Patent Prosecution. Preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications in a variety of technologies including:

Computer software, architecture and networking. Encoding and encryption systems. Database systems and database management/compression algorithms. Business processes in various disciplines. Complex motor controls. Automated control systems. Electronics/diagnostics testing systems. Medical electronics and information systems. Medical imaging systems/software/methods in various modalities including NMR, PET, CT. X-ray, etc. Medical therapy systems. Agricultural Equipment.

Vision/Surveillance systems. Building/enterprise automation systems. Navigational systems. Audio equipment. Battery technology. Device/facility cooling systems/methods. Bridge erection and bridge construction systems/methods. Conveyor systems. Automotive systems. Special effects systems/methods. Industrial shelving systems. Electronic filtering methods/systems. Consumer goods. Brewing configurations/methods.

IP Asset Management Counseling, Tool Development and Implementation. Counseling clients in the development of technology and property rights related thereto under US and Foreign patent laws; developing and implementing of various IP asset management tools including:

Business oriented IP strategic plans including clear succinct business objectives and educational processes/tools to communicate the strategic plans to client personnel having a need to know. Ideation sessions for capturing existing IP and developing new IP. Web-based automated disclosure processes/procedures. Innovation defining processes/procedures. Protection decision making processes.

Automated web-based patent and trademark portfolio analysis/tracking tools. Client IP mining tools used in due diligence endeavors. Competitor IP analysis tools/services. Automated web-based agreement policies/procedures/drafting tools. Web-based existing agreement/licensing tracking tools. Web-based “Major IP Matters” archives. Web-based client specific “IP Portal.”

Rights in Data Counseling. Counseling clients with respect to obtaining/maintaining rights to access, collect, archive, sell and/or otherwise use data/information for various purposes (Rights in Data generally) that is provided by, collected from, or developed for client customers in various industries, the data/information including:

Product and product configuration development, research, design and manufacturing information/know how. Web collected purchasing/accessing/activity information.

Web solicited information. Remotely collected information related to customer system operations (e.g. remotely collected building operating information).

Cyber Counseling. Counseling clients in all aspects of cyber-law including:

Privacy and related issues. Copyright and related issues. Trademark and domain name matters. Digital signatures electronic retention of records. Jurisdiction matters. Business methods.

Development and hosting agreements. Terms, conditions and disclaimers for site use. Encryption. Web posting. Spamming. On-line contests.

Licensing. Counseling clients with respect to licensable assets, identifying potential licensees, negotiating license terms and drafting complete succinct agreements.

IP Due Diligence Counseling. Counseling clients and providing succinct summaries regarding prudence of various types of contemplated relationships and negotiating positions based on:

Business oriented analysis of client’s IP assets in relevant technology disciplines and how those assets relate to a potential business partner’s products/services/IP assets.

Business oriented analysis of potential business partner’s products/services/IP assets and how those assets relate to client’s business objectives.

Representative Patent & Technology Clients.

Rockwell International, Inc., General Electric, Johnson Controls, Inc., Cognex Corp., Case New Holland, Inc., Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Tellaric, Inc., Miller Brewing Company, T.J. Hale, Inc., Jorgensen Conveyors, Inc., University of Michigan, Sigma Services, Inc., MTX Audio, W.H. Brady, Inc., Bridge Technology, Inc., Versatile Products, Inc.

Representative Patents Drafted and Prosecuted. (Select links below to access copies of patents.)

6,215,903
6,208,537
6,172,498
6,139,495
6,014,497
5,952,662
5,940,293
5,668,947
5,442,675
5,408,249