Portfolio experience at scale
Scott D. Paul has overseen portfolios involving more than 350 pending prosecution matters and coordinated filing strategies across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Scott’s experience ↗ A U.S. PATENT PARTNER FOR EUROPE
European
innovation.
U.S. patent counsel.
Your ambitions cross borders.
Your patent strategy should, too.
Strategic U.S. patent prosecution and portfolio support for European patent firms and multinational companies.
EUROPE ↔ UNITED STATES01 /
A shared understanding.
A U.S. perspective.
01 Senior attorney involvement02 Clear professional fees03 Coordinated prosecution
A WORKING RELATIONSHIP
Your U.S. counterpart.
An extension
of your team.
The right U.S. counsel understands both the patent and the people behind it. We shape the engagement around your role, your priorities, and your way of working.
FOR FOREIGN ASSOCIATESYour client relationship.
Your client relationship.
Our U.S. prosecution experience.
Work with U.S. patent attorneys who respect the originating firm’s relationship and coordinate through agreed instructions and communication channels.
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A clear point of contact
A dedicated U.S. relationship attorney, with backup coverage and agreed reporting responsibilities.
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Substantive recommendations
U.S. claim strategy, examiner responses, interviews, and continuation planning coordinated with your wider portfolio.
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A practical handover
Confirm scope, deadlines, fees, approval steps, and filing responsibilities before work begins.
FOR EUROPEAN MULTINATIONALSU.S. portfolio support.
U.S. portfolio support.
Aligned with your business.
Engage us for a technology area, a specialist matter, overflow support, or a broader U.S. portfolio. We work with your in-house team and existing counsel to define the right role.
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Portfolio strategy with context
Connect prosecution decisions and continuation opportunities with your technology and commercial priorities.
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Operations that fit
Agree prosecution guidelines, budgets, reporting, matter codes, and billing requirements for your engagement.
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Structured onboarding
Address conflicts, portfolio transitions, vendor requirements, and information handling before accepting work.
U.S. PATENT SERVICES
From first filing
to the long view.
Thoughtful prosecution at each stage.
A coordinated strategy across the portfolio.
01U.S. filings & national-stage entry
U.S. national-stage entry from PCT applications, application drafting, and filing coordination. Assess the U.S. approach in the context of your existing disclosure and international patent family.
Explore European applicant services02Prosecution & ex parte appeals
Office Action responses, examiner interviews, restriction responses, U.S. patent eligibility strategy, and ex parte appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
See prosecution services03Portfolio strategy & operations
Continuation and divisional planning, invention intake, portfolio transitions, budgeting, and reporting. Coordinate the U.S. work with European counsel and your broader business objectives.
How we work04Post-grant proceedings
Technical analysis and U.S. patent strategy for inter partes review, ex parte reexamination, and related USPTO and PTAB proceedings. Scope and representation are confirmed for each matter.
Explore the wider U.S. practiceTECHNICAL FLUENCY,
ACROSS DISCIPLINES.
AI & softwareMedical devicesSemiconductorsChemicals & materialsEngineering & consumer products
TRANSPARENT PROFESSIONAL FEES
Know the scope.
Plan the spend.
Predictable pricing for common U.S. prosecution tasks, with the scope and fee arrangement agreed before work begins.
View the full published fee scheduleSELECTED PROFESSIONAL FEESUSD
- U.S. national-stage filing
- $500
- Office Action response
- $1,250
- Examiner interview
- $250
- Restriction response
- $250
- Routine IDS filing
- $0
AddyHart professional fees only. USPTO fees and third-party costs are separate. Published pricing is subject to the agreed scope and engagement terms; confirm current fees before instructing us.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE PRACTICE
People who have handled
the work you need.
International technology portfolios
Michael K. Kelly has prosecuted hundreds of U.S. applications and coordinated patent protection across Europe and Asia, including aerospace, semiconductors, medical devices, and software.
Michael’s experience ↗Operational continuity
Heather King coordinates portfolio transitions, USPTO formalities, client reporting, foreign correspondence, and client-specific prosecution procedures.
Heather’s experience ↗These examples describe individual professionals’ experience across their careers. Staffing and scope are agreed for each engagement.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRACTICE
Engineers. Scientists.
U.S. patent attorneys.
PARTNER
Brandon R. Theiss
Registered Patent Attorney
Licensed Professional Engineer
AI, software, medical devices, automation, and U.S. prosecution strategy, informed by prior engineering experience.
SENIOR COUNSEL
Tom J. Filarski
Registered Patent Attorney
Chemist & Chemical Engineer
Patent strategy spanning medical devices, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, polymers, and complex manufacturing systems.
PARTNER
Michael K. Kelly
Registered Patent Attorney
Electrical & Industrial Engineering
U.S. and international portfolio experience in semiconductors, aerospace, medical devices, software, and cloud technologies.
CROSS-BORDER PERSPECTIVES
Two systems.
A clearer perspective.
Cross-field prior art
and hindsight
U.S. analogous-art doctrine and the EPO problem-solution approach.
Read the analysisOne design.
Two regimes.
A comparative perspective on U.S. and EU design protection after LKQ.
Read the analysisThe global
examiner interview
Communication, commitment, and file-history risk across patent offices.
Read the analysisBEFORE WE BEGIN
A few practical
questions.
Can you work through our European patent firm?
Yes. We agree the U.S. engagement, instruction channels, reporting, and approval process with the originating firm. We respect the firm’s client relationship and coordinate responsibilities before work begins.
Can a European company engage you directly?
Yes. We can discuss a direct U.S. engagement with an in-house team, including a specialist matter, overflow support, a technology segment, or broader portfolio work. Acceptance follows conflicts review and a written engagement agreement.
What is included in the published fees?
The figures shown are AddyHart professional fees for the specified services. USPTO fees and third-party expenses are separate. We confirm the applicable scope, fees, and engagement terms before accepting instructions.
How do we start a conversation?
Send a nonconfidential overview of your organization, the type of U.S. support you need, and any relevant timing. Please wait for an agreed channel and instructions before sending confidential information or documents.
LET’S START WITH A CONVERSATION
European priorities.
A U.S. strategy.
Tell us how your firm or in-house team would like to work with U.S. patent counsel.
europe@divergentpatentlaw.comPlease share only nonconfidential information. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Representation requires a written engagement with AddyHart LLC.
Start with Brandon R. Theiss, Partner and U.S. patent attorney. Request an introductory call ↗
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