Tysons Corner Virginia

Newport Beach California

Patent Prosecution

Whether we are nurturing a new innovative invention as part of a research and development plan or managing an established patent portfolio as part of a long-term business plan, we make it our business to understand your needs so that we can provide you with the most creative and cost-effective solution.

Our attorneys help individual inventors and large corporations navigate the increasing complexities of prosecuting patents. We help to build and maintain patent portfolios in line with the business objectives of our clients.

Our services start with defensive counsel with offensive tactics in mind. We work with inventors on the front line of innovation. Our attorneys provide counseling on patent prosecution and procurement as an integral part of our client’s research and development plan. We keep our clients apprised of emerging trends and rulings that impact their intellectual property assets and global marketing strategies.

Many of our attorneys have formerly worked at the U.S. Patent Office as patent examiners. As such, we know when to aggressively oppose, when to negotiate, and when to take a step back and approach the issues from a different angle.

Trademarks

We represent clients in all facets of their trademark needs, including trademark infringement and dilution actions, and trademark prosecution. We also work closely with our foreign affiliates for procuring trademark protections abroad.

Throughout the any trademark proceeding, we assist you in evaluating the strengths and shortcomings of your positions. While we consider the quality and depth of our work to be our greatest asset, we are also aware of our clients’ concern for budget and fund allocation. When advisable, we help you curtail prolonged prosecutions by proactively negotiate through in-person conferences with Patent Office officials through attorneys at our Northern Virginia office.

Patent Litigation

WPAT provides advice and counsel to businesses and individuals facing infringing goods and unfair business practices. We recommend cost-effective strategies in addition to aggressive litigation.

We are advocates, counselors, strategist, and negotiators. We handle the full range of patent litigation issues that our clients face in the course of creating proprietary products of ingenuity. When our client’s patent rights are being challenged, we respond with skill and experience, identifying and applying the appropriate solution to the situation at hand.

Tailoring to the needs of our clients, we provide creative and effective answers to the complex patent issues that face emerging and established companies and entrepreneurs.

Copyright

We design and implement copyright procurement strategies, recommend domestic and international protections, enforcements, and identify planning opportunities for key areas of our client’s core and non-core innovations. Our services in this field are comprehensive. In conjunction with securing copyright protections through registrations and filings, we assist and represent clients in preventing importations of infringing good through cooperation with the U.S. Customs by way of criminal prosecution. We are attorneys dedicated with your best interest in mind, We are strategist who help you address your copyright concerns. We are negotiators who represent your point of view in negotiating copyright licenses. We help you pursue your goal with zeal and we plan wisely. These commitments, combined with our client-centered dedication, well positions WPAT as your firm of choice for the creation, development, expansion, commercialization, preservation and protection of your intellectual property.

Represented Clients

Acer Inc.

Apex Biotechnology Co.

ChipMOS Technologies(Bermuda) LTD.

Foxlink Image Technology Co., Ltd.

ATEN International Co. Ltd.

AU Optronics Corp

Biopeutics Co., Ltd.

Naturewise Biotech & Medical Co.

Gateway Inc.

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Patent Gallary

• Biological Inventions
• Computer Technology
• Electrical Inventions
• Mechanical Inventions
• Medical Device Inventions
• As Former Patent Examiners