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Our Services : Patent : Special Offers : Micro Flat-Fee Search & Utility App. Bundle (G4)
Our Patents: Sampling of Over 1000 Successful Filings
More Random Sample listing of our Patents:
11384891 "HOSE PROTECTOR DEVICE",July 12, 2022.
11363856 "ANCHORING IMPLEMENT WITH ARROW SHAPED HOOKS",June 21, 2022.
11366437 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL FOOD COOKING OR GEARING OPERATIONS ",June 21, 2022.
11344904 "STORAGE AND CONTAINER DISPENSER ",May 31, 2022.
11337888 "POSTURE CORRECTION DEVICE",May 24, 2022.
11338166 "PHYSICAL STRETCHING APPARATUS",May 24, 2022.
11304343 "HIGH- EFFICIENCY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD ",April 12, 2022.
11304338 "SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR A HIGH-EFFICIENCY HEAT RISER",April 22, 2022.
11274486 "AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SLIDING DOORS AND WINDOWS",March 15, 2022.
11273296 "TATTOO MACHINE",March 15, 2022.
11266538 "ADHESIVE WOUND DRESSING",March 08, 2022.
11434120 "STAKE REMOVAL APPARATUS",October 21, 2021.
11205230 "SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOCAL INVESTMENT NETWORKING",Decemeber 21, 2021.
11116345 "COLLAPSIBLE WALL MOUNTED SECURITY BOX FOR PACKAGES",September 14, 2021.
11108692 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON USER ACTION",August 31, 2021.
11098933 "DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM",August 24, 2021.
11055885 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A RELATIONAL TERRAIN FOR SOCIAL WORLDS",July 06, 2021.
11047565 "FLASHLIGHT WITH INTEGRATED SELF-DEFENSE DEVICE",June 29, 2021.
10993383 "PLANT GROW TRAY SYSTEM",May 04, 2021.
10950122 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DISTRIBUTED SENSING FLASHING BEACON FOR ALERTING VEHICLE DRIVERS",March 16, 2021.
10893866 "RESERIBLE, NON-INVASIVE, WOUND CLOSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD",Janurary 19, 2021.
11469772 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MASK-BASED COMPRESSION OF A SPARSE MATRIX",June 16, 2020.
906499 "PORTABLE FIRE PLACE",December 29, 2020.
10870813 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING OIL FROM PLANT MATERIALS ",December 22, 2020.
10857827 "PHYSICAL BOOKMARK",December 08, 2020.
10833162 "TRENCHED BOTTOM ELECTRODE AND LIFTOFF BASED MOLECULAR DEVICES ",November 10, 2020.
10812662 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON USER ACTION",October 20, 2020.
10783192 "SYSTEM, METHID, AND USER INTERFACE FOR A SEARCH ENGINE BASED ON MULTI-DOCUMENT SUMMARIZATION",September 22, 2022.
10773170 "METHOD FOR MOBILEGAMING SYTEMS",September 15, 2020.
10748327 "METHOD AND SYSTEMFOR THE 3D DESIGN AND CALIBRATION OF 2D SUBSTRATES ",August 18, 2020.
10731845 "FLASHLIGHT WITH INTEGRATED SELF-DEFENSE DEVICE",August 04, 2020.
10709952 "TENNIS STROKE PRACTICE DEVICE",July 14, 2020.
10709947 "IN-GOAL BALL RETURN OR COLLECTION DEVICE",July 14, 2020.
10693414 "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SOLAR PANEL",June 23, 2020.
10583950 "FINGER PROTECTION DEVICE FROM TAGGING GUN NEEDLES",March 10, 2020.
10575576 "APPARATUS FOR CLIP-IN HAIR EXTENSION",March 03, 2020.
10580318 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIMANUAL TRAINING",March 03, 2020.
10578244 "SIGNAGE MOUNT LOCKING DEVICE",March 03, 2020.
10565207 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MASK-BASED COMPRESSION OF A SPARSE MATRIX",February 18, 2020.
D874905 "MULTIPURPOSE STRAP CONSISTING OF A FLEXIBLE STRAP AND A FLEXIBLE ANCHORING CLIP",February 18, 2020.
