U.S. Patents

Under the Paris Convention, we file your patent application in the U.S. within 12 months of your first filing in another country, claiming priority to protect your earliest filing date.

We prepare and file all necessary legal documents for your PCT international application to enter the U.S. national phase within 30 months from the priority date, ensuring the continuation of your global patent strategy in the United States.

File a Provisional Patent Application (PPA) to quickly establish a priority date for your invention at a lower initial cost. This provides you with a 12-month protection period to further develop, market test, and prepare for a non-provisional filing.

Utilize the USPTO's Track One Prioritized Examination program to significantly shorten the examination period, aiming for a final disposition within approximately 12 months.

When you receive an Office Action, we provide professional legal analysis and strong technical arguments to overcome the rejections raised by the examiner.

After a Final Rejection, we file an RCE to reopen prosecution, providing another opportunity to submit arguments or amendments.

Fulfilling the applicant's Duty of Candor by submitting all known prior art material to patentability to the USPTO.

When disagreeing with an examiner's decision, we initiate appeal or review proceedings to advocate for your rights at a higher level.

After receiving the Notice of Allowance, we handle the issue fee payment. We also offer annuity management to ensure timely payment of maintenance fees at the 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5-year marks.

We draft and review patent assignment agreements and handle the recordation with the USPTO to ensure the legal transfer of ownership is publicly noticed.

Providing professional and accurate translation of technical and legal documents to ensure all submitted materials meet the strict language requirements of the USPTO.

Handling changes in inventorship for various reasons, including adding, deleting, or correcting inventors to ensure the patent's legal status is accurate.

Under the Paris Convention, we file a patent application for your unique product design in the U.S. within 6 months of your first filing, claiming priority.

Providing professional analysis and response to rejections from examiners regarding novelty, non-obviousness, and other issues.

We can file a Request for Expedited Examination for your design application to obtain a grant more quickly and secure a market advantage.

Disclosing all known related designs or works of art that may be material to the patentability of your design to the USPTO.

Upon receiving the Notice of Allowance, we handle the payment of the issue fee and subsequent patent certificate matters.

Assisting with the assignment of design patent rights and filing the recordation with the USPTO to ensure the legal validity of the transaction.

When more time is needed to prepare a response or other documents, we file timely requests for an extension to avoid any loss of rights.

Under certain legal strategies (e.g., to obviate a double patenting rejection), we prepare and file a terminal disclaimer.

Comprehensive prior art searches and patentability assessments to evaluate the novelty and non-obviousness of your invention before filing.

Strategic management of your entire patent portfolio including filing strategies, maintenance fee management, and portfolio optimization to maximize IP value.

When your patent application is finally rejected by the examiner (Ex Parte), we represent you in an appeal to the PTAB, seeking to overturn the examiner's decision through professional legal arguments.

An IPR allows a third party to challenge the validity of one or more claims of a granted patent more than 9 months after its grant, based only on prior art patents or printed publications. We can represent either the petitioner or the patent owner in these proceedings.

A PGR allows a third party to challenge a patent's validity within 9 months of its grant on broader grounds (including prior art, indefiniteness, lack of written description, etc.). We provide comprehensive legal representation for petitioners or patent owners in these proceedings.

Under the first-inventor-to-file system, when an applicant claims that another inventor's granted patent or pending application contains an invention derived from their own, they may initiate a derivation proceeding before the PTAB within one year of the patent's grant. We represent clients in these proceedings through professional legal arguments and evidence presentation to protect the rightful ownership of inventions.

Comprehensive representation in patent infringement cases, whether enforcing your patents against infringers or defending against infringement claims.

Strategic representation in Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceedings to challenge or defend patent validity.

Thorough evaluation of potential infringement risks before product launch or business decisions, helping you navigate the patent landscape safely.

Negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements and patent licensing deals to resolve disputes and monetize your IP assets.

Comprehensive FTO analysis to ensure your products or services can be commercialized without infringing existing patents.

Strategic planning to identify and mitigate patent risks through design-arounds, licensing, or other defensive strategies.

In-depth analysis of competitors' patent portfolios to identify opportunities, threats, and strategic advantages in your market.

Before initiating an Inter Partes Review (IPR) or Post-Grant Review (PGR), conduct systematic invalidity prior art searches and legal ground assessments on target or opponent patents. Evaluate viable grounds, potential evidence paths, and likelihood of success to inform procedural strategy and resource allocation.

Professional valuation of patent assets for licensing, M&A transactions, investment decisions, or financial reporting purposes.

Comprehensive IP due diligence for M&A transactions, investments, or partnerships to assess IP assets, risks, and opportunities.