The cost of getting a patent is pittance in comparison to the cost of
defending it and therefore patent development needs a perfect strategy. A patent application, if not drafted meticulosly and by incorporating best practices, may invite
litigation at one stage or the other costing the corporate fortunes.
On the same lines, a patent if not appropriately commercialized by conducting proper due-diligence can prove to be very expensive.
Therefore, given the high costs involved in getting patent protection and surviving litigations on patent
disputes, it is crucial to understand the best practices of patent drafting, prosecution, and searching for taking informed decisions. Khurana & Khurana understands the concern areas
of corporates on various intellectual property matters and has served numerous corporates including Fortune 500 companies, SME's, and Start-ups for their complete IP Portfolio and is a fast growing
law firm in the complex arena of patent and intellectual property protection.
Keeping these facts in mind Khurana & Khurana can assist you in:-
Patent development is a business strategy and is used as a weapon against competitors by preventing them to encroach and practice your invention. At the same time it is not only important to know what you have, it is even more important to know what others have. Therefore, Patent Strategy is like a game of chess, wherein every move can make the corporates change their marketing, innovation and business strategies. Identification of potential patents and their successful creation, protection and commercialization is a hard-driven process, wherein even though an innovative idea can lead you to the grant of patent, but the path of commercialisation through patent is tenuous and needs careful itinerary.
Khurana & Khurana assures to devise an accurate patent strategy for your Patent Portfolio and partner you in your growth as an IP driven company. Our patent attorneys comprehensively guide clients through the patenting process, from the initial conception of an invention and the assessment of patentability to securing strong and effective patents.
Khurana & Khurana offers high quality patent preparation services for all corporates to maximize their returns from the Intellectual Property. Our clients include patent law firms, corporates, individual practitioners, research institutions and inventors. We offer highly customized patent drafting services to best suit the clients needs. Our patent drafting experts include technologists having expertise in domains such as Chemical, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Electrical, Software, and Mechanical. We assure high compliance to quality standards and complete confidentiality of your disclosure.
Our drafting services include:
- Preparation of complete/provisional specifications to meet client-defined standards for filing in USPTO, EPO, JPO, PCT, India and other countries.
- Preparation of drawings along with the patent application to illustrate embodiments of the invention.
- Conducting disclosure meetings with the inventors/attorneys in order to completely understand the inventive concept and subject matter along with the implementations to maximize the impact of patent application.
Patent Prosecution refers to a process of interaction between an applicant/representative and a patent office with respect to the patent. Patent prosecution process involves high level of negotiation with the patent office and therefore has high-impact value for the client. Khurana & Khurana truly understands the inherent value of a patent and the role played by the prosecution process. Khurana & Khurana therefore undertakes preparation and analysis of responses for patent applications.
The preparation of responses during the prosecution phase requires an in-depth analysis of the invention along with the prior arts taking into consideration the patentability criterions. Our prosecution services include:
- Drafting of Response to Office Actions
- Strategizing amendments and arguments for the patent application for maximizing impact
- Technical Analysis of Office Actions
- Technical Analysis of Cited Prior Arts
Patent Search-Mapping forms a critical process in the entire patent procedure. A patent is worthless if it does not fulfill patentability criterions such as a Novelty and Non-obviousness. Conducting Patent Search-Mapping can help identify, search, and analyze patent related data, which can help the inventor/representative understand the probability of getting a patent. K&K has a team of search-mapping analysts, which includes experts from varied technology areas. The team has access to various commercially available search databases.
Khurana & Khurana customizes the search strategy for each client based on the underlying objective of conducting the search. Our Search-Mapping and Patentability Analysis services include:
- Drafting Patentability Analysis Report indicating observations as to the main documents/literatures discovered after the prior-art search
- Proposing strategy for protection of invention to the inventors/representatives based on the Patentability Analysis Report.
- Conducting patent claims mapping for a comprehensive analysis of patent claims and their mappings with product features.
Patent Technology Assessment and Landscaping can help us understand the technology under evaluation from a market perspective. Landscaping analysis can help us strategically analyze the product depth of the technology, major competitors in the domain, IP portfolios of the respective competitors, and the likelihood of overlap between the competitor’s products and company’s patents. Khurana & Khurana has an expert team of patent analysts that performs rigorous data mining, data visualization and data analysis to generate a patent landscape that helps clients identify competitive and technology trends. Our services include:
- Drafting technology and landscape analysis reports based on technology and market trends
- Proposing and partnering in development of the right IP Strategy based on the landscape report
- Develop future R&D strategies based on product and competitor analysis
Infringement searches are post grant searches conducted to make sure that nobody without your consent makes, uses, or sells your non-terminated patented invention. Invalidation searches, on the other hand, aim at finding documents that challenge novelty of a patent, where such documents were not found at the prior art search performed at the patent office. Therefore, validity search is conducted to determine whether a non-terminated patent is valid. We at Khurana & Khurana understand the criticality and importance of patents from a commercialization standpoint and are dedicated in our services to make sure that our clients can practice their patent rights. Our services include:
- Drafting infringement analysis reports based on detailed infringement searches
- Drafting invalidation analysis reports based on detailed patent validation searches
- Proposing and partnering in development of the right IP strategy based on the infringement and invalidation searches
The management of intellectual property has become a critical competitive arena in global commerce. A patent portfolio watch can help a corporate understand and analyze the technologies, patents, and market strategies of multiple entities. An organized patent portfolio watch can help the corporate be in right alignment to face various market forces. Having a strong patent portfolio can have a huge impact on the balance sheet of the company. Khurana & Khurana, with its experience and skill, can assist you in knowing what you have and propose what you need for maximizing the desired impact. Our services include:
- Identifying and assembling specific intellectual property assets of a given corporate
- Preparing frameworks around multiple patent portfolios to assist in efficient extraction, maintenance and interpretation of IP assets
- Drafting readily understandable, meaningful patent portfolio reports