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The Nath Law Group (NLG) is an intellectual property law firm engaging in all aspects of intellectual property law practice. We specialize in:
- Securing global patent, trademark and copyright rights;
- Providing patent, trademark and copyright validity and infringement opinions;
- Counseling clients in licensing and litigation matters;
- Providing legal advice and support in unfair competition, trade secrets, computer and internet law;
- Conducting patent and literature searches; and,
- Delivering high quality work on a cost effective basis.
In 1993, Gary M. Nath, who is the Managing Partner, founded the firm. NLG has offices in the Washington, DC area and San Diego, California.
NLG is nationally and internationally recognized in the patent community as a highly qualified law firm with individual attorney memberships in the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, Association of University Technology Managers, Fèdèration Internationale Des Conseils En Propriètè Industrielle, Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propritètè Intellectuelle, Asian Patent Attorneys Association, and many other professional organizations. In addition, NLG has been a member of the Roundtable of 23, an elite group of invited law firms and corporations that are instrumental in the formulation of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) guidelines and in making recommendations to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
NLG is recognized for its high professional legal standards and ethics. Since 1999, we have been included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Intellectual Property Today, a patent trade publication, annually recognizes us as one of the top U.S. patent law firms. NLG has a diverse client mix consisting of major U.S. , European, Middle Eastern, and Asian multinational corporations, universities, U.S. Government agencies, research institutions, non-profit institutions, small businesses, individual inventors and start-ups.
Technical Expertise
Our patent attorneys, registered patent agents,
technical advisors, and professional searchers have technical training and
hands-on expertise in essentially every area of technology that our clients require.
NLG's technical expertise has been derived through industrial research, product
development, marketing and manufacturing, product litigation, university
teaching, research and experience as USPTO Examiners. The breadth and
diversity of over 200 years of collective experience allows us to maximize the
patent protection of our client's technologies.
Selected Areas of NLG Technology Expertise
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Protein Chemistry
- Biological Detection
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies
- Immunology
- Virology
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
- Genetics and Genetic Therapies
- Vectors and Vector Technology
- Assays for Diagnostics and Therapeutic Purposes
- Applied Neuroscience
- Neurological Compounds and Compositions
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Ophthalmic Preparations
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Vitamin and Mineral Compounds and Compositions
- Diagnostic Kits
- Peptide Therapies
- CHEMICAL
- Organic and Inorganic Chemicals
- Compositions and Processes including Fuels,
- Fuel Cells, Polymers, and Treating Chemicals
- Hydrocarbon Cracking and Refining
- Waste Water and Soil Treatment Agents
- Viscosity Modifying Agents
- Catalysts
- Therapeutic Small Molecules
- Chemical Structure-Activity Relationships
- Drug Therapies and Delivery Systems
- Chemical Detection
- Nutritional Products and Therapies
- PHARMACEUTICALS
- Applied Neuroscience
- Neurological Compounds and Compositions
- Cancer Treatments
- Treatments for Addictive and Compulsive Disorders
- Treatments for Anxiety and Stress
- Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction Products
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Ophthalmic Preparations
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Vitamin and Mineral Compounds and Compositions
- Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Breast, Prostate and Lung Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Metastatic Cancer
- ELECTRICAL
- Power Generation
- Semiconductors
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Lasers
- Digital Circuitry
- Computer Hardware and Software
- Computer Control of Electrical Processes
- Electron Microscopy
- Telecommunications
- Advanced Intelligent Telephone Networks
- Electrostatics
- Cellular Digital Packet Data Systems
- Image Processing
- Fiber Optics
- Micro-electromechanical Systems
- Digital Data Processing
- MECHANICAL
- Nuclear Power Generation
- Conventional Power Generation
- Waste Heat Generation
- Munitions
- Thermodynamics
- Oil Refining
- Fluid Systems
- Aeronautics
- Automotive Parts
- Solar Energy and Reforming
- Turbulence Control
- Static Structures
- Dynamic Structures
- Robotics
- Machine Elements
- Power Plant Technology
- Photography and Holography
- Ultrasonics
- Optical Devices
- Medical Apparatuses and Materials
- Construction Equipment
- Packaging
- COMPUTER SERVICES - SOFTWARE AND INTERNET
- Specialty Telecom Software
- Data Conversion and Fusion
- Simulations
- Industrial Processes
- Website Features
- Methods of Doing Business Utilizing the Internet
- Specialty Software in Telecommunications
- Optical Recognition
- Financial Systems
- DESIGNS
- Consumer Products
- Industrial Products
- Automotive Products
- Fashions
- Recreation Vehicles
- Yachting Hull Products
- TRADEMARKS
- Federal, State and Common Law Trade and Service Marks
- Industrial Products
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Chemical Products
- Consumer Products
- Food and Alcohol Products
- Fashion
- Publications
- Electronics
- COPYRIGHTS
- Literary Works
- Periodical Publications
- Computer Programs
- Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Visual Arts
- UNFAIR COMPETITION
- Consumer Packaging
- Product Design
- Business Layout and Design
- NLG Offers The Following Routine Services:
- 1. Search Services
- 2. Domestic Patent Preparation and Prosecution Services
- 3. Foreign Patent Preparation and Prosecution Services
- 4. Due diligence investigations and opinions
- 5. Freedom to operate, infringement and validity analysis
- 6. Licensing Consultation and Portfolio Evaluation
- 7. Interference Services and Support
- 8. Litigation Services and Support
- 9. General Counsel Services
- 10. IP Counsel Services
NLG is committed to providing our clients with qualified personnel who have outstanding capabilities, technical expertise, and a unique approach to deliver the work product specified.
