Our Firm

The attorneys of LeonardPatel leverage intellectual property expertise that spans a wide variety of industries and technologies. Our attorneys have worked with many of the most innovative technology companies and organizations, including numerous Fortune 500 corporations. Our attorneys have experience with some of the leading intellectual property law firms, including Staas & Halsey and Squire Sanders, and have extensive experience practicing before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Our clients range from large technology organizations such as NASA to nascent technology companies that are just getting off the ground. LeonardPatel is a bicoastal intellectual property law firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Irvine, California that are proximate both to the United States Patent & Trademark Office and to West Coast technology organizations and companies.

Why LeonardPatel?

LeonardPatel is dedicated to protecting clients' ideas, brands and works by helping clients to obtain, strengthen and enforce critical patent, trademark and copyright protections. From engines and control systems for spacecraft to inventions conceived in a workshop or garage, from business and product names to creative works of art, we help clients to obtain the comprehensive intellectual property protection that is critical to their business. We go beyond the traditional roles of intellectual property attorneys to assist our clients in reviewing the business case for innovations, developing a business around innovations and obtaining funding. Not only are we committed to delivering the highest quality services, but we also actively seek to help facilitate the success of our clients' businesses.

Industry-Specific Approach

LeonardPatel recognizes that an understanding of how intellectual property is leveraged in a client's industry is vital to providing high quality intellectual property services. For instance, some industries may use patents to:

• Cover new developments in industry standards;
• Discourage development of competing products;
• Create a comprehensive defensive patent portfolio that discourages suits by competitors; and/or
• Develop a large patent portfolio that demonstrates innovation in the marketplace.
  
  

Careful consideration of how patents are used in a particular industry helps us to advise clients regarding whether a specific technology may be worthy of patent protection, as well as how to best draft the patent application to protect a particular client.

Deep Technical Expertise

The attorneys at LeonardPatel understand our clients' technologies through their technical backgrounds, past experience patenting technologies in the field, and careful research. Our attorneys have extensive experience working with thousands of inventions in representative fields including:

• AEROSPACE We have experience with jet and rocket engine technologies, including ion thrusters, fans, compressors, combustors, turbines and nozzles. We also have worked with carbon fiber fan and compressor composites, avionics, artificial intelligence algorithms for autonomous navigation of space exploration vehicles, and control systems for satellites.
• ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER HARDWARE We have worked with various controllers, processors, buses, memory devices (such as hard disk drives, flash drives and RAM), and other components residing in devices such as personal computers, servers, PDAs, and cell phones operating alone or in a cluster or cloud environment. Our experience extends to both the physical and software aspects of these devices, and the interworking between the two.
• GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LeonardPatel has experience with various green and cleaner technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, water turbines, emissions monitoring systems and natural gas turbines.
• MECHANICAL DEVICES Our experience with mechanical devices includes automotive, motorcycle, jet, and rocket engine technology, machine tools, and robotics. We also have experience in mechanical components, such as ball joints, molds, and casings, as well as materials.
• NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES Our computer networking experience includes devices operating in many environments. Some or these devices include gateways, routers, bridges, switches, multiplexers, proxies, and printers. Our experience in this field also includes subnet management and data packaging, prioritizing, scheduling, and buffering.
• SOFTWARE We have extensive experience with various software technologies, including enterprise applications, databases, software services, graphics processing applications, and operating systems. Our experience also includes real-time, mission critical systems and relational databases.
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS In the telecommunications field, LeonardPatel has extensive experience with 3G and 4G technologies (3rd and 4th Generation Partnership Project). For instance, we have experience with IMT standards and UMTS devices such as mobile devices, enhanced Node Bs, RNCs, UTRANs, and core network systems and devices. We also have experience with LTE, WiMAX, and UMB technologies.

In addition, the legal ability, training and experience of our attorneys enables us to design and implement legal strategies to protect innovations utilizing these technologies. We help clients to identify the appropriate forms of protection for their various assets, whether it be patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or a combination thereof.

Unparalleled Client Service And Fixed Fees

Our unique approach to client service is centered around exceeding client expectations by delivering the highest quality advice and excellence in execution, built upon a foundation of exceptional integrity. Our professionals are committed to keeping clients well-informed of the progress of applications during patent and trademark prosecution and to responding quickly to client inquiries regarding all matters. We address issues promptly and thoroughly through both written and oral communication. LeonardPatel also allows clients to take advantage of fixed fees that allow for more reliable forecasting and budgeting of intellectual property expenditures.