Which Patent Attorney Are You Looking For: An Expert in Patent Registration or Patent Protection? The two are seldom the same.
The product/ invention you have come up with can be your potential breakthrough to hit the jackpot and make you millions of dollars.
But nowadays, IP rights enforcement isn't restricted to the use of legal litigation and border control. It also has requirements from the field of Online brand protection.
This is why you need an Interdisciplinary patent attorney: one, his specialization in patent registration and the other, equally important, an expert in actual patent protection- nut only in court, but online, using state of the art technology to fight off counterfeiters faster than they appear.
Well, you've come to the right address.
The world of commerce is fast becoming more and more digital every day, enabling rogue sellers, competitors and others to mimic your idea more easily, implement it and make money off it before you even blink.
That is why you must adapt as well. Interdisciplinary patent drafting and online oriented patent strategy are crucial to aggressively protect your Intellectual property in the online markets.
In order to play it smart, and avoid useless expenditure of funds, it is recommended to follow certain steps, amongst the more basic ones are:
Performing a Patentability Search
Its main purpose is to search for existing patents and other types of publications and compare them with your idea to see whether or not there are detectable findings that would render your idea unpatentable. It is a good way to investigate whether you should invest more time and energy in the project (exclusively from the IP standpoint) and thus potentially save you unnecessary loss of time and money.
Patent Drafting
This is an unimaginably important step that aims to both formulate the idea in full and to examine it in several aspects including but not limited to; eyes of the patent examiner; the applicant's/ inventor's vision and business needs AND the eyes of potential competitors trying to reverse engineer a non-infringing knockoff.
As the patent drafting quality is higher, thus the prosecution process becomes smoother and shorter (exceptions obviously occur). Similar to the product "Time-to-market", The time dimension in patent registration is a key factor that should be shortened as much as possible (depending on specific case in some instances)
Patent strategy
Many patent attorneys would simply file in their local patent office and suggest to expand according to existing international IP agreements e.g. PCT, Paris convention, Madrid protocol etc., but should you incorporate other aspects- the patent strategy (and intellectual protection strategy as a whole) should be tailor-made for you. Depending on your business plan, financial capabilities, relevant product markets (territories), technological field of the product/ invention and more. That is one of our special skills. Customizing everything depending to your exact needs and circumstances. Next:
Submit the patent application
Submitting an application as soon as possible is aimed at achieving two goals (in addition to obvious reasons). One – to help with obtaining additional funding from potential investors (for investors, it points to show on the project's seriousness and raises the odds for obtaining an invest).
Secondly - the filing date of the application has retroactive relevance when it comes to IP litigation against 3rd parties.
Implement your strategy and prosecution.
Our business moto in dealing with the customer is to do everything possible to Reduce costs and expedite processes. This is a common goal for us and you: That your project will succeed. We're here to build relationships.
That's why you contacted us, right?
And there are several other important benefits to your patent success:
The name of the game is experience - for close to a decade we have been dealing with patent, intellectual property and copyright. We have practically practiced in every area: We worked in a company that specializes in patent registration, in law firms specializing in copyright protection, we ran a company whose practice is the actual enforcement of intellectual property rights on the Internet (and simply put - downloading the "web" from the web long before the courts roll out) And more.
Global Collaboration - We are collaborating with the world's largest and most recognized firms whose practice is to register and protect patents anywhere in the globe, making it easier for us to perform all testing, editing and registration processes while shortening significant schedules.
Become a disadvantage - We talked about the Internet being a hotbed for idea thieves, copywriters, and copyright thieves. We turned the downside into an advantage. On the one hand, we utilize smart algorithms to automatically detect violations and copying with the help of the network, on the other, we utilize the network for the rapid and sweeping removal of intellectual property violations without the use of the court system. And that has added value ...
Added metrics - We've made deals with the world's largest online commerce sites - more than 100 sites including all Amazon, eBay, Atzie, Eliaxpress ... and others. As part of these agreements, webmasters download over the virtual store shelves the "merchant" who copied your patent or product in just two days.
The paper is free… - We are a green office model. Do not print on paper. Everything is computerized, everything is managed online, everything is visible and transparent to you on your computer screen.
The personal relation - True, a phrase 'laundered' as is customary to say but has content. We have no ambition to be a big office and the reason is simple, for two reasons: First, the personal contact with you, the professional accompaniment, and the personal protection of your patent are important to us. After all, this is your "baby" and there is no great pleasure in seeing the baby grow into a successful and profitable patent. Second - it is clear to us that you would not want to be another customer in a large firm but the "customer" who gets all the attitude and attention. If you are having a copy - you have someone to turn to for quick and fast problem solving