SEARCH SERVICES
NLG provides the full range of search services
required by our clients. NLG has the capability to search and render opinions
regarding patentability, infringement, freedom to operate, validity, worldwide
filing strategy, portfolio maintenance strategy, and intellectual property
valuation. Our search capability is strengthened by use of former USPTO
Examiners and other personnel trained with the requisite search skills,
involving both hard copy searching and electronic searching means.
DOMESTIC PROSECUTION SERVICES
NLG provides the full range of domestic
prosecution services required by our clients. NLG has significant prior experience
performing domestic prosecution patent services on behalf of universities and
other non-profit organizations, as well as other public and private sector
organizations ranging from start-ups to the largest biotechnology companies in
the world. We have a proven track record of providing high quality, cost
effective, and licensable granted patents. We are committed to use our
experience and work ethic for our clients.
We are uniquely able to customize our internal policies and procedures to meet the needs of our clients. We are prepared to customize internal NLG docketing, reporting, and work flow processes for handling domestic prosecution services according to the requirements specified by our clients. In particular, once the scope of subject matter protection has been agreed upon with our client, NLG prepares and prosecutes provisional, non-provisional, and design patent applications, as well as trademark applications, in order to fully protect our client's intellectual property rights.
NLG has an existing infrastructure to ensure that all work ordered by its clients is monitored, completed, and delivered within the time limits set by the client. NLG is also prepared to tailor its services to accommodate the specific needs of individual clients.
To ensure that our clients receive communications in a timely manner from the USPTO and foreign associate counsel, we use our existing centralized mail and computerized docketing system so that all correspondence is reported to the client within 10 business days. When not limited by shorter deadlines, our docket management system enables NLG to prepare and forward draft documents to our clients for review at least 10 business days before any applicable deadline, in order to avoid extensions of time not authorized by the client.
FOREIGN PATENT PROSECUTION
NLG provides the full range of foreign patent
prosecution services required by the client. Since its formation, NLG has
initiated patent filings in over 116 countries, using multiple foreign associate
counsel per country. In the past twenty-four months, NLG has filed hundreds of
foreign patent applications worldwide.
Our capabilities for conducting foreign patent prosecution are strengthened by our extensive experience and technical expertise in managing worldwide patent portfolios. Representatives of NLG routinely visit foreign associate counsel to evaluate their present capabilities for handling the various technologies that are being forwarded to them and attend international conferences as a means of identifying alternate foreign associate counsel. The procedures that we employ in selecting foreign associate counsel for handling patent prosecution related services for our clients includes checking for conflict of interest, maximizing technical competence for the technology, assuring confidentiality, and fully complying with all client policies and procedures.
LICENSING CONSULTATION AND PORTFOLIO EVALUATION
NLG has significant experience evaluating and
negotiating all business aspects of licensing agreements. Our personnel have
provided assistance and legal advise in hundreds of licensing matters. We have
also advised clients on the determination of royalty rates appropriate for the
technology to be licensed and have negotiated and drafted licensing agreements
with actual and projected values from a few thousand dollars to more than
$450,000,000.
In addition to drafting and negotiating license agreements, several members of our firm routinely lecture industrial professionals, technology managers, and graduate business school students in licensing and valuation matters. NLG routinely assists in the formation and management of start-up technology companies, which heavily rely upon the technologies they patent and license. Due to our diverse client base and industrial contacts, NLG is uniquely positioned to assist our clients in identifying potential licensees and evaluating their capability to commercialize our clients' technologies.
WASHINGTON DC
112 S. West Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
T| 703.548.NATH (6284)
F| 703.683.8396
SAN DIEGO
12264 El Camino Real, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130
T| 858.792.8211
F| 858.792.8946