Practices

Intellectual Property Prosecution

Practice Contacts

United States:

Cecilia H. Gonzalez
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property
+1 202.383.6595


Alan M. Grimaldi
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property
+1 202.383.6989


Europe:

Benoît Strowel
Head of Intellectual Property, Europe
+32 (0)2 741 11 27


Howrey’s Intellectual Property practice includes more than 80 patent attorneys admitted to practice before either the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or the European Patent Office. Our IP partners have worked as in-house counsel, taught at the university level, and are regarded as thought-leaders in their area of law. Our partners’ ranks include former patent agents, patent examiners, law clerks, inventors and patent holders, chemists, research scientists, pharmacists, doctors and engineers.

Patent Prosecution Experience

Howrey’s patent prosecution team has several significant advantages over other prosecution firms. Due to the close cooperation between the patent prosecution team and Howrey’s IP litigators, the prosecution team is able to offer a synchronized service from beginning to end, ranging from drafting and filing patent applications to supporting the litigators in drafting trial briefs. Our patent attorneys are highly skilled in specific fields and provide US and EU advice and prosecution services on both sides of the Atlantic. Howrey’s broad range of patent prosecution services covers the life sciences, medical devices, chemicals and telecom industries.

Services include:

  • Procurement of IP rights
  • Competitor and market analysis
  • IP counseling
  • Licensing
  • Litigation and mediation support