Firm Profile

O'BRIEN JONES, PLLC understands that a company’s intellectual property is one of its most valuable assets. With that in mind, we build personal relationships with our clients so that we understand their business and how intellectual property can enhance it. We work closely with our clients to develop and implement strategies that vigilantly protect and defend their intellectual property rights.

Drawing on decades of experience in all facets of patent procurement and protection, our firm offers a wide range of services, including:

• Domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution
• Patent reissue and reexamination proceedings
• Strategic patent portfolio management
• Patentability, validity, enforceability, and infringement opinions.

All of our attorneys are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and many are former patent examiners. As a result, we are uniquely qualified to guide our clients through the patent application and approval process to secure the broadest patent protection to which an invention is entitled. In addition, our firm includes attorneys with advanced degrees and years of experience in various technical disciplines. This expertise allows us to approach technology from a multidisciplinary perspective, ensuring that all aspects of an invention are identified and protected.

With degrees in biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering, we counsel clients in many different industries regarding a diverse array of technologies. Our proven track record includes patent experience with chemical processes, polymers, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, semiconductors, microdisplays, electronics, optoelectronics, encryption, data and image processing, medical devices, optics, textiles, complex machinery, consumer products and packaging, and business methods, to name a few.

Our services not only are of the highest legal and technical quality, but also are timely and cost-effective. For example, the proximity of our Washington, DC office to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office permits us to frequently conduct personal interviews with patent examiners to more efficiently advance the prosecution of patent applications. We also offer reasonable and flexible billing, including both fixed-fee and hourly billing options. Under our fixed-fee billing option, mutually agreed-upon service fees give clients the security of predictable costs and the advantage of reliable budgeting. Requests for fee/budget proposals are welcome.

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