Patents

The Firm’s Patent Practice includes the handling of utility and design patents.  We prepare and prosecute patent applications domestically and internationally. See patent flow chart>> Our patent prosecution practice covers a broad range of industries. See our industries covered>> We cover a variety of arts that include the electrical, chemical, manufacturing and material sciences. We have prepared and prosecuted applications for patents in areas such as mechanical objects, quality assurance procedures, manufacturing methods, chemical objects and processes, chemical compositions, board games, explosive devices, motor vehicle apparatuses, medical and dental instruments, and gear activated devices, among others. Our skills in patent prosecution are tempered by trial experience. Having stood before juries, we recognize the need for a readable patent. We understand that if a jury does not understand a claim, then the value of the patent decreases.

.As experienced jury trial lawyers, we draft patents with a jury in mind. We understand the difficulty of drafting patent applications over complicated arts with claims that can be understood by the typical juror. We know that if the jury doesn’t understand your invention and can’t read your claims, your patent value decreases. We identify the core of your invention, and we protect it. We help clients develop and execute patent strategies, from the preparation and filing of patent applications to appeal, reexamination, reissue and interference. We provide freedom-to-operate opinions, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, intellectual property due diligence, and support for mergers and acquisitions. We counsel clients on how to exploit their patent assets, including negotiating and drafting licenses and other contracts. We handle an array of patent needs.

Our attorneys help clients obtain, maintain, and enforce patents. Additionally, we assist clients with patent prosecution and enforcement strategy, portfolio management, and evaluation of a competitor’s patent position. The following is a small sample of patents and patent applications prosecuted by our attorneys during their career (not necessarily with the Firm), with hotlinks courtesy of Google (R) Patents:

Patent/Published App	Title
6,502,868	Dual T-lock apparatus
6,275,293	Method for measurement of OSF density
6,439,856	Inline stroke counter for air pumps
6,575,489	Snowboard rotatable binding conversion apparatus
6,482,152	Surgical tunnel retractor
6,818,314	Chemical resistant glass fusing composition and process for metal motor vehicle and building industry articles
6,702,022	Method and device to reduce asphaltene and paraffin accumulations in wells
6,968,838	Device for eliminating fireplace particulate emissions
6,941,586	Shoulder pad
6,949,482	Method for improving transistor performance through reducing the salicide interface resistance
7,005,390	Replenishment of surface carbon and surface passivation of low-K porous silicon-based dielectric materials
7,135,792	High field voice coil motor
7,162,378	Point of Play Terminal
7,165,357	Japanese Knotweed Injector System
7,173,842	Metal heater for in situ heating and crystallization of ferroelectric polymer memory film
7,182,679	Conical Point Sharpener
7,182,843	Rotating sputtering magnetron
7,193,279	Non-planar MOS structure with a strained channel region
7,196,367	Spin polarization amplifying transistor
7,205,595	Polymer memory device with electron traps
7,217,600	Cyclic olefin polymers and catalyst for semiconductor applications
7,238,096	Orbital rotary blade sharpener
7,264,385	Wireless control of wheel illumination functions
7,275,929	Device for eliminating fireplace particulate emissions
7,413,081	Stackable Multi-Use Shipping and Storage Capsule and System
7,423,508
7,454,308	System for Detection of Waterlogging in Steam Coils
Des. 520,308	Japanese Knotweed Injector
Des. 508,104	Divot Repair Tool
Des. 483,417	Flipper Board Dice Game
Des. 532,839	Stuffed Toy Design
Des. 548,303	Armband Fishing Pole Holder
Des. 560,022	Mounting Bracket for bicyclesafety lights
Des 576,730	Dental Filing Tool

US-2005-0203733	Method of comfort noise generation for speech communication
US-2006-0005456	Fish scent dispenser
US-2006-0005457	Fish scent dispensing fishing device
US-2007-0126747	Interleaved video frame buffer structure
US-2007-0127578	Low dealy and small memory footprint picture buffering
US-2007-0137401	Slide Locking Motorcycle Kick Arm
US-2007-0155387	Techniques for scheduling and adaptation to combat fast fading
US-2007-0230608	Method and apparatus for quasi maximum likelihood MIMO detection
US-2007-0237252	Parallel systolic CORDIC algorithm with reduced latency for unitary transform of complex matrices and application to MIMO detection
US-2007-0290463	Rotatable Snowboard Boot Binding Apparatus
US-2008-0040036	System and method for recording a note with location information derived from rangefinding and/or observer position
US-2008-0118397	Specimen Sample Collection Device and Test System
US-2008-0128028	Pressure Activated Trap Primer and Water Hammer Combination
US-2008-0251063	Fluid Container with Internal Exothermic Heating Column
US-2008-0268416	Apparatus and Methods for an Interactive Electronic Book System

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