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Quality patent attorney service makes all the difference.
It’s the difference between patents that work and patents that don’t. It’s the difference between successfully entering a new market and falling over a competitor’s patent. And it’s the difference between efficient practical advice and costly confusion.
Patenting requires a significant investment. Careful cost/benefit analysis is an important first step.
We provide clear guidance on the short-term and long-term patent costs and prefer to start with preliminary discussion without charge to talk through the patent application process, the applicable costs and the prospects of success.
To qualify for a valid patent, the idea must be new and non-obvious compared to what is already publicly known. Searching for relevant pre-existing technology is a prudent early step.
We apply our patent and technical skill to identify the potentially patentable features of your invention and frame detailed instructions for dedicated patent searchers to target those features. We then analyse the search results and advise on your prospects of success, and point out the potentially patentable features of your invention, all in simple practical terms.
The first patent application is the foundation stone of your patent strategy. The wording is critical, and at this point quality patent attorney work makes all the difference.
The more a patent application covers, the more likely it is to cover an old technology and be invalid.
We have many years of training and experience preparing the critical wording to optimise this compromise, to build in flexibility to make amendments in case relevant old technologies come to light later on, and to meet a range of other necessary legal requirements.
The patent application process usually takes years. Along the way there is correspondence to track and deadlines to monitor.
We have an enviable record of dependability. Our robust business systems, dedicated software, quality-focused culture and experienced professionals ensure the process is managed efficiently.
We meticulously monitor deadlines and anticipated correspondence and follow up when action is called for or correspondence is overdue, so that you won’t be rushed (or worse still lose a patent right) due to administrative error.
We work through the complexities in background and provide clear communication telling you what you need to know when you need to know it.
As each deadline approaches, we contact you to outline the options and the applicable costs, and seek your instructions before proceeding.
After a patent application is filed, a patent examiner will search for relevant pre-existing technology and raise objections if they consider the patent application to cover anything that is not new or is obvious.
During this phase we review the old technologies and complete the legal analysis, and provide a simple outline of your options for proceeding, the applicable costs and the prospects of success.
Selling a new product or using a new process risks infringing a patent that you don’t know about.
Before investing in the new project, a ‘freedom to operate search’ for problematic patents may well be called for.
We can provide a pragmatic assessment of the risks and, if search is called for, frame an efficient search that provides a pragmatic degree of due diligence.
The coverage of a patent is defined by its claims. Claims are invalid unless they meet various legal requirements and can be amended from time to time.
We can advise on what patents cover and, if need be, what they validly cover how to avoid them.
Clear timely advice lets you steer clear of trouble.
It is important to move swiftly when faced with a lawyer’s letter alleging patent infringement. You need to assess the merits of the threat (Does the patent cover your product? Is it valid?) and the relevant commercial considerations, and settle on a pragmatic response.
We are ideally placed help with this assessment and formulate an informed response to the threat that may well nip the issue in the bud.
It’s usually best to steer clear of trouble, but when an invalid patent stands in your way it might be time to fight.
The validity of an Australian patent or patent application can be challenged by intervening at the Patent Office and/or by applying to the Federal Court. We can advise on the best option, the prospects of success and lead the way to get it done.
Ben has been great to deal with, understands how to communicate clearly in terminology that a layman can grasp. Works to a timetable and keeps the commercial aspects of IP in focus.
Have worked with Ben now for over 10 years on a number of projects. Can’t recommend BRM any more highly.
Ben is a highly competent patent attorney, who has helped us secure numerous patents. His honest appraisal of the risks and options, along with his technical writing skills to deliver enforceable patents, makes him the perfect fit for our company.
Ben is knowledgeable and thorough. His response time is always good and his advice is always crystal clear.
Ben is a very skilled and conscientious patent attorney. Great advice, easy to work with, well organised, and with clear communication. I highly recommend BRM.
BRM Patent Attorneys has been working with Eco Garage Doors for a number of years, Ben’s ability to understand the technical needs of the company quickly, assist us efficiently and comprehensively in achieving our patent objective.
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