Patents

Properly crafted patents can be the most prized and sought-after assets of corporations or new ventures. Why? Because a robust a patent portfolio can be leveraged to secure venture capital funding, litigation war chests, or to boost corporate value.

Ludwig APC offers comprehensive patent services via its affiliated, United States Patent and Trademark Office registered co-counsel. From patent prosecution to strategic counseling and complex, full-service patent litigation, Ludwig APC and its worldwide network of associates are adept in all facets of patent law in the United States and abroad, including:

• Patent auditing
• Competitor analysis
• Patent acquisition and technology in-licensing
• Technology out-licensing, patent sales, patent lapses
• Prior art searches
• Freedom to practice searches and opinions
• Due diligence prior to patent acquisition
• Strategic patent portfolio counseling, development, and mining
• Patent application preparation, filing, and prosecution services for U.S. and international patents
• Global patent prosecution, with a local point of contact
• Patent licensing agreements
• Patent validity and infringement opinions
• Reverse engineering counseling
• Patent post-grant proceedings
• Patent litigation in federal courts
• Patent maintenance services
• Design patent services

Our clients also can be confident that Ludwig APC’s trial team has the technical acumen and trial skills to understand and navigate any complex issues encountered during patent litigation, including exploring alternative dispute resolution means through arbitration, mediation, and post-grant proceedings, such as ex parte reexamination, inter partes review (IPR), and post-grant review proceedings.