Technologies
Patent counsel for software, AI, and engineered systems.
Parti & Oliveira PLLC works with individual inventors, small businesses, established technology companies, and engineering teams on U.S. patent matters involving software, artificial intelligence, and physical systems. Work directly with Vik Parti to explain how your technology operates, assess the patent questions it raises, and define the application, examiner response, or portfolio work you need.
Technology areas
Across software and physical systems.
Vik Parti brings a computer science background and experience with mechanical and aerospace technology. The areas below describe technical subjects in the practice. A project may cross several categories; the specific invention, available disclosure, and requested work determine the discussion. Each engagement is subject to conflicts, scope, and acceptance.
Software & artificial intelligence
Software architecture, machine learning applications, data processing, and technical improvements in computing. The discussion examines what the software does and how it does it: processing steps, data relationships, system architecture, and the improvement the implementation is intended to achieve.
Software and AI patent strategyEmbedded & connected systems
Interactions among software, controllers, sensors, and communications. We examine how components exchange information, coordinate operations, and respond to conditions. A system diagram and operating sequence can help explain where the proposed contribution lies.
Sensing & medical software
Measurement, monitoring, signal processing, and software used in medical and diagnostic workflows. We examine how information is acquired, processed, and used, including the relationship between a measured input and the system output. The focus here is patent work for the technology.
Mechanical & electromechanical
Mechanisms, assemblies, actuation, and control. We work through component relationships, operating sequences, and alternative configurations with the inventor or engineering team. Drawings can help explain movement, connections, and how the parts perform the proposed function.
Aerospace & space systems
Deployable structures, precision mechanisms, and spacecraft systems. Helio Corporation's 2026 public announcements describe Vik's IP role and the company's filing program in this field. The discussion considers structural relationships, deployment sequences, and the technical problem being addressed.
Power & energy
Power management, energy systems, and associated controls. We connect the technical disclosure with the product's operation and development priorities. Relevant details may include the control sequence, interaction with other components, and how the proposed arrangement differs from existing approaches.
Selected public experience
Patent strategy inside a technology company.
Helio Corporation's July 6, 2026 announcement identifies Vik as an independent director and Chairman of Intellectual Property and describes a provisional application involving deployable boom support technology. This is dated company evidence of a filing program, rather than a report of a granted patent or a prediction about another client's results.
Read Helio's July 6, 2026 announcement or explore Vik's experience.
The technical discussion
Explain how your technology works.
After engagement, a useful technical discussion works through the details behind the proposed invention. Depending on the project, materials may include diagrams, drawings, process descriptions, and examples of operation. Organize:
- The technical problem and the existing approach you want to improve.
- The components or steps, how they interact, and the resulting operation.
- The features you believe differ and alternative ways to implement them.
- The development status and any known filing, disclosure, launch, or response dates.
If you are unsure whether to proceed, a patent search and patentability assessment can inform the next decision. It cannot promise that a patent will issue.
Questions across technology areas
Can software or AI inventions qualify for a U.S. patent?
Potentially. Calling an invention software or AI does not by itself establish patentability. Review considers the claimed subject matter, patent eligibility, prior art, and the disclosure supporting the claims. The USPTO's eligibility guidance includes software and AI examples; the analysis depends on the specific invention and claims.
What if my invention combines hardware and software?
Describe the system together, including the components, information flow, control steps, and how the parts interact. The technical contribution may involve those relationships. You do not need to choose a single category before contacting us; we discuss the technology and proposed work before confirming an engagement.
For continuing product development, explore patent portfolio and ongoing counsel for established and mid-sized companies, or ongoing patent counsel for small businesses. Inventors and companies outside the United States can review our U.S. patent services for international clients, including coordination with foreign counsel.
Budget is part of defining the work. Depending on the matter, installment arrangements for attorney fees may be available, with availability and terms agreed in writing. Clients remain responsible for applicable government charges and outside expenses separately from attorney fees. Payment arrangements do not extend patent deadlines. See our payment options.
Start with the technical problem.
Tell us your technology area and whether you need a new patent application, an examiner response, or broader portfolio guidance. Include your country and any known deadline in a brief, nonconfidential overview. Wait to send confidential technical material until the firm confirms the engagement and how to provide it. Contacting the firm does not establish representation.
Discuss your patent needs