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We provide a variety of patent related services within the realm of searching, drafting, prosecution, management and strategizing.

novelty searches (i.e., does your idea stand a chance of positively getting through the patent examination process or has someone else come up with the same idea or something similar?)
freedom-to-operate (FTO) searches (i.e., is your product stepping on the toes of someone else’s patent?)
invalidation searches (i.e., does a competitor’s patent hold water vis-à-vis the prior art and can its validity be successfully challenged in court?)

helping inventors transform vague ideas into broad and strong patent applications
brainstorming with inventors to help them increase the potential scope of protection for their inventions
drafting patent applications from A to Z, including formal diagrams, the description and the claims
helping inventors navigate the various filing options available to them in different jurisdictions around the world, including direct filings, Paris Convention filings and PCT filings

responding to office actions and examination reports through claim amendments and/or convincing arguments
conducting examiner interviews to resolve misunderstandings and advance prosecution
dealing with the allowance and grant processes once the application has successfully passed examination

dealing with the payment of renewal and maintenance fees during the lifecycle of a patent
evaluating the continual maintenance of granted patents versus their usefulness to a client’s current business model
keeping abreast of competing intellectual property with a client's patent portfolio

building and creating smart patent portfolios
devising a global patent application filing scheme matching a client’s growth plan for their business
drafting long-term strategies for increasing the scope of protection of existing intellectual property
helping clients grow their patent portfolios intelligently and cost-effectively