10537163 "COMPOSITION DISPENSING DEVICE",January 21, 2020.
10536515 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS",January 14, 2020.
10533571 "PUMP SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE DIAMETER IMPELLER DEVICES",January 14, 2020.
10509643 "DATA PROCESSING WITH A PLANE COMPUTER",December 17, 2019.
10505078 "METHODS AND APPARTUS FOR ILLUMINATING GEMSTONES ",December 10, 2019.
10498647 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON USER ACTION",December 03, 2019.
10420158 "METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS",September 17, 2019.
10398979 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FLUID MOSAIC TERRAIN GAMES",September 03, 2019.
10403075 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITY ACTUATION ",September 03, 2019.
10374934 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A PROVATE PERFORMANCE NETWORK WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LOAD SIMULATION",August 06, 2019.
10343063 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME",July 09, 2019.
10349135 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATIC HUMAN IDENTIFICATION AND CENSORSHIPOF SUBMITTED MEDIA",Ju;y 09, 2019.
10313992 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHORNIZING FREQUENCY HOPPING TRANSMITTERS, RECEIVERS, TRANSCEIVERS, REPEATERS AND OTHER RADIO NETWORKS",June 04, 2019.
10305375 "APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR NOISE CANCELLATION OF POWER CONVERTERS",May 28, 2019.
10294702 "SKILES LOCKING SYSTEM S.L.S",May 21, 2019.
10282722 "MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR POINT OF SALE SYSTEMS",May 07, 2019.
10225471 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY RECORDING A VISUAL MEDIA",March 05, 2019.
10130669 "METHID AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING WOUNDS",November 20, 2018.
10096190 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITY ACTUATION",October 09, 2018.
D820622 "JEWELRY CHAIN ORGANIZER",June 19, 2018.
9950263 "METHOD FOR MOBILE GAMING SYSTEMS",April 24, 2018.
9930924 "EXTRACTION PLATFORM",April 03, 2018.
9918591 "APPARATUS FOR DRAINING EXCESS FLUIDS FROM FOOD",March 20, 2018.
9895592 "FACE SHEILD FOR REDUCING FACIAL INJURIES",February 20, 2018.
9856861 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT OPERABLE TO ACTIVE A MOTION DETECTOR",January 02, 2018.
9803615 "SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING ENERGY FROM A MOVING MASS",October 31, 2017.
9790451 "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING OIL FROM PLANT MATERIALS",October 17, 2017.
9744653 "APPARATUS HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE LOCKING PILER BODY AND A SPLIT JAW",August 19, 2017.
9732896 "APPARATUS FOR DIVERTING A FLOW OF MATERIAL",August 15, 2017.
9734653 "APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AN ELONGATEDCOIN SOUVENIR",August 15, 2017.
9733487 "RETAINING DEVICE",August 15, 2017.
9706040 "SYSTEM AND MEHTHOD FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION VIA INTERACTION WITH AN AVATAR",July 11, 2017.
9664046 "SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING ENEGRY FROM A MOVING MASS",May 30, 2017.
9664171 "SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING ENERGY FROM A MOVING MASS",May 30, 2017.
9653988 "APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR NOISE CANCELLATION OF POWER CONVERTERS",May 16, 2017.
9596544 "HEAD MOUNTED PHASED FOCUSED SPEAKERS",March 14, 2017.
9566520 "METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A RECREATIONAL GAME",February 14, 2017.
9538061 "METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING A REAL TIME FILMING OF A REMOTE LOCATION",January 03, 2017.
9521764 "TAMPER RESPONDENT APPARATUS",December 13, 2016.
9500187 "METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT OPERABLE TO RELAY A MOTION DETECTOR ACTIVATION",November 22, 2016.
9492917 "MULTI-FUNCTION HOPPER GUN STAND/TOOL HOLDER/WORK PLATFORM",November 15, 2016.
9493918 "APPARATUS FOR A CROSSWALK PEDESTAL",Novemeber 15, 2016.
9486388 "STIMULATOR APPARATUS",November 08, 2016.
9476015 "NON-TOXIC HAND CLEANER COMPRISING A TERNARY SOLVENT MIXTURE",October 25, 2016.
