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Patent Prosecution

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Patent Prosecution is part of our work in European and UK IP Law.

Finnegan's London office drafts, files, and prosecutes patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) and UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), and also under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Our European patent attorneys often work side by side with our U.S. attorneys to provide clients with strategic and cost efficient coordination of their patent portfolio.  Our European patent attorneys also have substantial opposition and appeal experience that enables them to prosecute applications with an eye toward enforcement as well as defending against challenges.

Our London team includes recognized experts and seasoned professionals, as well as experienced junior team members, each with extensive technical and/or prosecution experience. They all have science and/or engineering backgrounds, and many hold advanced degrees in their technical fields or have worked in the industry, with the technologies at issue spanning nearly every industry sector.

Our European patent attorneys also have particular expertise in requirements for PCT applications, including how to draft and efficiently prosecute an "EPO friendly" PCT application which satisfies the requirements in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere. This coordinated approach helps to improve the quality and efficiency of prosecution, thereby reducing costs.

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Experience

Managing the global portfolio for fuel cell patents
Nuvera Fuel Cells retained Finnegan to manage all of the company's IP portfolio assets, which were recently consolidated. Much of the management is focused on the procurement of patents, both U.S. and foreign, directed to various aspects of fuel cell technology. The firm's representation has included providing guidance on inventorship determinations, disclosure agreements, and portfolio landscaping.

Prosecuting patents for startup Hutchison Medipharma

Finnegan prepared and prosecuted patents for startup Hutchison Medipharma in the United States for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Those patents cover a small molecule, fruquintinib, which received approval in China.

Prosecuted global portfolio for network and communications company
Oversaw prosecution of VirnetX’s global patent portfolio, which includes 185 U.S. and international patents and pending applications.
Kick-starting international design patent protection for crowdfunded personal mobility company
California-based ACTON, Inc. received funding from over 700 backers in over 40 countries through its Kickstarter campaign to start production of its smart electric RocketSkates® roller skates. This fast-moving company, whose innovative personal transportation products blend form and function through cutting-edge designs, has relied on Finnegan to protect its designs in the United States and internationally. After preparing and filing design patent applications in the United States, Finnegan has coordinated the prosecution of counterpart cases by working with its extensive network of international partners across the globe, including in European Union, China, Japan, and South Korea.
Protecting the technology behind the flying car
Finnegan is working with AeroMobil to protect its revolutionary technology in Europe, the United States, and around the world. The work includes invention capture, drafting, and prosecution of new applications. Finnegan’s European and U.S. attorneys work closely to coordinate the application drafting and prosecution strategy with foreign counsel around the world.
Patent protection for 3D printing-related technology
We helped various companies protect their 3D printing-related technology with patents, including a developer of software and systems for securely streaming digital files for 3D printing, a developer of post-3D printing processing technology, materials developers, and with a patent a developer of compositions and methods for improving objects made by material extrusion.

Insights

Seminar

FORUM!Live: Patent Claim Construction

March 24-25, 2021

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Patent Claim and Specification Drafting and Prosecution

March 11, 2021

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Patent Year in Review: Key Decisions, Trends, and Strategies

February 25, 2021

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Patenting Pharmaceutical Drug Formulations: Withstanding Litigation and PTAB Challenges

February 16, 2021

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Optimizing Enforceable Patent Claim Scope, Minimizing Costs for Global Patent Portfolios

January 19, 2021

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Conference

2020 Shanghai International Trade IPR Service Center Expert Summary Conference

December 20, 2020

Shanghai

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Inherency Doctrine in Patent Prosecution and Litigation

May 5, 2021

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News

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Finnegan Elects Ten New Partners

January 1, 2018

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Finnegan Receives Top Honors in 2017 LMG Life Sciences Rankings

October 12, 2017

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The UK Legal 500 London Ranks Finnegan for Intellectual Property

September 18, 2015

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New USPTO Post-Grant Review a Small Step for Patent Harmonisation

October 18, 2012

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Finnegan Files First Petition for Post-Grant Review of a Business Method Patent Under the America Invents Act

September 17, 2012

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