Patent drafting & prosecution. As a registered patent agent, Brian drafts and prosecutes patents and can help clients build a strong patent portfolio or prepare for licensing or sale. For over a decade he directed building the patent portfolio for a successful medical device company. He has spent hundreds of hours strategizing with some of the best patent attorneys in the country to develop strong patent applications and arguements for their allowance in front of US and outside US patent offices. Brian's fees however typically save clients $100 to $300 per hour over rates charged at reputable patent law firms.

Ideation, conceiving concepts that meet your design requirements. Brian's favorite work, he loves being consumed with a design problem. Often times he can help produce several alternative design solutions. Brian is particularly adept at designing around the prior art and finding novel solutions.

3D-CAD design engineering and prototyping. Skilled at CAD design and mechanical engineering, Brian will advance your concepts far beyond the napkin sketches into attractive visual models and prints. These models can then be used to produce real working prototypes and prints. They will also serve as the basis for patent patent illustrations. Capabilities also include finite element analysis.

Prior art searching. Have you noticed the million and billion dollar patent fights lately? Investing in a great product idea can have a huge pay back.....that is unless someone else invented it first. Brian can help you locate the prior art to consider before investing larger sums of cash to advance your venture.

Prior art analysis. Once the prior art search is complete, Brian is proficient at studying the prior art and advising clients on patents that deserve a closer look. If you plan to acquire a right-to-use opinion from your patent attorney, Brian can help pull together the art needed and will work diligently to find art for invalidity and non-infringement arguments for each reference.

Cost effective patent & trademark portfolio management. Costs associated with a growing IP portfolio can be staggering. Brian can help anticipate these expenses in advance and provide methods to strategically manage these costs while maximizing return from your portfolio.

Designing around active patents.. Is your product idea stuck behind the claims of one or more competitor patents? Brian frequently finds design-around solutions or is able to identify holes or weaknesses in competitor patents.

Who's infringing your patents?. Interested in tracking down competitors who are exploiting your patent portfolio for their financial benefit? Brian can help you identify these folks and suggest strategies for peaceful royalty settlement if you are not ready to engage in costly patent litigation.

Support for your litigation team. Brian can help reduce litigation costs by preparing and organizing information and managing processes having costs that can skyrocket.