9463823 "APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A USER ACROSS A SURFACE",October 11, 2016.
9440357 "SYSTEM FOR STABILIZATION CONTROL OF MOBILE ROBOTICS",September 13, 2016.
9413194 "EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM",August 09, 2016.
9,294,267 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SECURE STORAGE OF CONTENT",March 22, 2016.
D751,140 "EYEGLASSES HOLDER",March 8, 2016.
9,271,896 "APPARATUS FOR WEIGHT BASED SINGLE DOSES OF MEDICATION",March 1, 2016.
9,245,255 "METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AN ACTIVITY OR LACK OF ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT ", January 26, 2016.
9,086,951 "IMAGE READING APPARATUS",July 21, 2015, KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, Japan.
9,080,822 "RELOADING SYSTEM",July 14, 2015, KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, Japan.
9,036,189 "IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A FUNCTION OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION BASED ON A SELECTED FREQUENCY OF USE ",May 19, 2015, KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, Japan.
9,220,248 "APPARATUS FOR A FISHING REEL",December 29, 2015.
9,218,414 "SYSTEM, METHOD, AND USER INTERFACE FOR A SEARCH ENGINE BASED ON MULTI-DOCUMENT SUMMARIZATION ",December 22, 2015.
9,214,857 "APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR NOISE CANCELLATION OF POWER CONVERTERS",December 15, 2015.
9,212,681 "FASTENING DEVICE",December 15, 2015.
9,192,870 "BALLOON ARRANGEMENT",November 24, 2015.
9,165,483 "APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND ILLUMINATING A FLAG",October 20, 2015.
9,129,128 "METHOD FOR INFORMATION EDITORIAL CONTROLS",September 8, 2015.
9,119,981 "FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS",September 1, 2015.
9,113,550 "APPARATUS FOR AN EMP SHIELD FOR PORTABLE DEVICES ",August 18, 2015.
9,095,757 "APPARATUS FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT PUNCHING BAG ",August 4, 2015.
9,027,085 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION",May 5, 2015.
8,998,161 "APPARATUS FOR HOLDING PORTABLE DEVICES",April 7, 2015.
8,967,633 "LEVER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY",March 3, 2015.
8,959,791 "APPARATUS FOR FLAT DRYING GARMENTS",February 24, 2015.
9,086,951 "IMAGE READING APPARATUS",July 21, 2015.
9,080,822 "RELOADING SYSTEM",July 14, 2015.
9,036,189 "IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A FUNCTION OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION BASED ON A SELECTED FREQUENCY OF USE ",May 19, 2015.
9,027,085 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION",May 5, 2015.
8,998,161 "APPARATUS FOR HOLDING PORTABLE DEVICES",April 7, 2015.
8,967,633 "LEVER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY",March 3, 2015.
8,959,791 "APPARATUS FOR FLAT DRYING GARMENTS",February 24, 2015.
8,944,970 "APPARATUS FOR AEROBIC EXERCISE",February 3, 2015.
8,896,428 "MEDICINE DISPENSING RECORD SYSTEM",November 25, 2014.
8,887,401 "ROTATING BLADE ASSEMBLY",November 18, 2014.
D713,965 "SHOULDER POSITIONING DEVICE",September 23, 2014.
8,809,790 "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR IMAGING USING MULTI-ZONE DETECTOR ARCHITECTURE",August 19, 2014.
8,791,682 "NOISE REJECTING HIGH-SIDE POWER SWITCH",July 29, 2014.
8,777,441 "THERMOELECTRIC ORNAMENTAL ASSEMBLY",July 15, 2014.
8,740,004 "SEGMENTED CONTAINER WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SUPPORT ARM ",June 3, 2014.
8,733,926 "ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR EYEGLASSES",May 27, 2014.
8,715,161 "METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEMALE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE",May 6, 2014.
8,637,756 "MULTI-LAYERED BRASS AND WOODWIND INSTRUMENT COVER ",January 28, 2014.
8,636,516 "APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR WEIGHING FOOD ITEMS",January 28, 2014.
8,631,968 "TISSUE ADVANCEMENT DEVICE FOR TISSUE BOXES",January 21, 2014.
