PROCESS

• Analysis of the patent, including:
  – Review of client-provided patents coupled with interviews of client marketing staff
  – Formulation of the logic pattern of the invention and its graphical depiction
  – Individual diagramming of each independent claim to support the detailed level of ensuing work
   
• Identifying avenues for strengthening the patent and opportunities for protection against infringement or invent-around, including:
  – Revealing elements for possible exclusion and/or identifying functions that might be delegated to other elements
  – Revealing non-removable elements for possible integration
  – Revealing and utilizing the client’s resources in order to provide the best technical and economic recommendations for implementing the suggested directions

DELIVERABLES

• Graphical depiction of elements in major claims, as well as the interconnections for each patent and/or related patents
• Where weaknesses are identified, suggestions for buttressing the protection will be provided based upon the logical depictions of the diagrams
• Brief textual descriptions of future directions for the patent(s) to strengthen and broaden its protection

BENEFITS

• Assistance in the crafting of effective legal arguments for attorneys litigating on the client’s behalf
• Assistance in assessing the client’s position relative to that of the litigant
• Specific suggestions for an invention/technology that will avoid infringement of an unlicensed patent or a competitor’s patent
• Specific suggestions to enhance the inventiveness of a client’s patent or provide new patent applications to protect the technology that will circumvent a competitor’s patent