{"id":556,"date":"2021-02-15T10:50:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/?page_id=556"},"modified":"2021-02-19T17:33:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:33:51","slug":"us-patents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/services\/us-patents\/","title":{"rendered":"US Patents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a former US patent examiner, I represent clients directly before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with paralegal support.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drafting patent applications<\/li><li>Optimizing non-U.S. patent application text and figures based on US patent laws and regulations<\/li><li>Filing at the USPTO<\/li><li>Commenting on and responding to Office actions<\/li><li>Patent grant formalities, patent proofreading<\/li><li>Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board<\/li><li>Transfers of rights (i.e., assignments) and licenses<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical strengths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Chemistry, in particular<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>polymer chemistry<\/li><li>material science<\/li><li>catalysts<\/li><li>chemical processes<\/li><li>LEDs<\/li><li>LCDs<\/li><li>sensors<\/li><li>photovoltaic technology<\/li><li>battery technology und nanotechnology<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Biochemistry, in particular<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>pharmaceuticals<\/li><li>diagnostic methods<\/li><li>dietary supplements and microbiological processes<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Devices and apparatus, in particular<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>medical devices<\/li><li>production apparatus<\/li><li>filtration technology<\/li><li>packaging technology<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What others say<\/h2>\n\n\n<style id=\"sp_testimonial_dynamic_css624\">#sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper-624.sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper .sp-testimonial-pro-section.sp-testimonial-pro-carousel {padding:0 0 60px 0;}#sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper-624.sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper .sp-testimonial-pro-section.sp-testimonial-pro-section-thumb{padding:0 0;}#sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper-624.sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper .sp-testimonial-pro-section.sp-testimonial-pro-section-content {padding:0 0 60px 0;}#sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper-624 .sp-testimonial-pro-section {display:none;}#sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper-624 .sp-testimonial-pro-section.swiper-initialized,#sp-testimonial-pro-wrapper-624 .sp-testimonial-pro-section.swiper-container-initialized {display: block;max-width: 100%;}#sp-testimonial-pro-624.sp-testimonial-pro-section a.tpro-read-more,#sp-testimonial-pro-624.sp-testimonial-pro-section a.open-popup-link {color: #595959;text-decoration: none;}#sp-testimonial-pro-624.sp-testimonial-pro-section a.tpro-read-more:hover,#sp-testimonial-pro-624.sp-testimonial-pro-section a.open-popup-link:hover{color: #10496f;}.sp-tpro-modal-testimonial-624.sp-tpro-modal-testimonial{background: #ffffff}#sp-testimonial-pro-624.sp-testimonial-pro-section .sp-testimonial-pro-item:not(.swiper-slide){padding-right:0px; 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He has a lot of creative ideas and knowledge when drafting patent applications and prosecuting them to obtain patents. He works diligently and effectively toward achieving the desired objective. He is also very skilled and patient when explaining patent concepts and sharing his experience with others. He is very <\/p><\/div><a href=\"#sp-tpro-modal-604\" class=\"open-popup-link\">READ MORE ...<\/a><\/div><\/div> <div id=\"sp-tpro-modal-604\" class=\"sp-tpro-modal-testimonial-624 mfp-hide sp-tpro-modal-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Product research leader at a company in the chemical industry<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><p class=\"p1\">Bob is a very good patent attorney. He has a lot of creative ideas and knowledge when drafting patent applications and prosecuting them to obtain patents. He works diligently and effectively toward achieving the desired objective. He is also very skilled and patient when explaining patent concepts and sharing his experience with others. He is very easy to work with and he always interacted with me and my colleagues in a respectful manner.<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item \"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Partner and head of the intellectual property practice group of a U.S. law firm with 100+ attorneys<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-text\"><p>Bob is a proficient and effective attorney in both U.S. and EPO\u00a0patent practice. He is attentive to detail, diligent, candid and\u00a0interacts well with his clients and colleagues.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div id=\"sp-tpro-modal-605\" class=\"sp-tpro-modal-testimonial-624 mfp-hide sp-tpro-modal-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Partner and head of the intellectual property practice group of a U.S. law firm with 100+ attorneys<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><p class=\"p1\">Bob is a proficient and effective attorney in both U.S. and EPO\u00a0patent practice. He is attentive to detail, diligent, candid and\u00a0interacts well with his clients and colleagues.<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item \"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Technical leader at a company in the chemical industry<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-text\"><p>Bob worked closely with me to transform my first attempt at writing an invention disclosure into a very good patent application. Beyond drafting the application, he helped me understand what needs to go into a patent application, which encouraged me to continue the process of inventing. He is a very skilled patent attorney. I would highly recommend<\/p><\/div><a href=\"#sp-tpro-modal-606\" class=\"open-popup-link\">READ MORE ...<\/a><\/div><\/div> <div id=\"sp-tpro-modal-606\" class=\"sp-tpro-modal-testimonial-624 mfp-hide sp-tpro-modal-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Technical leader at a company in the chemical industry<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><p class=\"p1\">Bob worked closely with me to transform my first attempt at writing an invention disclosure into a very good patent application. Beyond drafting the application, he helped me understand what needs to go into a patent application, which encouraged me to continue the process of inventing. He is a very skilled patent attorney. I would highly recommend Bob to everyone who are looking for a patent counsel.<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item \"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Chief scientist at a company in the chemical industry, winner of the U.S. national Inventor of the Year award in 1994, and member of the Plastics Hall of Fame<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-text\"><p>Robert Lelkes is an excellent patent attorney. He helped me\u00a0obtained a key US patent.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div id=\"sp-tpro-modal-607\" class=\"sp-tpro-modal-testimonial-624 mfp-hide sp-tpro-modal-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Chief scientist at a company in the chemical industry, winner of the U.S. national Inventor of the Year award in 1994, and member of the Plastics Hall of Fame<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><p class=\"p1\">Robert Lelkes is an excellent patent attorney. He helped me\u00a0obtained a key US patent.<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item \"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Senior partner at a mid-sized U.S. patent law firm<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-text\"><p>Bob is a highly skilled patent professional who offers the very rare combination of being licensed and able to practice in the US courts and US Patent Office as well as in the European Patent Office. Bob&#8217;s work has always been excellent, timely and cost effective. I highly recommend Bob as a patent professional.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div id=\"sp-tpro-modal-608\" class=\"sp-tpro-modal-testimonial-624 mfp-hide sp-tpro-modal-testimonial\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro-item\"><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pro\"><div class=\"tpro-testimonial-title\"><h3 class=\"sp-tpro-testimonial-title \">Senior partner at a mid-sized U.S. patent law firm<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"tpro-client-testimonial\"><p class=\"p1\">Bob is a highly skilled patent professional who offers the very rare combination of being licensed and able to practice in the US courts and US Patent Office as well as in the European Patent Office. Bob&#8217;s work has always been excellent, timely and cost effective. I highly recommend Bob as a patent professional.<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"sp-testimonial-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional information regarding these testimonials is available in my <a href=\"https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/in\/boblelkes\/de-de?trk=people-guest_people_search-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a former US patent examiner, I represent clients directly before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with paralegal support.\u00a0 Examples Drafting patent applications Optimizing non-U.S. patent application text and figures based on US patent laws and regulations Filing at the USPTO Commenting on and responding to Office actions Patent grant formalities, patent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":589,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-556","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/556\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelkes-ip.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}