8,622,533 "INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AIR BUBBLES IN INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS",January 7, 2014.
8,608,600 "RECREATIONAL OBJECT",December 17, 2013.
8,591,306 "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ON-LINE CARD GAME",November 26, 2013.
8,587,972 "APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFORMER FREQUENCY CONTROL",November 19, 2013.
8,586,105 "TOPICAL HAIR CARE FORMULATION AND METHOD OF MAKING",November 19, 2013.
8,570,876 "METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS",October 29, 2013.
D691,227 "RACQUET WEIGHT",October 8, 2013.
8,544,471 "APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RADIOLUCENT ANATOMIC POSITIONING",October 1, 2013.
8,510,882 "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANATOMICAL POSITIONING ON A PATIENT CARE PLATFORM",August 20, 2013.
8,481,947 "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR IMAGING USING MULTI-ZONE DETECTOR ARCHITECTURE",July 9, 2013.
D685,034 "RECREATIONAL OBJECT",June 25, 2013.
8,433,284 "LANDLINE-MOBILE SHARING DEVICE AND METHOD",April 30, 2013.
8,424,464 "PORTABLE, COLLAPSIBLE, WORKSTATION TRAY TABLE APPARATUS ",April 23, 2013.
8,016,004 "MORE SILENT AND ROBUST ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER",September 13, 2011.
8,025,615 "Exercise roll bar device",September 27, 2011.
8,025,908 "TOPICAL HAIR CARE FORMULATION AND METHOD OF MAKING",September 27, 2011.
8,074,576 "COMMUTER TRAIN FERRY SYSTEM FOR COMMUTERS AND THEIR VEHICLES",December 13, 2011.
8,099,899 "HIGHLY MANEUVERABLE FISHING LURE",January 24, 2012.
8,132,482 "MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTER HAVING CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTABLE THROW",March 13, 2012.
8,185,405 "METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INFORMATION EDITORIAL CONTROLS",May 22, 2012.
8,234,896 "Padlock for adjusting to a length of a lock cylinder",August 7, 2012.
8,239,358 "SYSTEM, METHOD, AND USER INTERFACE FOR A SEARCH ENGINE BASED ON MULTI-DOCUMENT SUMMARIZATION",August 7, 2012.
8,322,290 "MULTI-USE TABLE",December 4, 2012.
8,073,168 "COMPACT OPEN BAFFLE SPEAKER SYSTEM",December 6, 2011 .
7,971,742 "DEVICE FOR CONTAINMENT, PROTECTION AND EASY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF A LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEM",July 5, 2011 .
7,016,704 "Coordinating images displayed on devices with two or more displays ",March 21, 2006, MOVE Mobile Systems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA).
7,970,868 "Customizable, smart-tag based content delivery and notification system, program, and method for connecting entities on the world wide web ",June 28, 2011 .
7,951,050 "Apparatus for aerobic leg exercise of a seated user ",May 31, 2011 .
7,946,042 "Apparatus and a method for drafting a framework for a pattern ",May 24, 2011 .
7,936,242 "Magnetically operated electrical switch ",May 3, 2011 .
7,918,111 "Lock device that enable users to choose the security level of the lock ",April 5, 2011 .
7,854,181 "Manual transmission shifter ",December 21, 2010 .
7,824,053 "Tattletale cap ",November 2, 2010 .
7,778,973 "System, method, and program for sharing photos via the internet ",August 17, 2010 .
7,755,374 "Apparatus and method for new testing semiconductor devices ",July 13, 2010 .
D614,987 "Light bar ",May 4, 2010 .
7,711,142 "Method and system for composing a digital signature graphic appearance and specifying a document display location thereof ",May 4, 2010 .
7,686,119 "Apparatus for reinforcing seatbelt usage in automobiles ",March 30, 2010 .
7,681,266 "Adjustable recliner bed ",March 23, 2010 .
7,669,602 "Shoulder press ",March 2, 2010 .
7,662,006 "Shaped inflatable water sports board",February 16, 2010 .
7,647,700 "Device for the removal of H-taps ",January 19, 2010 .
D606,074 "Ergonomic keyboard with touch pad ",December 15, 2009 .
D601,694 "Hygienic cleansing apparatus ",October 6, 2009.
