PATENT: DESCRIPTION
McKenna Long & Aldridge's Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers provide a range of services to clients, including patent litigation, validity/infringement opinions, patent licensing, patent procurement and technology transfer matters.
We counsel clients on the availability of patent protection and also prosecute and defend our clients' rights in disputes of infringement or misappropriation. We conduct litigation in all areas of intellectual property with particular emphasis on patent infringement matters.
Our patent lawyers have postgraduate degrees in all of the major technology areas. With specific industry experience in electrical engineering, software and computer science, chemistry and chemical engineering and mechanical engineering and physics, we have a wide variety of backgrounds, including the following:
- optical systems engineer
- NASA engineer
- liquid crystal display scientist
- semiconductor engineer
- heart pacer designer
- satellite communication engineer
- radar systems specialist
- software engineer
In the context of international trade, the firm has worked with clients to understand the changes to U.S. patent laws that went into effect following the implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) under the WTO and has coordinated export approvals and licenses for a variety of technology-related goods and services, including military technology.
For more information, please contact Song Jung.