Why We Need Patents? Aren't Copyrights Enough? 

Copyright protects the creative and original expression of an idea, but not the idea itself. To infringe a copyright, there must be copying, which suggests that your competitor had access to and copied, among other things, all or part of your copyrighted work for purposes other than "fair use" without your permission. To work around this, your competitor might have a team independently develop a product that matches yours, function for function and feature for feature, without infringing your copyrights.

Unlike copyrights, someone can infringe a patent without having had access to the patented invention. A patent includes a set of claims which concisely point out what the invention is. If someone else's later product, service, or solution is covered by the invention as set out in a patent claim, there is infringement.

Our Services

Getting a patent involves time and expense. We are experienced in securing patent protection for our clients' ideas and inventions, and are able to arrange for applications to be filed in any country that has a patent system. We assist clients in all facets of patent application and licensing, including advisory services to guide clients in product design processes to avoid infringement problems, and assessment of patent portfolios in connection with corporate acquisitions and venture capital investments. 

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With experience in a wide range of technical and professional fields - biotechnology, business methods, computer systems, and pharmaceuticals, to name only a few - our worldwide network of patent practitioners will bring to your business and products a true fusion of business acumen and technical excellence. Their technical backgrounds, often gained through pertinent industry experience, are of particular benefit to clients who wish to develop market-focused intellectual property portfolios.