Patent Preparation and Prosecution

Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP can help prepare patent applications for inventions in a wide range of industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, food product, and mechanical inventions, among others.

The process of obtaining and maintaining patent rights usually has five main phases:

• Obtaining an initial description of the invention
• Preparation of a patent specification
• Filing the application: the application is usually filed initially in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but can be filed as an international application (PCT application)
• Prosecuting the application: this involves working with the Patent Office to obtain allowance of the patent claims and issuance of the final patent
• Maintaining the patent over its lifetime

The nature of the invention and your business may entail additional steps such as the following:

• Filing an international application corresponding to the initial U.S. application
• Filing and prosecuting corresponding patent applications in countries outside the U.S. in coordination with selected associates in those countries
• Filing and prosecuting continuing applications in the U.S. based on the original U.S. application

For more information about Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP's patent and intellectual property services, call our office at 781-401-9988.