Verrill’s experienced patent team advises clients across the United States and internationally. We represent businesses of all sizes, from startups and emerging growth companies to mid-sized and multinational corporations. We help inventors and entrepreneurs set the stage for long-term growth and work with Fortune 500 businesses to manage their ever-expanding, multijurisdictional IP portfolios.

Our clients have interests and operations in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, electronics, life sciences and biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, software, advanced materials, chemistry, manufacturing, transportation, and more.

Our patent lawyers have extensive experience serving as in-house IP counsel and have held senior legal, academic, and research positions in publicly traded and privately held corporations, academic and research institutions, and federal agencies.

We have specific strengths in the following:

  • Patent Drafting & Prosecution
    • US Provisional Patent Applications
    • US Utility Patent Applications
    • PCT Patent Applications
    • Design Patent Applications
    • Global Portfolio Management
  • Patent Opinions
    • Invalidity Opinions
    • Non-Infringement Opinions
    • Patentability Opinions
    • Freedom-to-Operate Opinions
  • Patent-Related Agreements
    • Licenses
    • Assignments
    • Material Transfer Agreements
    • Non-Compete Agreements
    • Non-Disclosure Agreements
    • Joint Development Agreements
    • Consulting Agreements
  • Patent Strategy & Counseling
    • Due Diligence
    • Landscape Analysis
    • Portfolio Analysis
  • Post Grant Proceedings
    • Ex Parte Reexaminations
    • Inter Partes Review
    • Reissue Applications
  • Patent Litigation
    • U.S. District Court Litigation
    • Patent Trial & Appeal Board Litigation
    • Lead Litigation Counsel
    • Litigation Support
    • Expert Witness Services