June 28, 2013

Drafting and Filing Five Patent Applications in Five Days

One of our large Fortune 500 clients came to us with a unique problem — a new product was shipping in a week and not a single patent had been prepared or filed for this invention. Our team quickly responded by traveling to the client’s office to collaborate with the inventors and in-house counsel. The technical expertise of our IP attorneys made it easy to get up to speed on the complexities of this unique technology and devise a patent strategy with a clear understanding of the client’s objectives.

Between the initial draft, review by inventors and in-house counsel and revisions, writing one patent application usually takes about two to three months and more than 20 hours. Our team tenaciously worked to complete five applications in less than one week. All five applications were turned into patents and since that time, foreign patents have also been filed. The product shipped on schedule and fully protected.


Related Team:

Steve VerSteeg

Partner

Keith Tackett

Retired Partner

B. Todd Patterson

Practice Head, Managing Partner