We understand that all IP decisions are fundamentally business decisions, and that the best service will result from integrating legal, technical, and business strategies for each client.
O’Connor & Company serves clients in the chemicals, materials, energy, and biotechnology industries, to create and protect valuable intellectual property in support of business goals. We offer high-level intellectual-property strategy consulting as well as patent drafting and prosecution, patent engineering, client education, and expert-witness services.
The partners of our firm are licensed (admitted to the Bar) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent cases. We are also licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for patent trials and appeals. We have practiced patent law for clients in over 40 states of the U.S. over 15 years.
Dr. Ryan P. O’Connor is a Founding Partner (2006) and President of O’Connor & Company. His practice includes patent preparation and prosecution, as well as intellectual-property strategy consulting, for chemicals, materials, energy, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals.
MORE...Dr. Adrienne E. O’Connor is a Founding Partner (2006) and the Managing Partner of O’Connor & Company. Her practice includes intellectual-property strategy consulting and patent case management in the chemicals and materials industries.
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