B & P IP has significant experience in patents especially in fields of biotechnology, medicine, pharmaceuticals and chemistry. Ukraine grants patent for inventions with substantive examination and patents for utility models without substantive examination.
- - Analysis of subject matter to determine proper subject matter(s) to be filed in patent.
- - Preparation of invention disclosure materials – claims, figures, description and abstract.
- - Searching of inventive subject matter to determine the patentability and/or infringement issues associated with invention. We search GLOBAL prior art because there is no local novelty criteria for determination patentability.
- - Patentability and/or clearance/freedom to operate opinions.
- - Preparation and filing of patent applications with PTO.
- - Prosecution of patent applications with PTO.
- - Foreign filings of patent applications in any selected foreign countries, either as an international patent applications or direct national filings in selected countries.
- - Due diligence studies of patent portfolios owned by third parties during potential corporate acquisitions.
- - Analysis of potential patent infringement actions by third parties.
- - Enforcing patent rights through litigation in Court.