Why LPO?

Industry-Specific Approach

At Leonard, Patel & Olson, we recognize that an understanding of how intellectual property is leveraged in a client's industry is vital to providing 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
• 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.

Deep Technical Expertise

We understand our clients' technologies through the technical backgrounds of our attorneys, past experience patenting technologies in the field, and careful research. Our attorneys have extensive experience working with thousands of inventions in representative fields such as telecommunications, network technologies, electronics and integrated circuits, software, engines and motors, and materials. 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 identify the appropriate forms of protection for their various assets, whether it be patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or a combination thereof.

Some representative groups of the technologies that we work with are discussed in more detail below.

Electronics And Hardware

We have worked with various controllers, processors, bus systems, 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.

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, Leonard, Patel & Olson 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.

Responsive Client Service And Fixed Fees

Our professionals are committed to keeping clients well-informed of the progress of an application during patent prosecution and to responding quickly to client inquiries. We address issues promptly and thoroughly through both written and oral communication. Leonard, Patel & Olson also allows clients to take advantage of fixed fees that allow for more reliable forecasting and budgeting of IP expenditures. Because we have a relatively light operational footprint, and because we encourage an efficient approach to patent prosecution, clients are able to realize significant cost savings without sacrificing quality.