Patents

The transactional patent practice comprises all phases of patent prosecution in both domestic and foreign patent offices, including:
  • ​Attending “brainstorming” sessions generating invention disclosures,
  • Attending patent committee reviews and evaluations of disclosures,
  • Taking invention disclosures,
  • Drafting and filing applications,
  • Prosecuting applications,
  • Obtaining issuance of patents, and
  • Representation in administrative appeal and post-grant proceedings.

The NLS Difference

We value a highly collaborative process in each of these activities. We also strive for prompt and full communication with both inventors and client representatives in accordance with the preferences expressed and guidelines provided by the client representative.

Client counseling & representation also includes:
  • Developing and implementing patent strategies for our clients,
  • Due diligence in the acquisition and transfer of patent rights,
  • Freedom to operate and design around matters,
  • Formulation and delivery of opinions regarding patent-ability, infringement, and validity,
  • Counseling in licensing matters and other agreements such as joint development, confidentiality, and nondisclosure agreements
  • Pre-litigation activities such as Rule 11 investigations and cease and desist letters.

Our Experience

The practice and counseling encompasses a wide variety of technologies within in the chemical, biological, mechanical, and electrical arts. A significant portion of this experience for our patent attorneys has been in a variety of high technology and oilfield technologies, such as:
Nolte Lackenbach Siegel patent attorneys are all either registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or are actively working to become registered. We actively represents clients securing acquiring and securing their rights worldwide. We personally represent them in applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and maintain relationships in a large number of foreign countries to assist our clients in the patent-related interests in those jurisdictions.

Computing Technologies

​Examples:
  • Individual apparatuses including computers, servers, mass storage devices, etc.,
  • Enterprise computing systems, both hardware and software,
  • Microprocessor architectures,
  • Software controlled processes,
  • Information systems and technologies,
  • Networking,

Upstream Oilfield Technologies

Examples:
  • ​ seismic exploration,
  •  well monitoring,
  •  reservoir monitoring,
  •  offshore technology,
  • oil field tools and services, including all manner of down-hole tools
Including:

Semiconductors and Semiconductor Processing

Including:
  • design,
  • fabrication processes,
  • process management

Avionics

Including:   
  • flight control systems

Rotating Machinery 

​Including:
  • turbines,
  • compressors, 
  • pumps, 
  • separators

Bearings

   • magnetic bearings,
   • seals,
   • valves,
   • control systems,
   • heat engine systems,
   • earthen reinforcement systems,
   • LNG systems,
   • renewable energy systems
   • vehicle brake systems,
   • robotic vehicles
   • fiber optics
   • nano-technology
   • telemetrics​

Patent | News & Articles

Read articles written by our attorneys, see an attorney profiles, or review some of the patents and trademarks we have obtained for our clients.

Too Legal, Didn’t Read? 
​Getting Quick, Clear Feedback from Inventors on Patent Drafts

by Liz Nevis
When an inventor signs the declaration for their patent application, they are certifying (kind of like swearing in court, only less colorful) that they, alone or with their co-inventors, invented what the application says they did. That kind of statement is only strictly...
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America's Patent Milestones 
A History of Human Ingenuity

by Hugh R. Kress
The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued U.S. Patent No. 11,000,000. This comes slightly less than three years since the previous million-patent milestone, when U.S. Patent No. 10,000,000 was issued on June 19, 2018. The USPTO began its consecutive numbering...
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What Kinds of Patent or Patent Applications?
What You Need to Know About Filing Your Patent Applications

by Jeffrey Pyle
Upon first diving into the world of patents one may encounter a bewildering number of different kinds of patents and patent applications. The patent statute under which the patent system operates categorizes different kinds of patents...​
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Practice Areas

No matter the size of the client, Nolte Lackenbach Siegel Intellectual Property Law Group strives to provide the most value-added, cost-effective services tailored to the needs of each client and each client's matter.
We offer a full range of patent services across all major fields of technology. Through our relationships with patent law firms around the world, we can assist with all of your international patent needs.​
From counseling to dispute resolution we help ensure that our clients comply with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines as well as best practices.​
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Among the top 10 filers nationwide, our trademark department handles: searching, filing, prosecution and maintenance – both domestically and internationally.​
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We successfully represent clients in infringement matters both in and out of court. The Litigation department's experience extends to all areas of Intellectual Property.​
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Once our clients create and protect their valuable IP, we help them in all stages along their path of Commercializing that IP for Success!

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From preparation and filing to enforcing registered rights, our Copyright department specializes in avoiding infringement of third parties, licensing, copyright acquisition issues, and more.​
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