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Our attorneys and agents are registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and have extensive experience in a wide range of technologies, including electrical circuits (both analog and digital), communication systems, semiconductor processing, semiconductor memory devices, mechanical devices, computer networks, software, and medical and dental devices. Our full range of patent-related services includes preparing and prosecuting original, reissue, and reexamination applications, as well as handling appeals and interference proceedings before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
Our patent practitioners handle the initial preparation, filing, and subsequent prosecution of patent applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for clients ranging from large technology leaders to innovative start-ups to individual inventors. We research and analyze prior art to evaluate an invention's patentability and to draft appropriate patent claims. We also handle various patent-related administrative tasks and post-issuance matters, including the preparation and recordation of assignments and the payment of maintenance fees and annuities. The firm has relationships with foreign associates throughout the world for assistance in matters before foreign patent offices, including the European Community, Japan, Korea, China, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan.
MacPherson Kwok Chen & Heid attorneys and agents have extensive academic and industry experience and training, with backgrounds as engineers, managers, and in-house general and patent counsel for technology companies ranging from small to large. This knowledge and experience allows our attorneys to work well and efficiently with engineers and other personnel during the patent prosecution process. Many of our attorneys and agents hold advanced technical degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering.
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