OPINIONS

  • 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

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

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