Patents

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Regional Capabilities

When your business is powered by invention, putting your ideas into action is paramount. Equally important is safeguarding those ideas. That’s where we come in. Align technological innovation with legal and economic stability by partnering with Dentons.

Equipped with multiple degrees in areas such as computer sciences, telecommunications, biological and life sciences, engineering and chemistry, our global lawyers and scientific advisors speak your language. Trust your complete range of intellectual property to a partner who offers not only a robust track record of defending patents and litigating disputes, but also an unparalleled breadth of technical knowledge.

Mount vigorous defenses against patent infringement. Ward off competitors from using your intellectual property. Obtain protection for your innovations around the world. Smoothly negotiate manufacturing and distribution agreements, acquisitions, transfers and licenses.

Our team, like yours, is dedicated to applying ingenious solutions to real-world problems. Let us confidently handle intellectual property considerations, including:

Patent preparation and prosecution
Patent audits
Patent mapping
Patent opinions and reviews
Patent litigation
Mediation and dispute resolution
Technology licensing
Intellectual property transactions and technology transfer
Corporate due diligence
Tax

Experience

Cascade Medical Enterprises: Representing the developer of platelet rich plasma, in a complex patent licensing transaction with the Muscularskeletal Transplant Foundation. We worked with the company on issues relating to domestic and foreign patents covering injectable platelet rich plasma for various medical injuries and conditions.
Columbia University: Advising on numerous patent matters related to biotech, robotics, diagnostics, and virus protection software, as well as open source issues.
iHigh.com, Inc.: Representing US-based provider of high schools with free web tools and video streaming that connect sports and activities to a national high school Internet network, on all aspects of intellectual property counseling, contract drafting and negotiation and patent portfolio development.
Monsanto Company: Serving as outside patent counsel to the global agricultural biotechnology company, processing a substantial portion of their patents and managing patent portfolios worldwide.
Proterro, Inc.: Representing the only company that makes sugar instead of extracting it from crops, in all aspects of its intellectual property protection and patent portfolio development. Proterro has genetically engineered unique, highly productive sucrose-producing microorganisms and a photobioreactor system that can deliver low-cost sugar feedstock for biofuels and biobased chemicals.
Texas A&M University: Representing in patent opinions, counseling, licensing and prosecution concerning biotechnology, animal health, biofuel, and plant science technologies.

Recognition

Dentons recognized as a leader in patent law by IAM PATENT1000

July 21, 2022

Global law firm Dentons has received 24 individual lawyer recommendations and 14 firm recommendations in the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000.

Managing IP recognizes 34 Dentons Intellectual Property lawyers as IP Stars 2022

June 28, 2022

Managing IP has recognized 34 Dentons lawyers from across 17 jurisdictions in the 2022 edition of IP Stars. The ranking highlights outstanding lawyers in the area of intellectual property (IP) law, trademarks and patents.

Dentons recognized by Managing Intellectual Property's 2020 rankings in 20 jurisdictions

July 3, 2020

Dentons is delighted to announce that it has received 20 firm recommendations in the 2020 edition of IP STARS: Patent firm rankings, an annual ranking of published by Managing Intellectual Property.

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Insights

Federal Circuit Ruling Reinforces Strict Standards for Color Trademarks

May 30, 2025

On April 29, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a landmark decision in In re PT Medisafe Technologies, No. 2023-1573 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2025), addressing the registrability of color trademarks.

Federal Circuit Narrows IPR Estoppel in District Court Proceedings

May 13, 2025

On May 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a pivotal decision in Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, Case No. 23-1367 (Federal Circuit Opinion), clarifying the scope of Inter Partes Review (IPR) estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2).

Fighting Back Against Foreign Trade Secret Theft: U.S. House of Representatives Approves H.R.1486

May 7, 2025

On May 5, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1486, the Economic Espionage Prevention Act (EEPA). Introduced by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), the EEPA seeks to bolster protections for U.S. trade secrets and proprietary information by authorizing the President of the United States to impose sanctions on foreign adversary entities that knowingly engage in economic or industrial espionage.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons recognized as a leader in Patent law by IAM PATENT1000

June 21, 2024

Global law firm Dentons has received 20 individual lawyer recommendations across nine jurisdictions and 11 firm recommendations in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000. The accolade recognizes the top-quality work of Dentons’ global Intellectual Property and Technology practice in the area of patent litigation, transactions, and prosecution.