Patent Prosecution

Benesch's full service patent practice features registered patent attorneys with diverse technical backgrounds and practical industry experience. We represent clients in every phase of the patent process in the U.S. and coordinate patent-related activities outside the U.S. We also advise clients regarding a variety of other patent-related matters, including clearance of new products, design around alternatives, and enforcement programs. We regularly advise clients in developing and implementing comprehensive patent strategy, including educating inventors, assessing and processing invention disclosures, preparing and prosecuting high-quality patent applications, clearing new product designs, and enforcing patent rights against infringers.  In short, Benesch’s patent practitioners have obtained important patents for our clients on a wide variety of technologies, and our patent litigators have produced positive results in complex patent cases throughout the U.S. on a consistent basis. Benesch patent lawyers have also argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Our patent lawyers regularly speak and write about patent issues of interest to clients, the bench, and the patent bar.

Services Include

• Patent searching, including state-of-the-art searches and right-to-use searches.
• Preparing and prosecuting patent applications relating to a wide variety of inventions, including reexamination proceedings.
• Drafting and negotiating patent-related agreements, including licenses.
• Advising on patent infringement, validity, and enforceability issues.
• Prosecuting and defending patent infringement actions, interferences, and 337 actions.