Waddey & Patterson, P.C.
THE WADDEY & PATTERSON DIFFERENCE
We are committed to developing a deep understanding of your business and technology, because that knowledge is fundamental to providing effective I.P. legal services.
We are a mid-sized firm able to handle large matters, yet not too large to give attention to your needs and the uniqueness of each IP matter. In short, we have the "intellectual critical mass" your I.P. protection requires. While large firms have checklists that are used in every matter, because they cannot otherwise effectively manage their attorneys, we understand that each IP matter is unique. This allows us to address each IP matter individually which leads to a better result and lower cost.
All of our attorneys earned technical degrees and virtually all have work experience that preceded their legal education. We have remarkably low turnover, fostering an environment where the best legal minds can stay for an entire career. Chances are that the attorney at the beginning of a project will see it through to the end. We do not rely upon the economic model of leveraging associates. We also do not have the overhead inherent with firms in larger markets; therefore, we can provide you with the services of our senior attorneys at rates charged by junior associates in larger firms. We do not need to resort to over-staffing your case in order to bolster our fees.Whether your technology is mechanical, electrical, electronic, web based, chemical, or biological we have the technical skills and experience to develop the best IP protection program for you.
All new attorneys complete our unique and intensive Patent Prosecution Training Program -- at our expense -- to assure you'll never be billed for the learning curve of a new associate. Having successfully prosecuted thousands of patent and trademark applications and represented their clients in hundreds of court cases, our legal team has the unique combination of practical experience and value-driven legal performance it takes to move your ideas forward.
CASE STUDY :: HOW W&P ADDS VALUE
In one case we were prosecuting an application in which we had copied claims from a competitor's patent for the purpose of ultimately invoking an interference proceeding. During the prosecution we were actually able to obtain allowance of claims broader than the copied claims. We made the strategic decision to simply accept those, and not provoke the interference, because we had achieved most of the benefit we could obtain in interference with none of the cost and risk.
In another case, a former collaboration partner of our client obtained a patent on technology our client believed had been derived from our client, after the client's former patent counsel had determined the technology was not patentable. We designed and prosecuted an application and request for interference proceeding. The interference was initiated, which led to a settlement in favor of our client.
AVAILABLE SERVICES
- Patentability opinions
- Drafting, filing, and prosecuting domestic patent applications
- Patent re-issue and re-examination proceedings
- Patent protests
- Patent assignment, title searches and opinions
- Licensing consultation, licensing negotiation and related agreements
- Validity analysis, infringement analysis and opinions
- Freedom to operate opinion
- Infringement litigation
- Appeals of disputed matters in the patent office and federal courts
- Monitoring of patent developments in specific industries
- Patent Due Diligence Investigations in Corporate Transactions
- Filing and prosecution of foreign patent applications (including Patent Cooperation Treaty and European Patent Office applications) engaging, as necessary, a network of reputable foreign patent agents to assist the firm
- ITC proceedings
- Generic drug proceedings
- Developing a comprehensive patent protection program
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