Patent Counseling & Prosecution

Patent Counseling & Prosecution

Baird Holm assists clients with the procurement, protection and enforcement of patents. Our attorneys advise clients on their intellectual property strategies with patents as an integral consideration for best managing their critical business assets. Baird Holm assists clients with the procurement, protection and enforcement of patents. Our attorneys advise clients on their intellectual property strategies with patents as an integral consideration for best managing their critical business assets.

Our patent attorneys guide inventors and entrepreneurs through patentability searches, patent prosecution, and infringement analysis. We regularly analyze and negotiate technology licensing agreements involving patented technologies and systems. Clients who discover enforcement opportunities or encounter infringement concerns are able to rely on our responsive litigation team and support services.

Baird Holm’s patent counseling enables clients to make informed, strategic decisions related to their intellectual property and business operations.

Patent Services

Patents services are complex, but Baird Holm offers simplicity. Our attorneys are able to assist clients with the following services:

• Prior art searches and analysis
• Patentability analysis and counsel
• Patent application preparation and filing
• Patent prosecution before the USPTO
• International patent prosecution
• Post-grant review and inter partes reviews
• Patent licensing negotiation
• Freedom-to-operate analysis and advice for design-arounds
• Drafting and responding to licensing request letters
• Patent litigation preparation and support

Industries

Baird Holm’s attorneys are experienced in a wide range of technological and complex business areas. Our attorneys have strengths in the following fields of technology:

• Agricultural processing
• Biochemistry and life sciences
• Chemical processing
• Communication systems
• Computer software
• Electronic and mobile payments
• Graphical user interfaces and document processing
• Medical devices
• Mechanical technologies 
• Product design and packaging