Patents

Patents protect innovative technological solutions that differ in relation to the state of the art, that is, in relation to known technologies, and can cover products and/or processes.

In Brazil, patent applications are filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property - INPI, which has a technical staff of examiners responsible for evaluating patentability criteria, such as novelty and inventiveness.

Over the years, our team has been providing consulting services to important clients in different technical fields, including agricultural machinery, turbomachinery, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, oil and gas industry, bulk material handling, elevators, footwear industry, software-implemented inventions, pharmacy, biotechnology, genetics, chemical industry, among others.

Our team is prepared to provide the following services:

• Search of patents in patent banks in Brazil and abroad, focusing on technological prospection, patentability and/or freedom of exploration;
• Preparation and filing of patent applications;
• Extension of patent applications abroad;
• Elaboration of Responses to Technical Opinions issued during the examination of patent applications;
• Third-party patent monitoring;
• Patent invalidity proceedings;
• Patent infringement lawsuits;
• Studies on the freedom of exploitation of a given technology against a known patent portfolio.

A well-structured patent doesn't fall from the sky!

A patent has its heart represented by the claims, which determine the scope of patent protection.

In this context, we always carry out a functional analysis of the invention to identify and distinguish its key characteristics in relation to its optional characteristics.

This is key to writing well-structured claims.

The end result is an adjusted patent protection scope, covering not only the first embodiment reported by the inventor, but also possible variations of the invention with equivalent technical features.

This is an important distinguishing characteristic of RGF-PI law firm as we are constantly faced with patents that contain extremely restrictive claims to the point of rendering patent protection unfeasible.

Yes, we say no!

An effective search for existing patents is key to predicting the chances of patenting an invention.

On some occasions, search results indicate that patent protection is not feasible.

When this is the case, we make sure you are informed about it, avoiding a waste of both human and financial resources.

But be careful, not all law firms work like that.

Developing and maintaining an unfeasible patent application is expensive.

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