7,577,622 "Method, apparatus and medium for data management collaboration in the transport of goods ",August 18, 2009.
7,577,622 "Method, apparatus and medium for data management collaboration in the transport of goods",August 18, 2009 .
7,574,882 "Tubular radial pin tumbler lock",August 18, 2009.
7,485,786 "Percussion instrument and noisemaking device ",February 3, 2009 .
7,428,881 "Rotary nail filing apparatus for animals",September 30, 2008.
D573,760 "Surface-cleaning apparatus",July 22, 2008.
7,378,594 "Electrical wire connector device with visual connection validation",May 27, 2008.
D567,845 "Pick for stringed musical instruments",April 29, 2008.
D549,032 "American flag style cover for barbecue or the like",August 21, 2007.
7,219,930 "Snowboard back foot support apparatus",May 22, 2007 .
7,213,950 "Detachable light shade for wall fixture lighting",May 8, 2007.
7,153,062 "Apparatus for securely supporting scuba tanks via a vehicle hitch",December 26, 2006.
7,055,279 "Apparatus and method for cleaning paintball guns ",June 6, 2006.
Over 1000 Successful Patent Filings
Click Here for a partial listing of Over 1000 of our Successful Patent Filings.
3-Step Process: Overview of our Firm, and this Flat-fee Opinion/Patent Filing Bundle Offer for Micro/Small Entities
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Ari Tolila
Patent Prosecution Law, Scientist, Engineer, Inventor, esp. in the AI, Software, Internet, Mobile apps, Electronics, Robotics, and electro/mechanical arts. Solid expertise also in creative design arounds, business, marketing, and deal making. |
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$3500 Full Quality Utility Patent w/Full Search Package (Click on each Step Below) |
Lower budgets: $1750 Quality Provisional w/ Full Search Package (Click here) |
If your maximum budget is under $1700 (Click here)
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Bay Area Intellectual Property Group (Bay Area IP) to explore affordable ways we can help you properly protect your innovation(s) and business interests in the USA and internationally. We are a Silicon Valley based Patent Prosecution Law Firm with an ever-expanding Global presence. As a longstanding (nearly 20 years), registered member of the US Patent Bar- we are fully experienced and licensed to practice in all patent prosecution law matters before the US Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) and World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). As the principal partner (Ari S. Tolila) of Bay Area IP, I welcome you, and for our small clients can offer the following financial break during these trying times, and below that I try to impart some wisdom that will hopefully help you to become more informed about the patent process and effectively choosing your best patent attorney representation. Our goal is always to provide our clients with creative, high quality patent prep/prosecution legal services at very affordable rates. Being in Silicon Valley, at least 30% of our clientele have always been small-time start-ups on 'shoe string" budgets needing help to get their first product/service properly protected and off the ground. So, over our many years, I creatively devised various approaches and offerings to help make this successfully happen for at least 2000 clients- I am hoping that this particular all-inclusive, reduced flat fee offer can better enable you to afford to choose Bay Area IP for your patenting needs, and not be forced to do things half way, which would most often results in your significant innovation opportunity and/or investments being squandered.
Did you know that less than 1 percent of all lawyers are registered to practice before the United States Patent Office? Why limit your choice of a patent lawyer even further by focusing on the tiny handful of patent lawyers that happen to be within driving distance of you? As you might imagine, it is extremely unlikely that the best talent at the lowest cost just happens to be in your "backyard". Learn more valuable insights, common pitfalls to avoid, and an innovator's critical first steps, in our Founder's Welcome letter at the end of this start-ups offer page, or by clicking this icon:
Plan A: $3,500 Creative Quality Full Patent Filing, Bundle Offer- Overview
Plan B: $1,750 Quality Provisional Patent App. (qPPA) Offer- Overview
Step 1: Patent Research- Overview
Step 2: Legal Opinion- Overview
Once you have received the detailed Search Report, we schedule a focused Patentability Legal Consultation, breaking down the search results, and render a Patentability Legal Assessment. The consultation will also include a highly valuable Invention/Business model Evaluation, and a Novelty Scope Analysis to creatively establish where we think your strongest patent claims/protection and product features should be to greatly enhance your patent strength and product competitiveness in the marketplace. Clients are routinely very impressed with the 'out of the box' creativity and value that these included meetings provide not only to the patenting prospects, yet also to improving the business/product development/execution plan.
