{"id":1235,"date":"2024-03-11T18:48:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T18:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/?page_id=1235"},"modified":"2024-03-11T18:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T18:50:07","slug":"patent-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onellp.com\/patent-prosecution\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Prosecution"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][image_with_animation animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Our patent prosecution law practice is defined by one purpose\u2014to add value for our clients.\u00a0 Whether strategically positioning a patent portfolio from the ground up, working with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (or foreign counsel for patent offices outside the U.S.) to get a patent granted, or defending a client\u2019s patent after it has been granted, we carefully evaluate and implement each step in the legal process based on the strategic value it provides the client.\u00a0 We are a team of seasoned patent attorneys and former PTO examiners (with degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering) adept at assessing, developing, and obtaining high value patent and trademark portfolios, both domestic and foreign.<\/p>\n

We represent a wide range of clients, from individual inventors and emerging companies to large corporations and universities.\u00a0 Our notable clients include the University of California, California Institute of Technology, Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson, and SOBERLINK, to name a few.\u00a0 Our technical expertise ranges from computer software and hardware related arts, such as e-business applications and data communication systems, to device-related arts, such as medical devices.<\/p>\n

When preparing patent applications, especially for startup clients, we recognize that every dollar counts.\u00a0 Thus, we provide advice on the most cost effective strategies to pursue and preserve intellectual property rights as well as realistic budgets.\u00a0 We further work with clients to develop internal programs designed to facilitate cross-functional collaboration between R&D and the business groups, thereby maximizing in-house opportunities for innovation.<\/p>\n

When prosecuting patent, we recognize and appreciate that the PTO examiner is like a judge with wide discretion on deciding the fate of an application.\u00a0 We therefore are mindful that we are our client\u2019s advocate, not the examiner\u2019s adversary.\u00a0 Thus, our approach is to carefully assess how to connect with a particular examiner first (e.g., determine what facts would be persuasive and what would not), thereby maximizing the impact of every response we make.<\/p>\n

Our team also has substantial experience in successfully defending granted patents, whether in an ex parte reexamination or an inter partes review (\u201cIPR\u201d).\u00a0 We recently maintained the validity of an ophthalmic-based patent after three separate attempts by a competitor to invalidate our client\u2019s patents in an ex-parte proceeding.\u00a0 Further, our team recently obtained a rare patentee victory in an IPR trial initiated by a competitor in the refrigeration shelving space (historically the Patent and Trial Board has invalidated almost 90% of the patents challenged in IPR petitions).\u00a0 Our team includes top-notch patent litigators who bring their trial skills to these proceedings.<\/p>\n

Some of our more notable patent prosecution experience includes:<\/p>\n