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Every member of our patent group holds a degree in engineering or the sciences, including electrical, mechanical and materials engineering, physics and chemistry. We understand inventions quickly and write applications that capture the relevant technical detail clearly and concisely, saving your engineers’ time.

We file under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and directly in major jurisdictions through long-standing relationships with more than 100 patent firms worldwide, with a focus on quality and on keeping foreign costs down. We also file U.S. applications for a large foreign clientele.

We learn how each invention fits your business, then build a patent program that targets spending, encourages innovation and produces results.

For established portfolios and acquisitions, we evaluate patents, confirm chain of title at the USPTO, run validity searches, and restructure internal IP processes for cost savings and value.

We participated in the development of the America Invents Act and consulted with the USPTO on drafting its implementing rules. We represent both petitioners and patent owners in ex parte and inter partes reexaminations and in inter partes review before the PTAB.

An IPR can invalidate patent claims in about 18 months, at a fraction of the cost of district court litigation. Defendants can file within a year of being served, or preemptively before any suit.

We help resolve patent disputes in federal district courts, at the U.S. International Trade Commission, or through negotiated settlement. We focus early on winning strategies and the evidence behind them, and we always weigh cost-effective alternatives such as licensing, mediation, arbitration or an IPR.

We structure, negotiate and close licenses and agreements involving patents, technology, software and SaaS, data and brands, including licensing programs, patent pools, standard-essential patents and FRAND obligations, and the IP side of M&A, financings and joint ventures.