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Patent Prosecution

The U.S. patent system is more generous than most other patent systems, and thus the US may offer extensive patent protection to inventors who file on time. However, because an inventor can disclose an invention to the public deliberately or inadvertently, it is best to file a patent application as soon as possible. From the earliest stages of our clients’ technical development, IP&T Group, LLP closely works with our clients to offer, valuable advice about how to obtain and maintain protection for their inventions and does its best to effectively and efficiently acquire such protection.

  • Patent Art Search and Opinions
    Prior Art Search
    • Performing prior art search for patentability and validity analysis
    Patent Opinions
    • Analyzing prior art to determine patent validity and claim scope and to render an opinion to assist clients in evaluating their position
  • Prosecuting Patent Applications
    • Drafting patent applications based on invention disclosures and/or inventor interviews
    • Revising foreign-priority based application for clarity, proper claim scope, and conformance to U.S. practices
    • Filing patent applications (US patent applications, including divisional, continuation, and continuation-in-part, and PCT patent applications)
    • Prosecuting patent applications and conducting examiner interviews
    • Informing the USPTO any potentially relevant prior art the applicant is aware of while the US application is pending
    • Promptly responding to the examiner’s objection letters and interviewing with the examiner to discuss potential claim amendments and reach potentially allowable set of claims
    • Filing a notice of appeal after continuous rejection of the application
    • Promptly responding to the notice of allowances and issue fees to finalize and obtain issued patents
  • Prosecuting Reexam/Reissue Application
    Prosecuting Reissue Applications
    • Inter partes proceedings (a third-party intervening in reexam proceedings): filing the reexam request with the USPTO, defending patentees before the USPTO, preparing briefs, analyzing prior arts, and participating in reexam proceedings to properly define the scope of the claims and to determine the validity of the patents.
    • Ex parte proceedings (reexam proceedings conducted between the patentees and USPTO): filing the reexam reguest with th USPTO, defending patentees before the USPTO, preparing briefs, analyzing prior arts, and participating in reexam proceedings to properly define the scope of the claims and to determine the validity of the patents.
    • Post-grant review proceedings (trial-like proceeding):requesting the USPTO to cancel as unpatentable one or more claims of a patent and attacking the validity of a patent for any reason that could have been raised in a court of law.
    Prosecuting Reissue Applications
    • Filing and prosecuting reissue applications to correct errors, to obrain broader claim scope, and to maintain patentability

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Trademark Prosecution

  • Analyzing and counseling on trademark selection, registration, and enforcement to render an opinion to assist clients in evaluating their decision
  • Advising on the maintenance of the use and care of the trademark (building consumers’ identifying power of the trademark to the company and protecting the company’s trademark rights)
  • Conducting a search on the trademark to determine whether the proposed mark has legal conflicts with existing marks in the marketplace
  • Registering the trademark with the USPTO (filing actual-use and intent-to-use applications)
  • Communicating with the USPTO and responding to the examiner’s action letters

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Education / Training

IP laws, including patent and trademark, are constantly changing rapidly.  IP&T Group’s professionals are familiar with the recent changes and are kept up to speed with the updates in technology and IP laws.  They provide adequate education/training programs to fit the clients’ needs.

Short programs include a one-week program, a two-week program, and a one-month program. These programs usually provide clients with a general overview of patent or trademark prosecution and tours to US agencies in the field of intellectual property.

Longer programs include a six-month program, a one-year program, and a two-year program. These programs provide clients with the opportunity to qualify for the US patent bar and becoming a US patent agent after successfully passing the patent bar.

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