Step 3: Utility Patent Filing- Overview
If we give you the green or yellow light you may proceed towards establishing your patent rights under the below 50% Reduced Flat-Fee Offer- Qualifying Clients Only. Otherwise, the process stops here.
Here is a detailed breakdown of all the standard patent work that this reduced flat-fee offer includes:
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Plan B: Quality US qPPA- More Details
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While full Utility patent protection is the common and most recommended approach, if your budget for patent protecting your business plans is still too limited to afford the above 50% reduced Utility patent package then we offer a "Plan B" to help struggling start-ups with very low cost, yet good Quality provisional "Patent Pending". That is, get a good quality US Provisional Patent Application (qPPA) Filing for another 50% off the above quoted Utility patent flat-fee (e.g., $1750)*. If you opt for the search/Assessment , just start with the same $249 offer. Unlike most firms, our fee paid for our qPPA legal writing work will be fully applied as a credit towards our flat-fee for the full Utility Patent if done within the 1 year filing deadline. This way you do not get penalized for doing the qPPA as a first step. This qPPA is a good option if you would otherwise miss out all together and let someone else get ahead of you on patenting it while you wait to raise more funds or build enough confidence. Otherwise, most people go directly to filing the Utility patent, esp. since the First-to-File system became the law of the land (see more details on that below).
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First to File Law: Risks and Legal Considerations
First to File Law
The Patent Reform Act of 2011 has been the law of the land since March 2013. That new law moved the US patent system from a "first to invent" to a "first-to-file" system, which means that the first one to file a patent application on an idea gets the patent irrespective of who had the idea first. Accordingly, inventors and companies who delay filing a application have the high risk of letting someone else obtain a patent on an invention which they invented first. It especially penalizes provisional patent applications (PPA) in that due to their inherently narrow scope, under this new law, permit others to patent changes and improvements and thereby risk limiting your protection to only your main versions disclosed, which most competitors rarely copy you exactly. Thus, people have been doing far fewer PPAs since the law change, including because PPAs significantly delay when the full patent scope is established and examined. Another major risk is related to disclosures or sales offers made to others, that is, for many countries, if it occurs prior to a patent filing, you forever lose all patent rights. Generally, the best way to prevent these, and many other, dangers from happening to you is to promptly file a full Utility (non-provisional) patent application, and especially before the invention is exposed or proposed to any third party (e.g., developers, prototypers, investors, marketing, friends, etc.). Unfortunately, NDAs provide no protection against this new law. The industry standard prior art search turn time is 2-3 weeks- so, to help lower the time delay risk to our clients, we are now including a 4-7 day rush service in the below patent research at no extra charge. See the above search package offer for details.
Our Reputation: Over 20 years of Patent Prosecution Legal Practice & Client Satisfaction
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Welcome Letter: Legal Guidance on Common Pitfalls to Avoid in the Patenting Process, esp. in Choosing your Patent Attorney
Welcome Letter from our Founder:
Legal Guidance on Common Pitfalls to Avoid in the Patenting Process, esp. in Choosing your Patent Attorney
Thank you for your interest in Bay Area Intellectual Property Group (Bay Area IP) to explore affordable ways we can help you protect your innovation(s) and business interests in the USA and internationally.
We are a Silicon Valley based Patent Firm with a Global presence. We are longstanding, registered members of the US Patent Bar- fully experienced and licensed to practice in all patent prosecution law matters before the US Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) and World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). As the principal partner of Bay Area IP Group, I welcome you, and will initially impart some wisdom below th'at will hopefully help you to become more informed about the patent process and choosing your patent attorney representation.
