Michael Best has a group of over fifteen intellectual property attorneys, patent agents, and patent engineers who focus on patent prosecution in the electrical and computer arts. These professionals hold degrees in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, physics, and related fields. Several of the professionals in the group hold advance degrees, including doctorates and master’s degrees, and worked in an engineering capacity prior to entering the legal field. The group services the needs of a diverse group of clients, including clients whose business are in the automotive, financial services, telecommunications, software, information technology, and medical fields.
Our developed skills and experience allow us to handle cases involving:
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Electrical devices, with particular knowledge in electric motors, motor control, and switch gear;
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Vehicle, refrigeration, power tool, and other control systems;
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Document generation, scanning, copying, and storage systems;
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Sensor and transducer technologies, with particular experience in ultrasonic sensors, sensing, and imaging;
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Image capture, processing, and storage systems, including video camera systems, and x-ray and other medical imaging systems;
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Semiconductors and semiconductor devices, particularly devices used in imaging applications;
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Medical devices and diagnostic systems;
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Software, with particular knowledge of embedded systems, and encryption and key management systems;
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Battery and other energy storage systems;
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Instrumentation systems;
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Financial services technology, with particular knowledge of check processing and payment and remittance processing;
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Building security systems; and
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Computer hardware, particularly routers and other switching devices.
Professionals in the group regularly handle matters involving copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and technology agreements and licenses, including patent licenses; software licenses, software implementation agreements, and other e-business and information technology agreements; telecommunications contracts; and content agreements.