Services

PATENT PREPARATION & PROSECUTION

Davenport IP Law, PLLC prepares patent applications and prosecutes them in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and teams with firms in other countries to prosecute the applications in those countries. Davenport IP Law, PLLC drafts with an eye towards issues that arise in the U.S. as well as in other countries.

Our firm’s goal is to maintain broad claim scope while avoiding unnecessary prosecution. We take a multi-faceted approach that seeks to identify allowable claim scope with a minimal number of responses to rejections from the patent office. Fewer office actions means lower overall costs for the client. Our commitment to aggressively pursue as broad of a claim scope as possible means that the issued patent will retain as much value as possible.

LITIGATION SUPPORT

Davenport IP Law, PLLC supports litigators in patent litigation with our technical and patent expertise. We are comfortable in the courtroom and familiar with the technology. We can effectively construct arguments, communicate with expert witnesses, and draft Initial pleadings, infringement contentions, invalidity contentions, and claim construction briefing. Our technical knowledge allows us to perform tasks that provide cost savings to the client. Our firm works in tandem with co-counsel to develop strategies that meld patent-specific issues with general litigation to help our clients make their case.

USPTO POST-ISSUANCE PROCEEDINGS

Davenport IP Law, PLLC leverages its experience at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to generate strategies and arguments that resonate with judges presiding over post-issuance proceedings like Inter Partes Review and Post-Grant Review. Our technical knowledge allows us to effectively advocate for our clients in these specialized proceedings. We can effectively communicate with expert witnesses to construct arguments and draft petitions, responses, and briefs to further our clients’ goals.

OPINIONS & ADVICE

Davenport IP Law, PLLC provides the following services:

  • Patent infringement analysis
  • Patent invalidity analysis
  • Freedom to operate analysis
  • Due diligence analysis for patent purchases and acquisitions
  • Portfolio analysis for building a patent portfolio
  • Prior art and patents searching
  • General advice concerning patents

Each project can include a comprehensive review of patents and prosecution histories and ownership of those patents to understand issues implicated by the analysis. Our firm’s technical and legal experience allows us to effectively identify these issues to advise our clients of risks and value so that our clients can make an informed business decision.

TECHNICAL FIELDS

Davenport IP Law, PLLC is experienced in the following technical fields:

  • Semiconductor processing and packaging
  • Semiconductor processing tools
  • Electronics
  • Analog and digital circuits
  • Programmable circuits and architectures, including processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
  • Electronic design automation, including integrated circuit layout design, simulation, and emulation
  • Memory devices
  • Microelectromechanical (MEM) devices
  • Digital communications
  • Software
  • Oil and gas
  • Alternative energy
  • Medical devices
  • Consumer devices