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I would expect that since you found this web page via a web search engine you are most likely a small entity (e.g., individuals and small business with < 50 employees). Sad to say that, unfortunately, most patent law firms do not serve small entities well, if at all. We are different, however. |
While much of our work is indeed rendered to corporate clientele, we do respect and take seriously "the little guy/gal". Rest assured that Bay Area IP will render effective prosecution legal services on your behalf and provide you a very positive client experience. Read on below to discover why you will want to enlist us a valuable member of your business/invention team. |
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Bay Area IP is a result-oriented firm that seeks to maximize client value to build long term relationships, even if it is at the expense of near-term revenues. In contrast, many firms (automatically) accept new cases before performing the important due diligence that helps to ensure that a patent is indeed warranted or even possible for a given client situation, and not just a waste of time and money. Bay Area IP always strongly urges its small entity clients (who are the most likely to not be aware of related prior-art) to have a professional patent search and patentability legal opinion done before filing for a patent. You should never trust any Patent Attorney/Firm that does not strongly urge you to first have a professional patent search done, because they clearly do not have your best interests in mind. |
Some basic questions you should be asking yourself are:
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Actually, our in-depth patent research and evaluations are exactly designed to be the foundation for answering these, and many more, important decision-making patent and business questions. Moreover, all things being equal, before making a purchase, licensing, or investment decision, investors and companies always want to see that a deep patent search was done and it had a favorable patentability legal opinion. If they demand a favorable patent search before going ahead, shouldn't you?
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Another aspect of the patent search that alludes most small entities is who is actually doing your patent search, and done on what kind of search system? If you call around you will get different answers. Most firms outsource their patent searches, and some of those companies outsource to foreign companies (esp. India and Bangladesh)- very risky. Many respectable law firms outside of Washginton DC will use (relatively weak/limited) online patent database engine like Delphion; however, most reputable firms will outsource their patent search to Washington DC based companies. Why you ask? Because they know that the absolutely best search system and database to use is ONLY located at the USPTO's very sophisticated EAST system and database, which is EXACTLY the same system that the Patent Examiners use to find the ‘prior-art' they will base any rejection of your patent upon. If the Patent Examiner finds prior-art then they will reject your patent, otherwise, you will get your patent issued.
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Bay Area IP is a result-oriented firm that seeks to maximize client value to build long term relationships, even if it is at the expense of near-term revenues. In contrast, many firms (automatically) accept new cases before performing the important due diligence that helps to ensure that a patent is indeed warranted or even possible for a given client situation, and not just a waste of time and money. Bay Area IP always strongly urges its small entity clients (who are the most likely to not be aware of related prior-art) to have a professional patent search and patentability legal opinion done before filing for a patent. You should never trust any Patent Attorney/Firm that does not strongly urge you to first have a professional patent search done, because they clearly do not have your best interests in mind. |
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Actually, our in-depth patent research and evaluations are exactly designed to be the foundation for answering these, and many more, important decision-making patent and business questions. Moreover, all things being equal, before making a purchase, licensing, or investment decision, investors and companies always want to see that a deep patent search was done So, you have to ask yourself, what competent attorney or law firm acting in your best interest would not use the same tools that the Patent Examiners use? Hence, it is unwise to trust or use any law firm that does not have all their patent searches done using the same search systems that the Patent Examiners use; that is, the USPTO's EAST system in Washington DC. We do all our patent searches on the USPTO's advanced EAST system out of our Washington DC office.
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If the law firm you are considering does indeed have all their patent searches done on the USPTO's EAST system, then you have to ask yourself who is actually doing your patent search? Of course, the answer to that question is just as important as what systems and databases they use. Most reputable patent search companies employ experienced search technicians that are good at finding relevant prior art. However, how good? Well, usually, they are good enough to turn up enough patents so that you think they did a reasonable search, and it is most often a favorable report, only later to find out that their patent application was rejected by much better patents that the Patent Examiner found. Patent Examiners are trained like bloodhounds to find the best prior art (patents) so that they can reject your patent. So, a regular patent search technician, no matter how good, just will not cut it, even if they are on a great search engine like the USPTO's EAST system. it had a favorable patentability legal opinion. If they demand a favorable patent search before going ahead, shouldn't you? |
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This is a big reason why almost 85% of all patent applications are initially rejected. A well trained Patent Examiner will be deciding the fate of your patent rights based on any patents they find close enough to use against you; so, if you had a choice, would you not rather have your patent search done by a Patent Examiner using their systems/methods? So, we realized this problem many years ago, and decided to take another approach; that is, we only employ former Patent Examiners who do all our patent research work at the USPTO's advanced EAST search system. Patent Examiners cost great deal more and are very hard to come by, which likely explains why we have yet to find a competitor able to match us in this regard. Our top patent researchers knock out at least 40% of all submissions we get. That saves our clients a lot of money they would have spent unwisely otherwise. Our competitors tend to knock out only 10-20% at best, usually only 5%, which means the USPTO Examiners will often knock out their client's patents after the patent filing, at great expense.
