Obtaining patents on inventions and innovations is the best way to protect the value of your intellectual property. The patent application and prosecution process, therefore, is a central element of our IP work.
Well-rounded IP portfolios that cover products’ functionality and design are the best protection for certain inventions. We help our clients decide which inventions to patent, the countries in which to seek patents, and ways to further protect their investment in a patented invention.
Ferraiuoli has the largest patent practice in Puerto Rico, with four practitioners admitted to prosecute patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ferraiuoli has prosecuted and obtained more than three hundred (300) patents for its clients. Patent Prosecution Group leader Víctor Rodríguez Reyes teaches a law school clinic at the University of Puerto Rico certified by the USPTO for patent and trademark prosecution, and has also taught the transfer of technology from universities to the market. Our team routinely offers seminars on patent prosecution matters.
We also have an emergent design law practice that includes prosecution of design patents, trade dresses and copyrights for design-related industries. Our clients are innovators in the areas of product design, product packaging, website design, user experience design, architecture, fashion and art.
This practice group provides patent services to clients from all over the world, including the U.S. mainland, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
We Handle
- Utility and design patent litigation
- Utility and design patent prosecution
- Utility and design patent licensing
- Utility and design patent searching
- Utility and design patent opinions (freedom to operate, invalidity, patentability and infringement)
