Patent Prosecution - Protecting Inventions
From individual inventors, universities and research institutions to Fortune 500 companies, Reinhart's Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Area is dedicated to superior client service; guiding clients through all steps of the patenting process from preparation of the patent application, to prosecution of the application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to conducting appeals when necessary, to docketing and maintaining issued patents.
Reinhart's IP Practice includes attorneys with a broad array of technical experience in diverse areas including mechanical and electrical technologies, chemical technologies, business methods, software and Internet-related technologies and e-commerce, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and drug delivery technology, agricultural arts, sporting equipment, nanotechnology, polymers and food engineering and processing. Reinhart's patent attorneys all have technical degrees and are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The Reinhart IP Practice's patent application strategy focuses on building quality into each patent application. By handcrafting each patent application, rather than merely drafting patent applications that meet the minimum standard, each Reinhart patent application is a well-written and complete illustration of an invention which possesses superior commercial attributes. While such meticulous care may not be necessary in order to obtain a patent, Reinhart's patent attorneys take pride in each Reinhart patent application we craft, and we believe that such a quality-conscious approach produces better patents.
Reinhart's patent prosecution approach focuses not only on understanding our client's technologies, but also on understanding our client's business objectives, including their products and commercial markets, as well as the role of intellectual property in their organization. Reinhart's unique patent prosecution philosophy provides our attorneys with the ability to better anticipate potential opportunities in the technology, to obtain the broadest possible practical patent coverage and to anticipate potential business pitfalls.
International Patent Prosecution
Reinhart's patent prosecution law group has extensive experience prosecuting and successfully securing patents in foreign countries throughout the world. The Reinhart IP team assists clients in determining the best possible foreign patenting strategy, whether through direct national filing in key markets or manufacturing jurisdictions; regional filing such as before the European Patent Office; or pursuing an international patent strategy through the Patent Cooperative Treaty (PCT) system. Reinhart's international patent strategy focuses on counseling clients on securing the most economically advantageous and desirable patent coverage in the necessary markets.