The answer is obvious, and Bay Area IP provides you this highly sought after combination of employing Patent Examiner on the advanced EAST system that will give you a solid basis for your first big decision and the absolute best chance of winning a patent if our legal analysis finds a patent filing is advisable.
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Now that you know about our strong patent research practice, you should learn about our equally strong patent practice, and above all, our extensive patent prosecution experience. There are 4 generally accepted metrics that clients should use to determine the reputation of your attorney and his/her patent firm. Click Here to see the List . Bay Area IP measures up very well in this respect. Bay Area IP has been serving high-tech companies for almost 20 years, and successfully filed many 100 s of patents .And, our prosecution legal professionals have many more years of experience than that. As mentioned above, I think an equally important metric is what actual clients say. We openly post many representative new testimonials from our corporate and individual clients throughout the USA and worldwide- click here for real new testimonials . I think many new testimonials are much more valuable than single references because at most a firm would give you 1-3 references, however, we can provide you dozens of client new testimonials, each of which would provide a very favorable reference. We appreciate the opportunity to put our extensive experience and service to work for you. |
Did you know that less than 1 percent of all lawyers are registered to practice before the United States Patent Office? Why limit your choice of a lawyer even further by focusing on the tiny handful of patent lawyers that happen to be within driving distance of you? As you might imagine, it is extremely unlikely that the best talent at the lowest cost just happens to be in your "backyard". Patent work is all about working with ideas and information, which lends itself to enjoying a productive attorney-client relationship no matter where you are located.
Bay Area IP s clients include individual inventors, law firms, small to medium-sized businesses, and large, well-known corporations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and worldwide.
In our experience, small entities are the ones who usually use the Internet to find reputable patent law firm representation at an affordable price, since budgets tend to be tight these days. If this is your situation, Bay Area IP can offer you cost reduction assistance (only for individuals and small business with < 100 employees). Accordingly, we can offer you a special flat-fee that, for a limited time, provides you a low, fixed price (all patent related fees included), which flat-fee is guaranteed not to go up and includes many additional valuable patent related services and official fees at no extra charge . This flat-fee reduction offer will save you a great deal of money off our already competitive rates that Bay Area IP bills our larger corporate clients. To submit a quote request CLICK HERE , and we will send you a written quote letter with all the flat-fee offer details. I am sure you will find it very favorable; and, given our proven track record of quality work and happy clients, this is an offer you will not want to miss out on.
With our strong patent search and patent practices being currently offered at an affordable rate, we have formulated an efficient win/win approach to help under served small entities receive high quality and flexibility at an affordable cost. This enables you to attain quality work, contain cost, and optimize our level of service to fit your unique goals and financial situation.
If you are watching your budget, you will want to act now while this flat-fee package offer is still active.
To Get started, simply click on the patent search or quote request links above, or give us a toll-free call for more information.
Sincerely,
Ari S. Tolila
Principal, Bay Area IP
US Patent Bar no. 52614
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I expect that very few will have been diligent enough read my letter this far down the page. So, to reward those smart and diligent few that like to understand the important details needed to make a good decision (my favorite kind of client), if after placing your search order, you mention that you want a 'Free Pro Upgrade' while this offer is active, we will give you a free upgrade on your patent search to also cover International patents, and give you a free upgrade to our 'Pro' level search, which uses our top researcher to do your search- this combo upgrade alone is a $300 value. FYI, not all Patent Examiners are created equal. Most are very good, and have 1-3 years experience (most of our staff); however, we have one Patent Examiner engineer who has over 15 years technology Examination experience at the Patent Office and is better than 95% of all Patent Examiners- he is one of the best researchers out there. We charge a lot more for him, and tend to use him only on large corporate accounts who can afford it, which is why we can only afford to reward the diligent few, like you.