practice areas

We are proud of our track record serving the innovation protection needs of high technology companies in Silicon Valley, throughout the nation, and around the world. Our proven formula tailors a unique approach to the special requirements of emerging companies, lawyers, and individual inventors.

The technical training and experience of the practitioners rendering patent legal services to Bay Area IP clients covers a broad range of technologies from hardware, software, advanced computer science, and electronics to financial services and business methods to chemistry and the life sciences.

Below are some representative areas we have done patent work in. Click here for a highlight of our technical areas of expertise.

Medical Devices
- blood collection devices
- Intra-operative monitoring devices

Chemistry & Biotechnology
- Hydrocarbon Fuel Extraction
- Autoimmune Disease Treatments
- Tissue based biomaterials
  
  The practitioner supporting this area has a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Integrated Toxicology and is trained in, among other subjects, physiology, genetics, developmental biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, quantitative analysis, molecular biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, cellular signaling, macromolecules (DNA, RNA, protein), toxicology, cell biology, immunology, and has specialized research experience in techniques such as radioimmunoassay/receptor binding, macromolecule isolation and analysis, antibody assays, live animal research, and behavioral studies.
Computer, Software, and Internet Technologies
- Operating Systems
- Application/Productivity/Internet Software
- Data Modeling - advanced
- Data Structures
- eCommerce
- Biometrics
- Business Methods
- Embedded Systems
- Hardware/Software Portability and Auto-configuration
- Customer Resource Management (CRM)
- Graphical User Interface (GUI’s) Technologies
- Internet Advertising
- Internet Search Engines
- Interactive Advertising
- Anti-SPAM
- SPAMing Systems
- financial applications
- Content/Access Security
Hardware
- CPU Instruction Set Optimization
- Digital Frequency Scaling
- Semiconductor Light emitting devices (LED) fabrication
Electronics
- wireless automotive products
- portable electronic/wireless devices
- robot navigation and control systems
- sensors
- industrial automation
- vehicle navigation
- Power Amplifiers
- Power Supplies
- Security Systems
Practitioners handling the above areas of Software, Hardware, and electronics, have a Bachelors of Science and/or Masters of Science in Computer and Electrical Engineering, with several years of industry engineering and research experience.

Mechanical and Entertainment
- Automated biochemistry Instrumentation Robotics
- consumer products and gadgets
- games
- gaming machines
- toys
- pet products
- product packaging
- Sports and Exercise Equipment
- Hydraulic Valves
- Manual and Industrial Tools
- Musical Instruments
- Ergonomic Designs
- Acoustic Isolation Devices
- Underwater Habitats
Practitioners in the mechanical area have at least a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering, with several years of industry engineering experience.

practice areas

Medical Devices

Chemistry & Biotechnology

Computer, Software, and Internet Technologies

Hardware

Electronics

Mechanical and Entertainment