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Patent Prosecution

Our intellectual property practice includes more than 90 registered patent lawyers and agents, representing one of the largest and most accomplished concentrations of prosecution experience worldwide. A recent edition of Intellectual Property Today ranked McDermott Will & Emery one of the most active patent prosecution firms.  In fact, our lawyers and agents were responsible for the issuance of 1,448 U.S. patents issued in 2008. Our intellectual property practice is composed of professionals with experience in virtually all fields of technology, with particular strengths in telecommunications, computer hardware and software, semiconductor fabrication, business methods, robotics and servomechanisms, energy and alternative energy, chemicals, polymers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical chemistry. More than 125 of our lawyers hold technical and/or scientific degrees and have acquired industry experience in specialty fields with major corporations. Our practice includes numerous lawyers and agents with valuable experience as former U.S. Patent Office examiners, petition specialists and government international representatives.

See also: Life Sciences - Medical Device Patent Prosecution

To access the Declaration and Power of Attorney for Patent Application, please click here for the appropriate form.

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