Full-Spectrum Patent Services

Murchison & Cumming’s Intellectual Property Practice Group provides comprehensive patent counseling and prosecution services. In an ever-changing legal landscape, Murchison & Cumming does more than just prepare and file patent applications; Murchison & Cumming provides strategic counseling to efficiently obtain and maintain patent rights. We learn your technology and business to customize services best suited for your needs. From domestic provisional patent applications to coordinated international filings, the attorneys at Murchison & Cumming have decades of combined experience counseling clients on patent and design registration rights in a wide range of jurisdictions including the United States, European Union, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Canada, Australia and more.

Murchison & Cumming’s Patent Counseling and Prosecution services include:

• Rendering Patentability, Validity, and Non-Infringement Opinions
• Preparing and Prosecuting Utility and Design Patent Applications, Including Reissuing Applications and Re- Examinations
• Obtaining and Maintaining Foreign Patents and Registered Designs
• Prosecuting and Defending Contested Post-Grant Patent Proceedings, Including Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs), Post-Grant Reviews (PGRs), Covered Business Method (CBM) Reviews, and Patent Interferences
• Counseling Regarding Direct and Virtual Patent Marking
• Analyzing Inventorship Issues, Making Inventorship Determinations, and Creating Invention Disclosure Forms
• Resolving Ownership Disputes Regarding Patent Rights
• Managing Patent Interferences and Oppositions
• Advising on Patent Lifecycle Management
• Auditing and Managing Domestic and International Patent Portfolios
• Providing In-House Educational Training and Seminars on Patent Law and Related Matters
• Negotiating and Preparing Both Inbound and Outbound Patent Licenses