We provide strategic counseling for a variety of patent and trademark matters, and prepare and prosecute applications in the United States and abroad.
We prepare and prosecute patent applications in the areas of electrical engineering, computer science, software, mechanical engineering, and business methods. We also have prosecution expertise in medical devices, communications, and chemical engineering. In addition to patent prosecution, the firm also provides IP due diligence services, clearance (or freedom-to-operate), patentability, non-infringement, and invalidity analyses, as well as trademark prosecution, copyright registration and transactional agreements.
The firm has relationships with a number of respected providers of legal services that complement those that we offer, such as law firms that specialize in intellectual property litigation, corporate law, and complex transactions. Such relationships allow our clients to gain quick access to expert complementary services.
PATENTS
Onello & Mello prosecutes a wide range of patent applications throughout the world, including US patent applications, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent applications, and direct national filings, e.g., in Europe and Asia. We prepare and file US provisional, utility, and design patent applications. In foreign jurisdictions, we prepare and file utility, design, and utility model applications.
Onello & Mello files patent applications and all related submissions to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) via “EFS-Web,” including responses to office actions, issue fee payments, maintenance fee payments, and assignment documents. All filings are prepared and uploaded by experienced paralegals and reviewed by the responsible attorney prior to electronic submission. This practice ensures timely and accurate filing.
Onello & Mello files PCT applications electronically with the USPTO as Receiving Office, and can designate any qualified patent office as the Searching Authority. We typically designate either the European Patent Office or the Korean Intellectual Property Office, depending on the client’s strategy, e.g., we also designate the USPTO or Japanese Patent Office.
COPYRIGHTS
Onello & Mello has prepared, filed, and prosecuted applications for United States copyright registrations for computer programs, visual works and a variety of other works.
TRADEMARKS
Onello & Mello files numerous trademark applications for our clients each year. We can prepare, file and prosecute intent-to-use applications and use applications. We also file United States national applications based on foreign trademark applications, using any of a variety of filing basis.
We advise clients on the use of trademarks and on appropriate usage of trademark symbols, e.g., ®, TM, and SM.
SERVICE AS
FOREIGN AGENT
Onello & Mello serves as a foreign agent (FA) for many foreign law firms and companies, including companies that are global leaders. As an FA, our firm prepares, files and prosecutes patent and trademark applications with and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
In some instances, our firm prepares United States patent applications from scratch based on new disclosures by foreign inventors. In other cases, we generate a United States patent application from a translated, complete or draft, foreign patent application. We are qualified and experienced at each approach. In each case, we ensure that the United States patent application is suited to the laws and best practices of the United States.
Canada
Mexico
United States
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Brazil
ASIA
China
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Japan
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
EUROPE
France
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Russia
Spain
AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
Australia
New Zealand
AFRICA
South Africa