Software Patents.
It's All We Do.

We quote one fixed fee that covers the entire prosecution process—from patentability search through allowance. This includes application drafting, USPTO filing, office action responses, examiner interviews, and amendments. Government filing fees are excluded. If your application requires appeals to PTAB or continuation filings, those are quoted separately upfront.

Software patents cover two main categories: (1) Software Only—pure algorithmic innovations like ML training methods, database architectures, compression algorithms; and (2) Software Plus—software combined with other technology to achieve technical effects, such as manufacturing control systems, fraud detection platforms, or medical billing analytics. If your software solves a technical problem with measurable improvements, it likely qualifies for patent protection.

One attorney from our firm manages your entire international portfolio across US, EU, India, Canada, UK, and PCT filings. We coordinate with local agents where required but maintain single-point control over strategy, claim consistency, and prosecution decisions. You don't navigate multiple foreign counsel or re-explain your technology repeatedly—we handle all coordination.

PIE stands for Problem-Implementation-Effect. It's our systematic framework for identifying patentable innovations in your codebase. Problem: what technical problem does your system solve? Implementation: what did you do to solve this problem? Effect: what measurable improvement results? Most engineering teams miss 60-70% of patentable innovations because they don't recognize them—PIE helps surface these opportunities before they become prior art.

From engagement to filing: 6-8 weeks. From filing to first office action: 12-18 months. From filing to allowance: 18-24 months on average for software patents. We offer Track One expedited prosecution that can reduce examination time to 6-12 months. Timeline varies based on technology complexity and examiner workload, but our fixed fee remains constant regardless of prosecution duration.

Yes. We provide infringement analysis, claim mapping, pre-litigation opinions, and represent clients in patent litigation and PTAB proceedings. We also handle defense work—invalidity searches, non-infringement opinions, and design-around strategies when competitors assert patents against you. Our technical background allows us to effectively communicate complex software innovations to judges and juries.

IP Spark is a year-long employee awareness program included free with retained patent services. Your engineering team receives monthly 5-minute IP awareness emails, quarterly workshops on software patentability, invention disclosure templates, and direct access to flag innovations. It's designed to turn engineers into invention-aware builders who recognize patentable work before it ships. Limited to 10 companies per quarter.

Exclusive focus means deeper expertise. Software patents require understanding both code and patent law—most attorneys have one but not both. We don't dilute our practice with pharmaceutical patents, mechanical inventions, or non-patent work. This specialization allows us to stay current on software-specific case law (Alice, Mayo, Section 101 eligibility), examiner trends at the USPTO's technology centers, and emerging patentability issues in AI, ML, and agentic systems.