A History Of Innovation, A History Of Results
A History Of Innovation, A History Of Results
At WHGC, entrepreneurs and businesses benefit from our decades of IP and business law experience. We understand the challenges that individual inventors, large corporations and other holders of IP rights face. Our attorneys develop innovative legal solutions that secure your IP rights today and offer ongoing protection for the future.
From our offices in Newport Beach, and with our strategic partnership with Dacheng Law Offices in Beijing, we craft strategies that help clients throughout Orange County, California, the U.S. and the world secure their intellectual property rights through the prosecution process.
At WHGC, we are committed to securing and enforcing your IP rights. We handle the patent prosecution process from start to finish, including:
When securing your intellectual property rights, it is important to consult intellectual property lawyers who understand the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing system and will diligently pursue your IP protection on a global scale.
We are very knowledgeable about the America Invents Act (AIA) that shifted the United States from a “first-to-invent” to a “first-to-file” rule. By leveraging this knowledge and tapping into our network of connections — including our special presence in China — we can develop global IP strategies that protect our clients’ rights worldwide.
Read our article, published in Inside Counsel, titled, ”The top 4 advantages of trade secret protection.”
WHGC handles the entire IP prosecution process from start to finish, including due diligence, application preparation and filing, assistance with USPTO search and examination, post-grant proceedings such as opposition and re-examination, and international inventor registration in foreign countries. The firm also manages trademark and copyright registration on behalf of clients.
The America Invents Act (AIA) shifted U.S. patent law from a “first-to-invent” to a “first-to-file” standard, meaning the date your application is filed — not when the invention was conceived — determines priority. WHGC’s attorneys are well-versed in AIA requirements and factor this into every filing strategy to help clients secure their rights as efficiently as possible.
Yes. WHGC develops global IP strategies for clients through its strategic partnership with Dacheng Law Offices in Beijing and its network of international connections. The firm assists with inventor registration in foreign countries and crafts prosecution strategies designed to protect intellectual property rights on a worldwide scale.
WHGC represents a wide range of clients, from individual inventors and entrepreneurs to large corporations and leading information technology institutions. The firm has also managed patents, trademarks, and related IP matters for major organizations including NASA and Broadcom.
Our firm helps secure the intellectual property rights of leading information technology institutions across the United States and worldwide. Our lawyers also manage patents, trademarks and related intellectual property matters for major organizations such as NASA and Broadcom.
Secure your intellectual property rights through a patent, copyright or trademark filing. Contact WHGC at or 949-833-8483.
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