Intellectual Property

About

Provided by Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

We are one of the nation’s leading intellectual property and technology law firms, securing hundreds of patents every year for some of the world’s largest, most innovative companies. In the most recent rankings of the nation’s top IP law firms, we were ranked 18th for the total number of utility patents issued in 2020 among over 700 firms.

With a focus on patent preparation and prosecution since our beginning in 1996, we have formed decades-long partnerships with companies such as Applied Materials, IBM, Disney Pixar, Weatherford, ExxonMobil, and Western Digital. We serve as extended, trusted members of the companies’ legal and R&D departments, working seamlessly together to build, leverage, and protect their IP assets.

We don’t work in practice silos. Instead, our team of nearly 80 patent prosecutors collaborates across technical disciplines—combining different skill sets, technical expertise, and personality types—to ensure we achieve the best results for our clients, never wasting time or resources.

We secure strong, commercially significant patents by:

• Conducting in-person, in-depth interviews with inventors, asking the right questions to understand the technology and what is truly novel about the invention
• Reviewing prototypes and drawings
• Attending engineering reviews and brainstorms
• Exploring not just the technology, but the client’s business, including goals and budget constraints
• Prioritizing IP opportunities