We serve clients from diverse economic sectors and provide comprehensive IP services spanning a wide range of technologies, with a focus on electrical, electronics, software, optics, and mechanical sciences. Representative areas of our expertise include:

Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Technologies

Biomedical Systems and Bioinformatics

Our attorneys have accumulated over 25 years experience in biomedical systems and bioinformatics, focusing on diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices. We have procured hundreds of patents covering a wide range of biomedical technologies, including laboratory diagnostics, body-implantable devices, biomedical sensors, cardiac, respiration, and neurostimulation therapies, surgical and medical instruments, telemedicine, and networked/ambulatory patient monitoring and management systems.

Networking and Communications

With over a decade of experience in network, communication, and Internet technologies, our work encompasses wireless and wireline networks, including cellular, fiber, ad hoc, and proximity networks. Our experience extends to circuit-switched and packet-switched technologies, TCP/IP, Network Address Translation, Session Initiation Protocol, Web Services, Universal Plug and Play, industrial/automotive Controller Area Networking, GPS applications, and digital signage networks. We have procured hundreds of patents involving computer networking protocols, cellular infrastructure, and mobile communication devices.

Software

Our attorneys have extensive legal and industry experience in state-of-the art software technologies. We have expertise in computer software architecture, operating systems, device drivers, virtual computing, interprocess communications, web applications, and relational databases. Representative software technologies include: user applications and interfaces, peer-to-peer content and document sharing, Web Services, SOAP, social networking, personal navigation devices, C/C++ programming, Unix, Linux kernel, Windows 32/64 API, Java Runtime Environments, SQL, digital mapping, and Java Enterprise Edition.

Opto-electronics and Optical Systems

We have expertise in optics and opto-electronics through our collective academic, industry, and legal experience. Our work encompasses optical films, displays, fiber optics, photodetectors, laser diodes, solid-state light sources, waveguides, conventional lens and prism design, optical filters, diffraction grating spectrometers, and Fabry-Perot interferometers.

Cleantech and Alternative Energy

We are heavily involved in cleantech and alternative energy technologies, including solar cells, fuel cells, advanced batteries, and biomass energy. We have in-depth experience with crystalline, polycrystalline, and thin film solar cells, and have drafted and prosecuted over a hundred patent applications directed to fuel cells and advanced lithium batteries, including device configurations and high-speed device manufacturing processes.

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