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Protecting Life Science Inventions Since 2005

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 Why Apply for a Patent in 2025?

Are you developing new products or solving problems in a new way?  Patents give the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale and importing the invention.  Patent portfolios are often the driving force behind venture capital investment, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic collaborations. 

Patents can help:

  • PREVENT competitors from copying your product,
  • GENERATE revenue by licensing the patent to others, and
  • RAISE investment.

 

You're excited but also a little nervous. You've worked hard to develop your product, and your brand is your reputation. You also know that without proper protection, others can divert sales away from you and ride off your good name.  And if you're seeking investment, the deal may depend on your commercial advantage.  What stops someone else from offering the same product or service at a lower price?  Someone can almost always do it cheaper. Right?

 

Your IP is Everything.  I Get It. 

Your Success is My Priority.

 

In 2005, Biotech Beach Law ® was launched with a single mission – to protect intellectual property rights for those in the life science and medical device industries.  Since then, we’ve obtained hundreds of patents including medical device patents, pharmaceuticals patents, nucleic acid and expression vector systems, cell and molecule detection using optical and electronic instrumentation, computer hardware, and much more.  We’ve also registered numerous trademarks for brand names, logos and even trade dress for the “look” of a device. 

By combining expertise across different technologies and different forms of IP, we can prepare a value-based IP strategy depending on your needs.

 

We Can Help Globally

 

Our approach is international.  Growing an international IP portfolio requires more than having teams in foreign countries - although we also have this.  We believe nuances between US, European and Asian jurisdictions should be handled early on to minimize downstream costs.  For example, medical treatment patents are not permitted in many foreign jurisdictions, but there can be nuances to the examination policies. Software patents are also handled differently in different jurisdictions.  As for trademarks, some countries are less accepting of descriptive marks but more lenient on use requirements.  Wouldn't it be a good idea to consider these differences early on?  Surprisingly, many don't. 

  

We don't file then pray...We strategize then file.

 

I Mean it.  Your Success is My Priority!

 

Sincerely,
Raymond Wagenknecht
Managing Attorney

Patents 

 Patent an Invention

Is your invention patentable? Are you concerned about others copying your invention? Looking to develop an international patent portfolio?  Would launching your invention infringe someone else's patent?

We've obtained over 250 US patents and manage large international patent portfolios. We also help clear products before launch. 

How Can We Help with YOUR Project?

  • Customize a patent strategy for your business?
  • Conduct a patent search to assess the patentability of your invention?
  • File a US Provisional Patent Application so you can be Patent Pending?
  • Convert your US Provisional Patent Application into a Non-Provisional US Patent Application for examination? 
  • Protect what your device looks like using a Design Patent?
  • Pursue your invention internationally with a PCT Patent Application?  
  • License your US Patent?
  • Assess Freedom to Operate (FTO) in a particular field?
  • Implement an Invention Disclosure Procedure in your company?
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3 STEPS TO PATENT PENDING®

Step 1
Invention Disclosure Report

 

The Invention Disclosure Report documents the problem addressed by your invention and how your invention solves the problem. This can be submitted to us electronically or we can conduct an inventor interview.  The Invention Disclosure Report will also include any goals you wish to achieve. 

This Invention Disclosure Report will be the preliminary guideline for a patent search and provides the basis upon which the patent application will be drafted.  Therefore, any materials you have should be forwarded to your Patent Attorney.

Step 2
Patent Search

 

Your Patent Attorney will provide the relevant details from your Invention Disclosure Report to a professional patent search firm experienced with your technology.  A patentability search will be performed to identify the state of the art.

You will receive a complete copy of the Patent Search, which includes citations to specific passages that explain the relevancy of the identified document.  Your Patent Attorney will review the search results, revisit the Invention Disclosure Report, and suggest a course of action for protecting your invention.

Step 3
File a Patent Application 

 

Your Patent Attorney will prepare your patent application focusing on the the inventive feature(s). This will include a listing of property rights being asserted, a set of formal drawings showing the structural requirements of the invention, and a written description discussing the various features and uses of the invention. 

