Carr & Ferrell > Practice > Intellectual Property > Patent

Carr & Ferrell’s patent practice brings one of the nation’s leading teams of patent professionals to bear on the complexities and nuances of patent law, from securing the protection of ideas to the commercialization and enforcement of patents. We represent entrepreneurial individuals and companies, venture-backed start-ups, as well as established technology-based companies. 

At Carr & Ferrell, we help clients by employing strategies to develop strong patent portfolios which support their business objectives and ensure a strong position in the marketplace. We obtain, license and litigate patents across numerous technologies, spanning the gamut from electrical, software, business methods, biological and mechanical, to chemical innovations, including those that combine multiple technologies. We counsel clients on specific matters, ranging from initial steps towards obtaining patent protection to taking the steps involved in writing and prosecuting patent applications to allowance in the U.S. and other countries. 

Clients call on Carr & Ferrell to assist in strategic management of their patent portfolios. Our intellectual property audits include evaluation of intellectual property assets that can uncover hidden assets; evaluation of patents that the client may wish to assert; evaluation of other products, technologies or methods that could potentially infringe on their patents; and development and negotiation of licenses for asserted patents. We also assist in evaluating patent licenses offered to our clients, comparing the patents to our clients’ products and processes, rendering opinions on infringement, validity and enforceability of patents, and, if necessary, negotiating and structuring licenses for the patents.

Our attorneys regularly meet our clients’ intellectual property objectives across the broad spectrum of issues related to patents, including such matters as:

• Patent prosecution  
• Strategic intellectual property development 
• Commercialization related to licensing
• Intellectual property audits and portfolio evaluations
• Patentability searches
• Patent litigation
• Intellectual property counseling
• Intellectual property management
• Patent validity, and infringement analysis and opinions
• Right-to-use opinions and design-around counseling