street address

1319 old weisgarber rd.
knoxville, tn 37909

mailing address

p.o. box 51295
knoxville, tn 37950

phone

865·584·0105

fax

865·584·0104

email

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Areas of Practice » Patents

Pitts and Brittian, P.C. provides, among others, the following patent-related services:

  • Consulting regarding the various aspects of patent protection.
  • Performing patentability searches and rendering patentability opinions.
  • Preparing, filing, and prosecuting domestic patent applications.
  • Handling various ex parté and inter parté proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Preparing and filing Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international patent applications, and interfacing with foreign counsel in the preparation, filing and prosecution of foreign national patent applications.
  • Conducting right-to-use studies and rendering right-to-use opinions.
  • Conducting infringement analysis and rendering infringement opinions.
  • Conducting validity analysis and rendering validity opinions.
  • Negotiating, drafting, and recording patent assignments, licenses, and various other patent-related contracts.
  • Enforcing clients’ patents, defending clients against claims of infringement, and handling other patent-related disputes, including litigation.