Our team of former patent examiners and attorneys with advanced technical degrees positions Venable among the nation's foremost patent law firms. Our patent prosecution work is reinforced by a strong corps of patent strategists and litigators skilled at advising clients on maximizing the value of their intellectual property (IP) portfolios.
Venable attorneys are leading strategists in an era where patents are key to protecting technology and competitive advantage. Additionally, we recognize and understand how artificial intelligence (AI) drives new technologies to be patented and new tools for preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
Practitioners With Technology, Medical Device, and Life Sciences Backgrounds
Our attorneys, patent agents, and technical specialists have scientific and technological degrees that allow them to quickly grasp the nuances of the most complex technology. From applied molecular biology to aerospace engineering, we run the gamut of life sciences, physics, and engineering disciplines to bring the right knowledge and experience to the table. Our clients include emerging technology companies, universities, and multinational organizations with complex patent portfolios that span the globe. In audits of IP assets, we find hidden value, evaluate new technology, survey the competition for possible infringements, and assess the patents of potential acquisition targets.
A Record of Success at the U.S. Patent Trademark Office (USPTO)
Our team has prepared and prosecuted tens of thousands of patents worldwide. Decades of experience have prepared us to not only prosecute patents for industry-leading global players but to also seamlessly customize our services for startups and emerging innovators. We seek the broadest possible scope of coverage while trying to reduce prosecution history estoppel. To ensure quality, we employ standard controls at each stage in the life cycle of a patent application. With a team largely based in Washington, DC, we are positioned to facilitate the prosecution of patent applications with USPTO examiners, and our historical issue rate for U.S. patent applications is significantly greater than the allowance rate of the USPTO.
Full-Service Resources Worldwide
To provide protection to clients outside the United States, our foreign filing group maintains an extensive network of overseas law firms that are ready to help. This network also enables us to obtain protection for international clients who seek to protect their inventions in the United States.
We also provide strategic counseling, freedom-to-operate analysis, licensing, due diligence, patent strategy, agreements, and global patent landscape searches for life sciences, information technology, and other industries.
Beyond prosecution, our PTO Contested Proceedings Group is composed of seasoned patent litigators who are prepared to represent both patent challengers and patent owners before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Additionally, Venable's Patent Litigation Group has a long record of achieving outstanding results in complex patent disputes, successfully representing patent holders and defending accused infringers in federal courts, arbitration, and mediation across the country, and before the International Trade Commission (ITC).
Venable also has an enviable team of attorneys focused exclusively on technology transactions. These practitioners routinely manage large numbers of complex patent transactions and other technology agreements. Our attorneys also regularly liaise with members of our regulatory group who have spent decades building relations with the agencies that regulate new technology and medical devices, including the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).