GLOBAL PATENT PROCUREMENT
Patent Application Drafting
Prosecution—Domestic and Globally
Patentability Search and Assessment
Filing and prosecution strategies
Strategic Management of Patent Portfolio
IP Support for Product Development
Development, implementation and management of internal intellectual property programs and policies
PATENT PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Worldwide Patent Procurement
Application Preparation and Prosecution
PCT Filings
National Stage Filings
Coordination of Prosecution in Foreign Jurisdictions
IP counseling regarding where to file
Patent Landscape Analysis
Strategic Design-Around Counseling
Offensive/Defensive Prosecution Strategies (including competitor monitoring and third-party submissions)
Patent Whitespace Analysis
PATENT PROTECTION
Utility
Biotech/Life Sciences
Chemical
Medical Devices
Pharmaceuticals
PATENT-RELATED RISK ASSESSMENT
We provide strategic advice regarding patent related risk and freedom-to-operate when making key business decisions, including:
developing/launching products
selecting a supplier for ingredients/components
developing or modifying formulations
developing/designing synthetic pathways/schemes for preparation of pharmaceutical or chemical ingredients
licensing technology
acquiring technology
acquiring/sale of assets or companies
Landscape Analysis
Patent Whitespace Analysis
Due Diligence Investigations
FREEDOM-TO-OPERATE ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING:
Validity
Invalidity
Infringement
Non-infringement
Design-Around
Product Development
Enforceability
OPINIONS
Validity
Invalidity
Non-infringement
Infringement
USPTO PROCEEDINGS
Patent prosecution/procurement, including
Expedited Patent Examination Strategies
Examiner Interviews
Appeals
ex parte reexaminations
reissues
inter partes review (IPR)
post grant review (PGR)
supplemental examinations
third party submissions
derivation proceedings