Patent

Patent

Patent Investigations

Patent searching (internet, Washington DC associates, international patent offices and libraries, trade shows, information brokers);

Patent strategies (provisional, utility, PCT, or none - just innovative and fast moving marketing strategies);

In licensing and out-licensing (from and to universities, companies, technology brokers, government labs, entrepreneurs-how to find the appropriate technology, pros and cons of licensings, etc.);

Litigation assistance (prior art searching, finding key technical experts, national and international trade show visits, and specialty libraries, etc.);

Licensing issues (reasonable royalties, minimum royalties, structure of agreement, obligations of licensor and licensee, patent infringement clauses, improvements, payment of maintenance fees, reporting requirments, up-front fees, insurance, etc.); etc.

Patent valuation services