The registered patent attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt are highly skilled in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies. All our patent attorneys have technical backgrounds in science and engineering, which they have used to secure thousands of patents for inventions in fields such as computing, software, communications, networking, power transmission, semiconductors, quantum devices, and consumer products. We have extensive experience in patenting technologies relating to electronic commerce, electronic device security, FinTech, virtualization, computing environment architecture, data storage, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packaging, connectors, medical devices, robotics, and others.

We recognize there is no one approach for patent strategy and portfolio development. We evaluate each case individually, and we tailor our strategies based on the objectives of our client, the field of technology, the state of the art, the desired domestic or international reach for patent rights, and many other factors. In addition to having extensive experience in representing clients domestically at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), we also represent clients in obtaining patent protection in foreign jurisdictions

The litigation practice group at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt represents clients in complex patent, trademark, unfair competition, false advertising, copyright, trade secret and other intellectual property matters in federal and state courts and tribunals across the country. Our attorneys regularly appear in the nation’s top patent trial courts, including the Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Georgia, Central District of California, Northern District of California, District of Delaware, and Southern District of New York. We also maintain an active appellate practice, most notably in cases at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has exclusive appellate jurisdiction of federal patent cases.

In addition to being skilled advocates, nearly all of our attorneys have technical backgrounds in science or engineering. This combination allows us to simplify complex technical and legal concepts for judges and juries, so we can achieve remarkable results for our clients.

The attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt have extensive experience representing patent owners and patent challengers in post-grant patent proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO), which has become a popular venue for challenging the validity of granted patents. Attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt have been involved in post-grant proceedings since the inception of the PTAB and have shaped procedural and substantive law at the PTAB through several notable cases. In addition to representing clients in Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post Grant Review (PGR), and interference proceedings at the PTAB, our attorneys are experienced in handling reexamination proceedings before the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) at the USPTO.

The trademark attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt have extensive experience protecting the names, logos, slogans, and other branding that makes their products and services distinguishable from those of their competitors. Our attorneys are experienced at clearing potential trademarks for use, obtaining trademark registrations, and developing cohesive brand protection strategies. In addition to obtaining federal and state trademark registrations, our attorneys have substantial experience in securing foreign trademark protection overseas.

With the proliferation of online commerce, bad actors have infiltrated online marketplaces with counterfeits. Attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt are experienced in crafting  proactive anti-counterfeiting strategies, identifying counterfeit goods being sold, having counterfeit product listings removed from online marketplaces, and having counterfeit goods seized at places of manufacture.

Copyright law protects works of authorship, including software, literary works, musical pieces, motion pictures, sound recordings, architectural works, and the like. The attorneys of Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt are experienced in applying for and securing copyright registrations for our clients.

A Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceeding is an action for the resolution of cybersquatting and other domain name disputes. Through a UDRP proceeding, a trademark owner may take ownership of a domain that violates the rights of the trademark owner. Attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt have successfully seized domains that infringed trademark rights originating in the United States, Hong Kong, Sweden, and elsewhere.

To combat patent infringement occurring on the Amazon.com marketplace, Amazon has created the Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program. An APEX proceeding is a streamlined, relatively inexpensive process in which a neutral evaluator will determine whether an item being sold through Amazon.com infringes another Amazon seller’s patent.

The attorneys at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt have conducted a multitude of APEX proceedings and can successfully defend against or enforce intellectual property rights through the program.