DDK has been involved in the patenting of important technological advances as well as commercially important inventions at different technological levels, enabling our clients to create/protect their market share, and has assisted start-up companies in building strong patent portfolios which have enabled these companies to attract investors and/or licensees.
We have the technical expertise to understand sophisticated technologies, and the legal expertise to provide technically sound yet creative approaches for protecting our clients' inventions in a wide variety of technical fields including large industrial machinery, simple mechanical devices, new chemical entities, pharmaceutical formulations, electrical and computer-related technologies (from hardware to software to databases), polymer chemistry, organic or inorganic chemistry, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, data communication, electronic control systems, medical and biomedical devices, and agricultural and food technologies for our clients.
One area of particular expertise is pharmaceuticals. Our staff includes attorneys who have pharmaceutical degrees and expertise in the medical and pharmaceutical arts. DDK has helped pharmaceutical companies obtain patent protection for new drug products, controlled release formulations, new chemical entities, and new methods of medical treatment. Our expertise in the pharmaceutical sciences enables us to counsel our clients well beyond traditional advice and services commonly available.
DDK advises and assists our clients in evaluating their ability to commercialize their technology free and clear of third party patents. The firm has extensive experience in investigating and evaluating the scope and validity of patents, and considering the design of our clients from both a patentability and non-infringement point of view.
We are also experienced in evaluating the scope of protection afforded by our clients' own patents, and in investigating and evaluating the possible infringement of those patents by the products and/or activities of third parties.
We are frequently called upon to evaluate the patent position of our clients' competitors, and to advise our clients on how to proceed in view of their competitor's patent positions. Our goal is to work closely with the management, marketing, and technical personnel of our clients to better anticipate their needs and problems and also to create a comprehensive patent strategy to meet our clients' individual needs.
With respect to pharmaceuticals, DDK is experienced in evaluating our clients' positions and preparing patent certifications/notifications as part of our clients' preparation and filing of Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA's) and Paper New Drug Applications (NDA's filed under §505(b)(2)).
The name chosen for a product, a business or a service can have a profound effect on the success of a business. Selecting a name without adequate investigation can have a devastating effect on a business.
At DDK, we have extensive experience in all phases of U.S. and foreign trademark practice, including prosecution, licensing, due diligence and litigation (including "ex parte" and "inter partes" trademark proceedings). We have worked with clients from a broad range of industries, and have particular expertise in advising clients and prosecuting trademarks in pharmaceutical and internet and e-commerce arenas.
Our attorneys actively assist our clients in choosing their trademarks, service marks and trade names. Our database capabilities enable us to perform in-house screening searches to assist in the initial selection of the mark or name. We obtain and analyze the results of sophisticated mark and design searches. We file and prosecute federal, state and foreign applications for trademark and service mark registrations. We actively engage in the policing of our client's trademarks and monitoring competitor's trademark activities, both in the United States and abroad, and we have extensive experience in opposition and cancellation proceedings.