CORPORATE
PATENT WORK
Like most Patent Attorneys, the bulk of my Patent Work
has been for medium to large Corporations.
Since opening my own practice in 1994, I have had the privilege of
representing the following companies:
CIRRUS
LOGIC, INC.
SUN
MICROSYSTEMS
NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR
SAMSUNG
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
RANNOCH
CORPORATION
INTEL
CORPORATION
VATTENFALL
AB (Swedish Utility Company)
FURUKAMA
ELECTRIC
In addition, I have prepared Patent Applications for the following government agencies:
United
States Army Research Laboratories
United
States Army, Humphries Engineering Center
Canadian
National Research Corporation
These corporations and agencies have found that in many
instances, it is more effective and less expensive to send work to an individual
Patent Practitioner than to use in-house attorneys or large Patent Law Firms.
Reduce load on in-house staff: Sending patent work to an individual
practitioner can be an effective and inexpensive way out of a docket
backlog. Extension of time fees are
not only expensive, they can truncate your patent term under the new term
extension act. It can actually be more
expensive to take Patent Prosecution work “in house” than to send it to a solo
practitioner such as myself.
Keep your department budget under control: You can
relieve pressure on your in-house staff without busting your department’s
annual budget. Unlike some large firms,
we do not charge clients for reporting of routine matters (Assignment
recordation, filing receipts, receipt of Office Actions, etc.) so you will not
be “nickeled and dimed to death”. We
only invoice when papers are actually prepared for filing at the USPTO. In addition, our written price quotation
insures no unpleasant surprises when invoices arrive
The best service and attention: I have made a specialty of cleaning up messes
made by other firms. Each application
receives my undivided attention.
Corporate clients have transferred “problem” cases to me from some of
the largest Patent law firms in Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. As I am local to the Patent Office, Examiner
interviews and conferences can be conducted at minimum expense. With over 15 years of Patent experience, I
am familiar with the intricacies and minutiae of USPTO internal
procedures. I’ll do my best to
straighten out their mess.
Quality prosecution by an attorney with a litigation background: Recent Federal Circuit decisions such as the
Festo case, have many concerned about the value of Patents. The scope of Patent protection, particularly
under the Doctrine of Equivalents, will be severely limited under this
ground-breaking case. Careful
preparation and even more careful prosecution of a Patent application are
essential if you want more than just an expensive wall plaque. Many Patent attorneys specializing in Patent
prosecution have never worked in litigation.
With a background in Patent litigation, I can appreciate the ultimate
consequences of even seemly innocuous remarks made on the record during
prosecution. Amending around Prior Art
references may no longer be an option if you desire broad Patent
Protection. I can interview cases with
Examiners before an Office Action to attempt simplify issues and
possibly find allowable subject matter before the file wrapper is muddied.