Our professionals have worked in technology companies and in disciplines that include engineering, materials science, computer science and physics. We understand the technologies of our clients and provide sophisticated advice on intellectual property issues that help our clients create IP strategies which carefully reflect business, environmental and competitive conditions in the United States and worldwide.
Our intellectual property services include:
- Patent searches and due diligence reviews, analyzing the innovations of business rivals and identifying how those innovations affect your product, client base and business strategy.
- Intellectual property protection and strategy analysis, finding "holes" and suggesting how best to fill them.
- Validity / right-to-use / infringement opinions.
- Patent application (utility and design) preparation, filing and prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and around the world through our network of foreign associates.
We have prosecuted patents in areas including machine design, fabrication, operation and process control, gaming systems and lottery products, telecommunications hardware, optical devices, environmental systems equipment, home appliances, bio-mechanical devices, hand tools, medical and surgical devices, lighting, automotive devices and systems, toys and sporting equipment, diagnostic and monitoring devices and a broad range of mechanical systems and processes.
We deliver "global" mechanical intellectual property protection.
Representative Clients & Patents:
Argo-Tech Corporation - US6810674 - Fuel delivery system.
Barnes Group Inc. - US6773002 - Compression spring rod.
Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. - US6761657 - Roller chain sprocket with added chordal pitch reduction.
Henkel Consumer Adhesives, Inc. - US6579587 - Paint masking for corners.
Steris Inc. - US6582654 - Fluid spray system for cleaning and sterilizing medical devices supported on a rack.