial goals.

  • PATENT PROTECTION

    We secure patent protection for innovations in life sciences, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and related technologies. Our team understands the science and the markets our clients operate in, allowing us to draft and prosecute patents that not only meet legal standards but also support competitive differentiation, investment, and partnerships.


    Utility patents in:

    Biotech/Life Sciences

    Chemical 

    Medical Devices

    Pharmaceuticals

  • GLOBAL PATENT PROCUREMENT

    We guide clients through every stage of patent procurement in the U.S. and abroad. From initial drafting to prosecution and post-grant strategy, we focus on obtaining patents that align with product timelines, regulatory pathways, and business goals, while coordinating efficiently with foreign associates.

    Patent Application Drafting

    Prosecution—Domestic and Global

    Patentability Search and Assessment

    Filing and prosecution strategies 

    Strategic Management of Patent Portfolio

    P Support for Product Development

    Development, implementation, and management of internal intellectual property programs and policies

  • PATENT PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

    We help clients build and manage coherent patent portfolios that support long-term value creation. Whether you are growing your first family of patents or coordinating a mature global portfolio, we design strategies that balance protection, cost, and flexibility.

    Worldwide patent procurement

    Application preparation and prosecution across jurisdictions

    PCT filings and national stage entries

    Coordination of prosecution in foreign jurisdictions

    Counseling on where and when to file to support market and funding goals

    Patent landscape and whitespace analysis

    Strategic design-around counseling

    Offensive and defensive prosecution strategies, including competitor monitoring and third-party submissions

OUR SERVICES

FREEDOM-TO-OPERATE ASSESSMENTS

Freedom-to-operate (FTO) assessments help clients understand whether proposed products, processes, or collaborations can proceed without unreasonable risk of patent infringement. We tailor each assessment to the specific transaction, product, and jurisdictional mix involved.

  • Validity

  • Invalidity

  • Infringement

  • Non-infringement

  • Design-around options

  • Product development considerations

  • Enforceability

OPINIONS

We prepare clear, well-reasoned legal opinions that support business decisions, negotiations, and dispute avoidance. Our opinions are grounded in both the law and the underlying science, and are crafted with future litigation and transaction strategy in mind.

  • Validity opinions

  • Invalidity opinions

  • Non-infringement opinions

  • Infringement opinions

  • Developing or launching products

  • Selecting suppliers for ingredients or components

  • Developing or modifying formulations

  • Designing synthetic pathways or schemes for pharmaceutical or chemical ingredients

  • Licensing technology

  • Acquiring technology

  • Acquiring or selling assets or companies

PATENT-RELATED RISK ASSESSMENT

We provide strategic advice on patent-related risk and freedom-to-operate in connection with critical business decisions. Our assessments help clients understand where risk exists, how serious it is, and what options they have to move forward confidently.

USPTO PROCEEDINGS

We represent clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in examination, appeals, and post-grant proceedings. Our experience spans routine prosecution as well as complex and contested matters that require both technical and strategic depth.

  • Patent prosecution/procurement, including 

    • Expedited Patent Examination Strategies

    • Examiner Interviews

    • Appeals

  • Ex parte examinations

  • Examinations

  • Reissues

  • Inter partes review (IPR)

    Post-grant review (PGR)

  • supplemental examinations

  • Third-party submissions

  • Derivation proceedings