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L&P specializes in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for high-value inventions for which “good enough” is just not good enough.  The firm is especially adept at continuation and, when necessary, reissue practice to obtain claims that cover later-arising commercial embodiments of a patent’s disclosure.  L&P is well suited to prosecute patent families whose members are the subject of litigation or post-grant proceedings.

L&P’s prosecution practices go beyond the widely accepted “best practices,” some of which, although still widely popular, are no longer sensible in in today’s post-America-Invents-Act (AIA) environment, in which the first page of every accused infringer’s playbook is an invalidation proceeding at the PTAB, rather than a summary judgment of non-infringement.  Old-fashioned approaches to patent drafting and prosecution can be counter-productive in today’s PTAB-dominated patent litigation landscape.  L&P leverages its expertise and deep experience in PTAB post-grant proceedings to draft and prosecute patents that will survive PTAB challenges.

L&P attorneys have received the highest ratings from large clients who rate and rank their many outside prosecution firms, including some of the largest and best known patent firms.  Numerous publications that assess patent attorneys based on client interviews and peer reviews consistently provide L&P attorneys with top rankings and praise for our skills and reputations.

Kevin Laurence focuses his prosecution practice on inventions in chemical fields, medical devices, mechanical and electromechanical systems and devices, semiconductor fabrication, and software.  He has managed large teams of patent attorneys building sophisticated and valuable patent portfolios.  Kevin takes full advantage of the opportunities to interview patent examiners in person, and he is a highly skilled negotiator with patent examiners.

Matt Phillips is a former patent examiner who understands the inner workings of the USPTO.  With advanced degrees and industry experience in electrical engineering, he focuses his patent prosecution practice on electrical and computer technologies.  He established and taught for almost a decade a patent prosecution course at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, teaching the next generation of patent attorneys the art of patent preparation and prosecution.

Derek Meeker is an experienced patent attorney with deep industry experience in electrical engineering.  Clients regularly praise his ability to understand and clearly express the heart of their inventions.

Rachel Slade has a Ph.D. in chemistry and is experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmaceuticals.  Her in-house experience as both a scientist and a patent attorney allows her to serve corporate clients especially effectively.