The patent application is filed together with the references identified in the patent search for review by the US Patent Office.  Once the patent application is filed the invention as "patent pending"!

Our firm will monitor the progress of the patent applicatioin through the US Patent and Trademark Office and will be the agent through which all communciations are handled.

Industries We Represent

LIFE SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Counseling biotechnology and life science companies is highly specialized.  US and foreign examination policies are shifting with respect to DNA, protein and diagnostic-based inventions, requiring in depth understanding the legal trends.  

BIOTECH BEAH LAW continues to adapt its patent strategies to stay ahead of examination trends in US and abroad. 

WE CAN PATENT:

Proteins, Antibodies & Polypeptides - Nucleic Acids - Transgenic Organisms - Vaccines - Pharmaceuticals & Supplements - Diagnostics - Drug delivery systems - Stem cells

MEDICAL DEVICES

Our medical technology (med tech) practice represents companies improving the quality of healthcare through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options and reductions in hospital stays and rehabilitation times. 

BIOTECH BEACH LAW's med-tech practice combines our expertise in the life sciences, mechanical engineering and electronics fields. 

WE CAN PATENT:

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Heart valves - Cardiovascular stents - Orthopedic fasteners - Physical therapy tools - Infusion systems - Implant imaging - Arthroscopic tools - Dental Equipment

AG-TECH

The agricultural industry operates far differently than it did only a few decades ago.  Advances in machinery, sensors, and information technology have led to a more efficient, safe and profitable farm.  BIOTECH BEACH LAW's Ag-Tech practice bridges expertise in the life sciences, electronics, instrumentation, and mechanical arts to provide comprehensive patent strategies for protecting innovations in agriculture and animal husbandry.  

WE CAN PATENT:

Environment and Crop Sensors - Livestock management and biometrics - Seed coatings - Animal Feed - Aquaculture and Hydroponics - Orchids and collectable plant varieties - Biofuels - Drones & Machinery

MICROELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION PATENTS

In some inventions, a hardware's structural architecture provides the inventive step over the state of the art, but in other inventions it is the combination of software and hardware that provides the contribution to the art.  Wagenknecht assesses both the structural characteristics of electrical inventions as well as functional steps used to carry out processes when developing comprehensive patent strategies. Our patent attorneys have a working knowledge of electrical field generation, RFID & NFC, laser systems, electric servos and various switches.

WE PATENT:

Electrode-based measurement of cells and analytes - Flow cytometry - Polishers - Microfluidics - Solar Wafer Fabrication

Trademarks

Why Register a Trademark?

 

Buyers regularly pay a premium for branded products.  Incorporating trademarks into your business can help prevent others from riding off your reputation.

How Can We Help Secure YOUR Brands?

  • Help develop a trademark strategy to distinguish your brand from others?
  • Conduct a trademark search to assess whether your trademark is already taken?
  • File a US Trademark Application to trademark a brand name or log?
  • Protect what your device looks like using a Trade Dress Registration?
  • Pursue your trademark internationally with an International Trademark Application?  
  • Respond to a Trademark Refusal?
  • Assess Freedom to Operate (FTO) in a particular field?
  • Act as US Representative for a trademark application or registration?
  • File or Defend against a trademark opposition or cancellation proceeding?
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What Makes Us Different

Why Work with Us

 

We SIMPLIFY the process to identify WHAT can be protected and HOW to protect it 

Let us handle the legal mumbo-jumbo.  You have a business to run.

Here is what you'll find working with us:

  • WE GET RESULTS - Our Attorneys and Staff are Passionate and Very Good at what they do
  • EASY TO WORK WITH - Appointments are scheduled online at your convenience and we can provide as much or as little help needed
  • INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION - We have a global reach and maintain close relationships with cost effective specialists in foreign countries
  • NO HIDDEN FEES - We have a project-based billing policy to avoid confusion 
  • IP PORTFOLIO REPORTS - We can provide comprehensive reports to ensure you stay on schedule
  • INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE - We'll notify you of upcoming opportunities to pitch investors and collaborate with others

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Biotech Beach Law PC
11622 El Camino Real, Ste. 100
San Diego, CA 92130