PORTFOLIOS · PROCESS · PRIORITIES
Established
Companies &
In-House
Legal Teams
Patent support that fits your business.
Divergent Patent Law helps established companies and in-house legal teams align U.S. patent work with technical priorities, business goals, and existing portfolio strategies. Whether you need support in a particular technology, assistance with a defined prosecution project, or coordination across a broader portfolio, we work with your internal team and existing advisers to define the scope, responsibilities, budget, and reporting needs.
Start with the decisions that matter
01 / Define the support you need
Start with the business and technical priorities behind the engagement. We help define support for a particular invention, technology area, prosecution project, or portfolio segment, with responsibilities aligned to your internal team and any existing outside counsel.
02 / Align the working relationship
Discuss your preferred communication channels, review and approval responsibilities, reporting needs, and budget expectations before substantive work begins. We work with the responsible internal stakeholders to define how the engagement will fit the company’s existing patent operations.
03 / Connect technology to strategy
We examine how the technology works, what differentiates it, and which claim positions may support the company’s objectives. That technical understanding connects application drafting and prosecution decisions with your broader portfolio strategy and the priorities of your internal stakeholders.
04 / Revisit portfolio priorities
As products, markets, and resources change, patent priorities may change with them. We help evaluate prosecution options, continuation planning, and the allocation of patent work in light of current business goals, while coordinating with your team and existing advisers.
Patent support for corporate teams
Depending on your needs and the agreed scope, our work may include:
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U.S. patent drafting and filing.
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Patent-eligibility and claim strategies.
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Office Action responses and examiner interviews.
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Appeals and continuation applications.
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Support for specific technologies and portfolio segments.
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Portfolio intake, transitions, and coordination with existing counsel.
Define the work and budget in advance
Work directly with the practitioner responsible for your matter. Before work begins, we explain the agreed services and professional fees. Government charges and anticipated third-party expenses are identified separately. Additional work is discussed and approved before it begins.
Tell us where your team needs support
Share a general description of your technology, portfolio priorities, existing patent operations, and the support you are seeking.
Discuss Your Patent Priorities →
Please do not include confidential information in your initial inquiry. An attorney-client relationship is formed only through a written engagement agreement.
Corporate Patent & Portfolio Insights
Relevant Team
The professionals below bring complementary experience in application drafting, USPTO examination, examiner interviews, appeals, and portfolio development across electrical, software, mechanical, materials, chemical, and life-sciences technologies.
Brandon R. Theiss
Partner · Registered Patent Attorney · Licensed Professional Engineer
A licensed professional engineer and former industrial-control and medical-device engineer, Brandon advises on patent prosecution, § 101 strategy, portfolio development, and post-grant proceedings involving AI, software, cloud systems, medical devices, and automation.
Tom J. Filarski
Senior Counsel · Registered Patent Attorney · Chemist & Chemical Engineer
A chemist and chemical engineer with four decades of experience, Tom develops and coordinates patent strategies for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, polymers, semiconductors, energy technologies, and manufacturing systems.
Scott D. Paul
Partner · Registered Patent Attorney · Materials & Mechanical Engineering
A materials and mechanical engineer, Scott has prosecuted more than 2,000 U.S. applications, drafted more than 600 applications, and filed more than 1,000 PTAB appeal briefs involving AI, semiconductors, cloud systems, medical devices, and advanced manufacturing.
Janet Pioli
Senior Counsel · Registered Patent Attorney · Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Background
A registered patent attorney with more than 30 years of experience and a molecular-biology and biotechnology background, Janet advises on portfolio development, clearance, due diligence, prosecution, and appeals involving medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, industrial equipment, and consumer products.
Robert Hyun Chang
Of Counsel · Registered Patent Attorney · Materials Engineer
A registered patent attorney with more than 25 years of intellectual-property experience and degrees in metallurgical and materials science engineering and physics, Robert helps technology companies draft and prosecute U.S. patent applications, build and monetize portfolios, and develop claim and licensing strategies grounded in complex technology and commercial objectives.
Danielle Gross, Ph.D.
Registered Patent Agent · Ph.D. in Biochemistry · Life Sciences & Medical Devices
A registered patent agent with more than a decade of prosecution experience and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Danielle helps life-sciences and technology companies draft and prosecute U.S. patent applications, build portfolios, and develop claim strategies grounded in complex science.
Ganesh J. Prabu
Technical Advisor · Wireless Engineer · Patent Analysis and Licensing Support
Ganesh J. Prabu is a wireless engineer and technical advisor with more than two decades of experience, including roles at Motorola and BlackBerry. He supports patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation through technical analysis of 5G, LTE, and IoT technologies, claim-chart development, reverse engineering, and evidence-of-use analysis.
