Small business patent counsel
Ongoing patent help for a growing business.
Parti & Oliveira PLLC helps small businesses connect U.S. patent decisions with product development, commercial priorities, and available budgets. Work directly with patent attorney Vik Parti on new inventions, pending applications, and the next stage of your portfolio. We work with businesses across the United States and international clients seeking U.S. patent protection.
Work that evolves with your business
A practical plan for the next decision.
You may be developing a first product, improving an existing platform, or managing several applications. Each stage calls for a defined task and a reason to pursue it.
01 · Identify
Find the inventions worth evaluating.
Review technical changes with the people building the product. Separate a commercial feature from its technical implementation, identify contributors, and consider what further information or patentability work would inform a filing decision.
Patentability reviews02 · Prioritize
Connect filings to the product roadmap.
Consider upcoming launches, demonstrations, budgets, and the features that matter commercially. Evaluate application options and how improvements relate to existing filings, including whether a continuation strategy may be appropriate.
Patent application services03 · Reassess
Make informed prosecution decisions.
Review examiner responses, proposed claim changes, and the next expense against current business goals. A portfolio should reflect changes in the technology and the business’s priorities.
Office Action responsesA useful review agenda
Bring the decisions into focus.
A portfolio discussion can begin with a short inventory:
- Current products, technical improvements, and development plans.
- Existing applications, named owners, and known deadlines.
- Planned disclosures, launches, markets, and business objectives.
- Priority questions and the budget available for the next stage.
Review our patent ownership guide for founders, employees, and contractors when organizing contributor details and ownership records.
Use the pre-launch patent checklist to organize upcoming events, earlier disclosures, and filing records.
Before a launch or a new market, distinguish filing potential from product risk. Our patentability vs. freedom-to-operate guide explains the two reviews and how to prepare the relevant facts.
Not every valuable technical detail calls for the same protection. Our Patent or Trade Secret guide helps teams prepare a discussion about patent filings, confidentiality, and how different parts of a product may need different approaches.
Start your inquiry with a general description and any approaching deadline. Wait to share confidential technical material until an appropriate arrangement is in place.
International businesses
U.S. counsel within a wider portfolio.
Businesses outside the United States can engage us for U.S. patent applications, PCT national-stage entry, and USPTO prosecution. We can coordinate the U.S. work with your foreign patent counsel, existing filings, and commercial priorities.
U.S. patent rights are territorial. Protection in other countries requires separate consideration and appropriately qualified counsel. Provide existing application details and relevant dates early so the U.S. options can be evaluated.
U.S. patent services for international clientsScope and budget
Plan the work and its cost.
We discuss the proposed tasks and fee approach before engagement. Monthly or milestone installments may be available for suitable matters, with the initial payment and schedule confirmed in a written agreement. No particular installment schedule is guaranteed.
Clients remain responsible for government charges and outside expenses, separately from attorney fees, as described in the engagement agreement. Later work is not automatically included, and payment arrangements do not extend filing deadlines.
Patent costs and payment optionsWhen planning government charges, review USPTO fee reductions for eligible inventors and small businesses. Qualification depends on the applicable entity-status rules, including ownership and licensing arrangements.
Your next stage
Tell us what your business is building.
Describe your technology, current patent matters, business priorities, and any approaching deadline. We can discuss fit and a defined next step.