Durham Patents Lawyers

For over twenty-five years Karen has been assisting businesses and individuals turn ideas into patents. Her practice focuses on patent prosecution (the process of obtaining a patent). Karen has written and/or prosecuted patents in technological categories such as machines and tools, medical and dental devices and processes, construction, consumer products, sporting equipment, toys and games, and computer-related inventions. She also has extensive experience with design patents. Karen’s practice includes opinion work (e.g. patentability, noninfringement, and infringement).

Karen realizes that each client has unique intellectual property needs and uses creative solutions to help her clients achieve their goals. Karen takes the time...

Spencer practices with the law firm of Elliott, Ostrander & Preston, P.C. which has been in practice for more than 20 years, providing legal representation to, and primarily focused on, business and corporate guidance. At Elliott, Ostrander & Preston, Spencer focuses specifically on the preparation and prosecution of complex software and communications related patent applications.

As a former software engineer for Silicon Valley companies, Spencer understands the language and needs of your developers. Whether discussing cloud computing, data communications, databases, or data processing, Spencer can quickly engage with your technical experts and tackle the difficult challenge of presenting software based technologies...

Mr. Newman's clientele have included law firms, individuals, and small and medium sized entities in various locations in the United States and around the world, including a niche Brasilian practice. In addition to Mr. Newman's legal experience as a registered patent attorney and working as a litigation and a transactional attorney, he has worked as a CEO of a start-up company, as an associate in an incubator, and he has performed financial valuations of intellectual property both as a function of litigation and arms-length transactions.