Gallagher & Lathrop A Professional Corporation
Intellectual Property Law

FIRM PROFILE

The firm offers legal and professional services in the field of intellectual property law. Areas of practice include prosecution of U.S. patent and trademark applications, preparation of patent validity and infringement opinions, and patent litigation support. The firm has extensive experience prosecuting international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and prosecuting patent applications outside the U.S., especially in Australia, Europe, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

In the fields of computers, electronics and optics, the firm has experience and is familiar with computer software, hardware and peripherals, digital and analog circuits, discrete electronic components including semiconductors, integrated circuits and ASICs, state-of-the-art hardware design and implementation methods, optical semiconductor laser design, operation and manufacture.

In the fields of signals and signal processing, the firm has experience and is familiar with digital signal processing techniques, audio compression and noise reduction, video image enhancement, image processing, color matching and calibration, three-dimensional texture mapping, encryption, telecommunications, spread spectrum communication, radio-frequency propagation and antennas.

In the mechanical arts, the firm has experience and is familiar with a variety of computer peripheral mechanisms, optical laser manufacture and alignment, passive nuclear reactor safety mechanisms, adjustable supports for heavy machinery, and latching mechanisms for inline skates and the like.

The firm is located in San Francisco. It was established in 1988 and is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers with an (AV) rating, which signifies the highest level of legal ability and adherence to professional standards of conduct and diligence.

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Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation
601 California Street, Suite 1111
San Francisco, California 94108-2805
Telephone: (415) 989-8080
Facsimile: (415) 989-0910

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