Richard Kaiser is a partner in our Intellectual Property Practice Group, focusing on patent prosecution for the mechanical arts and having extensive experience with both utility and design patents. Mr. Kaiser works closely with clients to provide meaningful and practical guidance on both U.S. and foreign patent strategies. He is proficient with all steps of the patenting process, from initial patentability searching and analysis, to patent application drafting, and finally with the nuances of prosecuting the pending patent applications before the various patent offices. Mr. Kaiser also has experience with post-grant proceedings, such as U.S. re-examination proceedings and European opposition proceedings.
Additionally, Mr. Kaiser's practice includes counseling clients with respect to enforcing their patents and avoiding the patents owned by their competitors. Specifically, Mr. Kaiser has years of experience with monitoring competitive patent activity, working with engineers to design-around competitive patents, and providing detailed opinion letters of non-infringement and invalidity of competitive patents.
Furthermore, Mr. Kaiser is also well-versed in drafting and advising counsel regarding intellectual property agreements, such as license agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and joint-development agreements.