A patent is a legal document granted by the United States government.
Patents are granted through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to individuals or entities in order to protect ideas—particularly inventions—for a fixed term.
A patent precludes others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention in the United States or importing the invention into the United States. There are three types of patents: utility, design, and plant.
Generally, the term of a new patent is 20 years from the application date. Patent law is derived from the U.S. Constitution, which provides that Congress has the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. U.S. Const. art. I § 8, cl. 8.
Key Areas of Service
We assist throughout the patent planning process for both U.S. and International design and utility patents and are committed to helping our clients protect, manage, enforce, defend, and expand their innovative ideas and brand identities. ARC IP Law works to protect and build the intellectual property interests of every client.
Patent General Service
- Patentability studies
- Patent landscape reviews
- Non-infringement analysis and legal opinions
- Market and competitor analysis
- Due diligence
- Patent valuation assistance
- Licensing agreements
- Patent transfers or assignments
- Non disclosure and/or confidentiality agreements
Patent Prosecution
- Global patent portfolio management
- Prosecution strategies
- Claim construction
- Specification drafting
- Design patents
- Utility patents
Post Grant Proceedings
- Post grant review
- Inter partes review
- Ex parte reexamination
- Patent interferences and derivation proceedings
- Supplemental examination
- Patent reissue
- Representation before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Patent Enforcement
- Cease and desist demands
- Patent litigation
- Protective orders
- Customs enforcement
- International Trade Commission (ITC) matters
- Local counsel for patent litigation
Areas of Our Technical Expertise
- Antennas
- Consumer goods and equipment
- Databases
- Electrical machinery and apparatus
- Audio visual technology
- Telecommunications
- Wireless technology
- Information technology
- Semiconductors
- Image processing
- Optics instruments
- Analysis and measurement
- Medical technology instruments and device
- Diagnostics
- Machine learning
- Robotics
- Computer systems and software
- Electrical
- Mechanical and machine tools
- Engines
- Pumps turbines
- Space technology
- Weapons