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Murphy, Bilak & Homiller, PLLC

Our Services

With expertise spanning the full patent life cycle, MBH has services for adding value to each patent in your portfolio, from conception to enforcement.

Patent Preparation
and Prosecution
Patent Infringement,
Validity, and Freedom
to Operate Opinions
Patent Portfolio and
Due Diligence
Analysis
Post-Grant
Proceedings
Patent Assertions
and Patent Litigation

Patent Preparation and Prosecution

We specialize in preparing and prosecuting patent applications involving complex technologies. Consistently ranked among the top patent firms in the country, we’re sought out by some of the most patent-savvy companies in the world to protect their most important inventions.

Top 20 Patent Firm

800+ Patent Apps
per year

85% Allowance
Rate USPTO-wide

1.4 Office Actions
to Allowance

Patent Infringement, Validity, and Freedom to Operate Opinions

Informed by our former roles in product development, we counsel companies on the risks and options they face when developing their products. We proactively craft our opinions for strategic use in mitigating financial and legal exposure.

Comprehensive,
understandable opinions

Clear,
actionable guidance

Reasonable
price / value

Patent Portfolio and Due Diligence Analysis

Our firm has the experience and skills needed to fully understand and clearly document each patent in your portfolio. This includes assessing patent quality, mapping patent claims to corresponding technology areas, identifying relevant licensing and litigation details, etc. MBH’s assessment of your portfolio in this regard can provide valuable insight into strategic purchasing or licensing opportunities or any real or prospective threats from other patent owners.

We can also help you understand the prospective value and possible liabilities when buying or selling IP assets. We have experience in cataloging patent portfolios and other IP assets, verifying ownership and identifying encumbrances or liabilities, along with assessing patent quality.

Claim Chart
Preparation

Claim Chart
Evaluation

Portfolio Analysis
& Reporting

Patent Quality
Assessment

Patent Post-Grant Proceedings

We handle all types of post-grant proceedings, such as ex parte reexamination and inter partes review (IPR). When representing petitioners, our attorneys draw on their extensive patent prosecution and litigation experience - and their technical expertise - to identify the most relevant prior art and draft thorough petitions that are more likely to pass the scrutiny of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). When representing patent owners, our attorneys draw on these same skills to identify petition weaknesses and craft convincing arguments for patentability.

We can represent petitioner
or patent owner

Technical expertise, litigation
experience, prosecution experience

Team-based approach with any
other counsel retained by client

Patent Assertions and Patent Litigation

Received a “Dear Infringer” letter? We can help. Our attorneys have extensive experience helping clients successfully defend against patents asserted in litigation or pre-litigation actions. We leverage our technical expertise to quickly analyze the asserted patents and identify highly relevant prior art. In addition, we can analyze accused products (or accused standards) to identify strong non-infringement positions.

Develop Strong Invalidity
& Non-infringement Positions

Extensive Experience Defending Against
Alleged Standards-essential Patents (SEPs)

Flexible Project Scope To
Meet Client’s Needs & Budget

Covered Business
Method (CBM) Review

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Physical:
2500 Regency Pkwy #1212
Cary, NC 27518

Mailing:
PO Box 1959
Cary, NC 27512-1959

Phone: 919.948.3390
Email: info@mbhiplaw.com

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