Kilpatrick Townsend


Asset Creation - Prosecution & CounselingInnovation Driven Today, patents account for more than $5 trillion in added business value in the U.S. alone, so not surprisingly, patent procurement and strategic counseling is on the rise. Kilpatrick provides strategic advice and guidance to inventors, corporations, organizations, and universities seeking to develop patent portfolios to protect their inventions in key jurisdictions. Our attorneys handle a high volume of patent prosecution work, counseling, and transactional matters for a diverse client base, including some of the most globally-recognized companies in the world. We work closely with our clients to fully understand their core technology and broader applications, while evaluating their business objectives and the competition in order to design a global patent portfolio that ensures protection of the business. Your company’s innovations and intellectual property are among your most valuable assets and differentiators in the market. We help our clients compete in their markets by assisting with the full lifecycle of a company’s needs and are experienced at stepping in at any stage. Our work includes strategic counseling relating to: Creation and implementation of new products and services Investments in technologies and/or technology companies Acquisition of technology through mergers, acquisitions, and licensing Protecting and developing innovations Industry Focus Our attorneys and patent agents have a robust scientific and technical background with advanced degrees with years of professional experience working as biologists, chemists, engineers, inventors, professors, researchers, and software developers. We are exceptionally strong in the following industries: 1) chemistry and life sciences, 2) electronics and software, and 3) mechanical and medical devices. Reach From Conception To Commercialization We help clients build their patent portfolios from the ground up. Our highly-experienced attorneys assist some of the most innovative companies with mechanical engineering and medical device patents, software and electrical engineering patents, biotechnology and chemical patents, and design patents. With more than 200 patent attorneys and agents, who all hold engineering or scientific degrees, we come uniquely qualified to prepare, file, and prosecute patent applications in the U.S. and in other countries through a network of quality firms. We choose attorneys and agents with the technical experience to understand your technology. We strive to obtain appropriately broad, defensible patents through enhanced prosecution techniques, while maximizing portfolio assets through strategic patent management and portfolio audits. Enhanced Prosecution Techniques Accelerated Examination Track One Prioritized Examination Patent Prosecution Highway First Office Action Interview Program Patent Examiners Interviews Facilitating Progress Toward Allowance Global Network of Preferred Patent Firms Patent Management & Portfolio Audits Patent Portfolio Review, including removal and licensing of obsolete patents and patents that no longer serve business objectives Gap Analysis, identifying areas to be strengthened and protected Optimizing Client Invention Disclosure Processes Approach We Speak Your Language Our patent attorneys have the credentials to effectively communicate with our clients’ scientists, executives, and legal teams. This, along with our decades of experience, fosters a more collaborative environment to assure that patent strategies align with the client’s business objectives; optimize competitive advantages and revenue opportunities; and block competitors who infringe patents. Primary Contacts Steve R. Borgman Partner sborgman@ktslaw.com Charles W. Calkins Partner ccalkins@ktslaw.com Kelvin B. Catmull Partner kcatmull@ktslaw.com Brenda O. Holmes Partner bholmes@ktslaw.com Nicoletta M. Kennedy Partner nkennedy@ktslaw.com

Asset Creation - Prosecution & CounselingInnovation Driven

Today, patents account for more than $5 trillion in added business value in the U.S. alone, so not surprisingly, patent procurement and strategic counseling is on the rise. Kilpatrick provides strategic advice and guidance to inventors, corporations, organizations, and universities seeking to develop patent portfolios to protect their inventions in key jurisdictions. Our attorneys handle a high volume of patent prosecution work, counseling, and transactional matters for a diverse client base, including some of the most globally-recognized companies in the world. We work closely with our clients to fully understand their core technology and broader applications, while evaluating their business objectives and the competition in order to design a global patent portfolio that ensures protection of the business.

Your company’s innovations and intellectual property are among your most valuable assets and differentiators in the market. We help our clients compete in their markets by assisting with the full lifecycle of a company’s needs and are experienced at stepping in at any stage. Our work includes strategic counseling relating to:

Creation and implementation of new products and services
Investments in technologies and/or technology companies
Acquisition of technology through mergers, acquisitions, and licensing
Protecting and developing innovations

Industry Focus

Our attorneys and patent agents have a robust scientific and technical background with advanced degrees with years of professional experience working as biologists, chemists, engineers, inventors, professors, researchers, and software developers. We are exceptionally strong in the following industries: 1) chemistry and life sciences, 2) electronics and software, and 3) mechanical and medical devices.

Reach

From Conception To Commercialization

We help clients build their patent portfolios from the ground up. Our highly-experienced attorneys assist some of the most innovative companies with mechanical engineering and medical device patents, software and electrical engineering patents, biotechnology and chemical patents, and design patents. With more than 200 patent attorneys and agents, who all hold engineering or scientific degrees, we come uniquely qualified to prepare, file, and prosecute patent applications in the U.S. and in other countries through a network of quality firms. We choose attorneys and agents with the technical experience to understand your technology. We strive to obtain appropriately broad, defensible patents through enhanced prosecution techniques, while maximizing portfolio assets through strategic patent management and portfolio audits.

Enhanced Prosecution Techniques

Accelerated Examination
Track One Prioritized Examination
Patent Prosecution Highway
First Office Action Interview Program
Patent Examiners Interviews Facilitating Progress Toward Allowance
Global Network of Preferred Patent Firms

Patent Management & Portfolio Audits

Patent Portfolio Review, including removal and licensing of obsolete patents and patents that no longer serve business objectives
Gap Analysis, identifying areas to be strengthened and protected
Optimizing Client Invention Disclosure Processes

Approach

We Speak Your Language

Our patent attorneys have the credentials to effectively communicate with our clients’ scientists, executives, and legal teams. This, along with our decades of experience, fosters a more collaborative environment to assure that patent strategies align with the client’s business objectives; optimize competitive advantages and revenue opportunities; and block competitors who infringe patents.