The key to developing a strong patent application? Understanding an invention from the inside out. Our secret weapon to truly understanding a new invention? Complimentary in-person client input meetings. Over…

Patent law is constantly evolving, due in large part to subject-matter eligibility. The latest Supreme Court decision on this subject, known as the “Alice” case (Alice Corp v CLS Bank),…

During product research, one of our Fortune 100 technology clients created a new polymer with durable qualities. This meant the new polymer would be highly valuable across a wide range…

Patent law is complex and ever changing, especially in the rapidly growing technology sector. When one of our global clients was sued in federal court along with 14 other defendants…

A small oil field services company was sued by a behemoth in its industry for patent infringement. Facing a costly and time-intensive uphill battle, the company turned to us, looking…

For nearly a decade, we have represented a prominent company in the video analytics space, building a high quality portfolio of patents protecting its industry-leading product. The portfolio was so…

In today’s deal-driven technology sector, a transaction’s value rests heavily in a target’s active patent portfolio. Often, the portfolio is the competitive edge the acquiring company is after in the first…

First Examiner finally rejected all pending claims because a few claims covered cDNA derived from a naturally occurring source (mRNA from a dog). The Examiner asserted that the cDNA as…

A large state university approached us about an important process for carbon dioxide capture it had developed. The inventors were scheduled to present the technology at a conference within a…

In today’s global economy, patent applications often are filed in the United States after they have been filed abroad. With 14 bilingual attorneys and agents fluent in languages including Japanese,…

Our clients’ patent filing expectations change each year. Sometimes, they can change dramatically in response to product releases, mergers, acquisitions and the like. Recently, a client drastically increased its annual…

One of our multi-national diversified clients had invested in an emerging alternative energy company (the “Company”). This client was concerned the Company’s effort developing an IP portfolio was of less…