U.S. counsel that fits your European patent team
Engage us directly or through your European patent firm for a defined technology area, an existing U.S. portfolio, additional panel capacity, or difficult prosecution matters. We agree on the relationship team, approval authority, reporting, and responsibilities before work begins.
Start with the assignment you need
- U.S. drafting and prosecution for a technology or business unit
- Transfer of existing U.S. matters with deadline reconciliation
- Supplemental panel or overflow support
- Eligibility issues, appeals, and complex Office Actions
Technical fit and accountable staffing
Our team includes patent practitioners with engineering and scientific backgrounds spanning software and AI, semiconductors, medical devices, wireless systems, chemicals, materials, and consumer products.
A responsible attorney leads the assigned work. Review roles, backup support, and escalation paths are defined for the engagement. The initial discussion should cover your technology mix, portfolio volume, upcoming deadlines, and anticipated workload so staffing can be evaluated.
Experience relevant to substantial portfolios
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 ↗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.
A controlled transition into U.S. counsel
- Map the scope. Identify accepted matters, services, near-term deadlines, and the responsibilities of outgoing counsel and other providers.
- Collect and reconcile records. Review files, prosecution histories, instructions, and docket information against available official records.
- Prioritise decisions. Identify urgent actions, allowances, continuation opportunities, and unresolved data gaps.
- Implement your workflow. Agree on matter names, reporting, billing, prosecution guidelines, and approval thresholds.
Transition timing depends on conflicts clearance, the agreed scope, and timely receipt of complete records. Responsibility begins as established in the written engagement and transition instructions.
Budgets and reporting built around decisions
Common U.S. prosecution tasks have predetermined professional fees. We agree on scope, budgets, accruals, forecasts, invoice requirements, and expense approvals to suit the engagement. USPTO fees and third-party costs are separate.
Reports can address deadlines, prosecution status, claim developments, continuation opportunities, and decisions requiring your team’s attention. For standard Office Action responses, we target a draft within two weeks after receiving the communication and the information needed to prepare it.
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Procurement and information handling
We coordinate applicable outside-counsel guidelines, vendor onboarding, billing, insurance and tax documentation, security questionnaires, data handling, and client restrictions on AI tools. Detailed requirements and supported systems are reviewed during diligence.
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Evaluate a defined assignment
Start with a technology area, a limited group of matters, a portfolio transition, or an RFP discussion. Tell us the general technology, approximate matter count, expected start date, and review timetable.
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