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Patent Prosecution: High-quality work from pending to ending

For three consecutive years the firm was ranked first in overall patent quality by Patent Ratings LLC, as reported in IP Law & Business magazine with top 10 rankings in chemical, biotech, computers/electrical, and medical patents.

SLW’s professionals include attorneys, patent agents, and technical advisors with advanced degrees in the areas of electrical, computers/ software, chemical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, and other life sciences. The firm has special expertise in high technology electrical, chemical, and biological prosecution including computer and microprocessor architecture, software, pharmaceuticals, polymers and biotechnology including small molecules, biologicals, diagnostic assays, antibody technology, peptides, recombinant methods, and vaccines. The firm also includes practitioners with skills in the protection of medical devices, including pacemaker technology, medical software, sensors, and stents. The firm obtains hundreds of patents for its clients each year and is particularly skilled at handling high volume prosecution.