Intellectual Property legal services encompassing: Patents, Trademarks, Service Marks, Trade Dress, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Related Matters including Licensing , Computer & Online Law.
Patents:
Our patent practice includes analysis of the patentability prospects of an invention by conducting patentability searching and incidental reconnaissance of relevant technologies to obtain a snapshot of the field of the invention, and to gain insight into whether the inventor seems to have surpassed a virtual innovation threshold. For an invention that appears to be patentable based upon search results (although attaining a Patent Grant is still not and can never be assured), we prepare a corresponding patent application and electronically file with the U.S. Patent Office.
While a patent application is pending, our engagement relates to interfacing with a patent examiner (called “prosecution” of a pending patent application) seeking to overcome objections or rejections, if any, of a claimed invention that the patent examiner handling the application may have raised. When, and if, an application matures into a U.S. Patent, we offer a computerized calendaring and reminder protocol for keeping track of due dates and establishing target dates for timely payment of maintenance fees which are required to sustain a U.S. Patent throughout its 20-Year life cycle.
We also electronically file and engage in prosecution of international patent applications under the auspices of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Besides patentability searching, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, we also engage in consulting and counseling services, and render legal opinions pertaining to possible infringement of third party patent rights.
Trademarks:
Our trademark practice includes assessment of availability of proposed marks in conjunction with particular goods and/or services by conducting trademark searching and incidental reconnaissance to gain insight into whether the proposed mark or a variation thereof has already been established in commerce. If such mark has indeed already been adopted, we consider whether the implicated goods and or services may cause likelihood of confusion or mistake with the client’s goods and/or services; or whether there maybe possible dilution or free-riding problems.
For a proposed mark that appears to be available for adoption as a trademark based upon search results (although attaining Trademark Registration is still not and can never be assured), we prepare a corresponding trademark application and electronically file with the U.S. Trademark Office.
While a trademark application is pending, our engagement relates to interfacing with an examiner in the Trademark Office (called “prosecution”) seeking to overcome refusals of registration, if any, of a mark the examiner handling the application may have raised. When, and if, an application matures into a U.S. Trademark Registration, we offer a computerized calendaring and reminder protocol for keeping track of due dates and establishing target dates for timely payment of renewal fees, which are required to sustain a U.S. Trademark Registration throughout its virtually unlimited life cycle – provided use-in-commerce continues to be sustained.
We also electronically file and engage in prosecution of international trademark applications under the auspices of the Madrid Convention. Besides trademark searching, preparation and prosecution of trademark applications, we also engage in consulting and counseling services, and render legal opinions pertaining to possible infringement of third party trademark rights.
Copyrights:
Our copyright practice includes assessment of copyrightability of creative and original works of authorship. Creative works include various writings such as poems, stories, essays; visual arts; jewelry; photographs; computer programs; architectural designs and layouts. For such works, we prepare a corresponding copyright application and electronically file with the U.S. Copyright Office.
While a copyright application is pending, our engagement relates to interfacing with an examiner in the Copyright Office (called “prosecution”) seeking to overcome refusals of registration, if any, of a work the examiner handling the application may have raised.