When drafting a patent, you need a patent attorney who understands your invention from a technical perspective, who understands the business behind your invention and who can translate these insights into a strong patent application that provides your business with solid protection for your innovation.

At Elkington + Fife, you will find patent attorneys who excel at this work. We have long-standing relationships with some of the world’s largest multinationals, who rely on us to draft large numbers of their patent applications, which are filed in many jurisdictions around the world.

These clients recognise that at Elkington + Fife, we have drafting specialists who combine excellent technical competence with an in-depth understanding of the differing requirements for patent drafting in the major jurisdictions around the world, such as UK, European, US, Chinese and Japanese practice. This approach results in well-drafted patent applications tailored to yield strong protection in the jurisdictions of importance to our clients.

You will also find drafting specialists who can truly help you obtain protection for inventions at the boundaries of patentability, such as computer-implemented inventions. For example, we have developed our own strategy for seeking protection for business method inventions and this strategy has been adopted by one of our multi-national clients, a world-leader in this field.

Our technical expertise spans many technical fields. We have demonstrated over the years that we draft strong patents in many technical subjects within the fields of chemistry, medicine, nanotechnology, physics and engineering, and information technology including semiconductors and software.

In addition, our tailored approach to providing client services has resulted in us providing large-scale drafting services to several blue-chip multinationals on a fixed-fee basis, thereby allowing these clients the desired complete control over their outsourcing budgets.

In short, at Elkington + Fife you will find an approach to patent drafting that is designed to suit your needs