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Safeguarding Cutting-Edge Optics from Reasearch Labs to Industrial Floors

Optics is a highly complex and interdisciplinary industry with innovation being driven by demands from a wide range of applications, from communications to quantum computing to display technologies. The leading designers and manufacturers of optical devices are distributed globally, with high volumes of original contributions being made by technology companies in a dozen or more countries concentrated in North America, Europe, and East and Southeast Asia. Because of the complexity of the technology, innovative contributions are as likely to originate from basic academic research as from factory-floor industrial manufacturing refinements or anywhere in between.

The hardware-focused nature of most optical innovations underscores the importance of securing patent rights in multiple jurisdictions: not just targeted consumer markets, but also the locations of potential competitors and their suppliers. Drafting and prosecuting patent applications on optics-related inventions often requires educating patent examiners on the state of the art and the significance of the inventions: clearly written claims and specifications can greatly assist in this educational process.

SLW has deep technical bench strength in the various technical disciplines implicated by optics-related innovations: optical physics, quantum physics, materials science, semiconductor design and fabrication, nanomanufacturing, signal processing, and electronics design, among others. The firm has extensive experience patenting optics-related inventions, with a comprehensive understanding of the state of the art in various aspects of optical and photonic technology and well-honed strategies for securing portfolios of patent rights that capture the full commercial value of clients’ innovations and further clients’ business goals.

As examples of our technology expertise, we do large volumes of work on: optical waveguides; VR/AR displays; microLED arrays; projection systems; liquid crystal materials and devices; photonic integrated circuits; quantum photonic devices, and optical communication networks.