Patent Preparation & Prosecution

Not all patents are created equal.

Many patent applications fail because the invention they were drafted to protect didn’t meet the core patentability requirements of novelty and non-obviousness, and others fail because of the quality of the patent application itself. Additionally, of the patents that do get granted, an even smaller percentage ever provides any commercial advantage or revenue for their owners. The question is, what can you do to:

1. reasonably assess the patentability of your invention before initiating the patent process, and
2. improve the likelihood of being granted a valuable patent?

DRM’s process yields high-quality patents.

Clearly, not all patents are created equal. If you believe your invention will meet the core patent requirements and you want to improve your chance of being granted a patent, you need to work with a team of intellectual property professionals who have experience in your specific industry and have a track record of getting patents granted. That’s exactly what you’ll find at Downs Rachlin Martin. Our patent law team includes directors with decades of patent experience, many with industry-specific technical experience, including graduate technical degrees; patent professionals who have worked as patent examiners at the USPTO; patent clerks; and a team of highly-experienced IP paralegals. This combination of strong industry-specific experience, educational background and deep legal knowledge enables DRM’s patent attorneys to extract from a client the essence of the invention, which forms the core of a strong patent.

Our attorneys approach the patent preparation process by first understanding your business goals and objectives. With this knowledge, we are better equipped to develop the right specification and claim structure to help achieve your business goals. We perform product clearance studies to provide our clients with peace of mind when launching new products. When it comes to patent prosecution, we are adept at representing clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in dealing with patent examiners and patent judges to obtain the broadest patent protection available under the circumstances. We regularly interact with foreign associates in obtaining international patents for our clients, typically providing substantive direction to our associates during foreign prosecution.

For more information about our patent preparation and prosecution practice, please contact Morgan Heller or Thomas Kohler.

DRM patent attorneys serve clients of all sizes across a wide range of industries.

DRM’s patent lawyer assist clients in protecting, leveraging, enforcing and defending their valuable inventions and patent rights across industries such as: automotive, chemical, financial, healthcare, medical devices, microelectronics, nanotechnology, optics and optoelectronic devices, software and computer systems, telecommunications, turbo machinery and toys. We prepare U.S. utility and design patent applications and international applications (PCTs) in these and many other fields. As Vermont strives to achieve its goal of having 25% of its energy needs satisfied by renewables by 2025 and 90% by 2050, DRM has become a leader in IP for alternative energy, wind, and solar technology. When protection of markets outside the U.S. is important, DRM’s attorneys can turn to long-standing and close working relationships with a large network of foreign associates to initiate and prosecute patent filings in countries and regions across the globe, thereby maximizing the patent protection on a global scale.