Patents & Utility Models
Ladas & Parry brings a well-rounded global perspective to its clients’ problems and concerns in the protection of useful inventions under the patent laws of every country around the world. Our team of skilled practitioners covers all areas of technology, including technical backgrounds in the electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical and biotechnology arts. Our attorneys also have backgrounds and experience in computer and telecommunications-related hardware and residential and cloud-based software, internet and e-commerce, business methods, and semiconductor devices.
We regularly coordinate and handle patent matters in every part of the world. Many of our practitioners are admitted to practice not only before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, but also before the European and British patent offices. Our global expertise has equipped us to explain to clients and take advantage of the differences between the patent practice in an applicant’s country of origin and the country where an applicant is seeking foreign patent protection or enforcement, and to therefore reduce the frustrations that are often felt when seeking or enforcing patent rights away from home. Moreover, we often apply knowledge of foreign practice to the drafting and prosecution of U.S. patents for preserving rights if patent protection is later sought overseas, and we assist in choosing the most cost-effective way to secure protection in a particular jurisdiction, for example by pruning applications to remove text that may be un-needed, or even in countries providing such options, selecting an alternative form of protection such as a utility model as the best way for doing this.
Our extensive and multifaceted experience in providing timely, expert advice and assistance in acquiring, licensing, enforcing and defending patents worldwide helps clients recognize and use intellectual property assets for realizing their business goals.
