Practice
Summary
Our prosecution practice is well-established and continues to
grow in response to client demand. Nearly all of the members of
Oliff & Berridge are registered to practice before the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and have extensive prosecution
experience. Many of the members and associate attorneys are former
Patent Examiners. Our experience with litigation and licensing
matters is brought to bear on all prosecution matters to optimize
the value and enforceability of the patents and registrations we
obtain for our clients.
Our patent practice spans the gamut of inventions, from complex
communications hardware and software to genetically engineered
mammals, from components and systems of automotive and jet aircraft
engines to textile chemistry and fabric structures, from snow skis
to semiconductors. As detailed in our Attorney Profiles, our patent
attorneys and agents have a wealth of technical education and
industry experience to apply to their patent prosecution efforts.
Our trademark practice encompasses a broad range of goods and
services in nearly all classes, from sophisticated industrial
products and computer software to consumer goods, from website
design and trade association services to restaurants and grocery
stores. We have comprehensive experience with non-word marks, such
as design and product configuration marks, as well as the different
considerations involved with protecting families of similar marks,
or portfolios of house and product line marks.
Our copyright practice similarly spans a broad spectrum of works,
with particular expertise in technical works - from computer-related
technology in all of its many forms, including computer software,
micro code, mask works, user interfaces, multimedia, databases and
the Internet.