About Us
At Esplin & Associates we are a boutique law firm focused on patent application preparation and prosecution. We offer an inventor-focused approach to the patent application process that is designed to maximize patent portfolio valuation per spend. We spend time and effort fostering attorney-inventor relationships that enhance the quality and depth of the patent applications we prepare and work closely with in-house business and legal talent to ensure the inventions being pursued are aligned with client goals and plans.
FIRM FOCUS
Patent application preparation and prosecution is a highly specialized area of the law. As a result, bigger often does not mean better when it comes to finding the right team to help your company build a patent portfolio. Esplin & Associates maintains a tight focus on preparing and prosecuting patent applications for software-based innovation to optimize our efficiency and hone our expertise in this key area of modern innovation.
OUR APPROACH
Securing patent protection is a process, not an event. Whether you need help designing and implementing a patent program that is right for your company, or are looking for outside counsel who can integrate with a mature, existing program, we can help. The administrative and procedural aspects of handling a patent portfolio can be as significant as the technical and legal aspects. We appreciate the importance, and work to lighten the burden for clients wherever possible.
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
We want to be your business partner, and not just a service provider. A partnership requires equity invested on both sides of the relationship, and we expect to spend time "off the clock" throughout our relationships with clients. This includes aspects like meeting with inventors and decision-makers personally, fielding quick questions on a portfolio, patent application, or patent law generally, and time spent getting to understand your business and industry.
INNOVATION
Esplin & Associates is committed to being disruptive within the patent industry. Using innovative pricing models, implementing modern communication and collaboration platforms to interface with clients, applying automation to every part of the process that makes sense, and generating and analyzing meaningful analytics related to your portfolio and our performance, are some of the ways we strive to stay at the forefront of the competition.
PRICING
While we are always open to a traditional hourly rate approach, we work with clients to come up with pricing regimes that help them with cost-certainty and planning. This includes our "off the shelf" fixed fee schedule and Patent Application as a Service pricing models, as well as other arrangements tailored to individual clients’ needs.
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