Patent Prosecution and Counseling
Companies need sound strategies to procure and protect their
intellectual property and increase their value. Many firms
register patents, but Orrick’s IP team formulates long-term
protection plans based on experience gained at the PTO, in
co-development and licensing discussions, and at trial. Every
attorney at Orrick who prosecutes patent applications also
has substantial litigation experience. This experience ensures
that every patent application drafted by Orrick reflects the
lessons learned in the Courtroom. Nothing sharpens an attorney’s
ability to be critical of patent prosecution work better than
seeing whether patents prove to be enforceable in court—and
if not, why not. An attorney who has witnessed the consequences
during trial of a slipshod patent disclosure, an unnecessary
limitation in a claim, or a careless concession to overcome
a prior art reference, will forever after be vigilant against
making such a mistake in his or her own patent prosecution
work.
Orrick’s IP lawyers advise clients in procuring patents
and trademarks and in IP protection strategies throughout
the world. We help clients establish best practices during
the inventive and patenting processes which will bolster the
patent’s validity and scope. In addition, Orrick’s
lawyers are well versed in patent reexaminations, and patent
reissue proceedings as well as have experience in these Patent
Office practice areas.
Representative clients include:
- Acresso Software, Inc.
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- AltaRock Energy, Inc.
- Azalea Networks, Inc.
- Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.
- Elan Medical, S.A.S.
- InstallShield Corporation
- Life Technology Corporation
- Macrovision Solutions Corporation
- Naturex SA
- Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- Spinal Kinetics, Inc.
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