Who is a Patent Designer?
A Patent Designer is someone who sees beyond the technical and legal aspects of a patent, and appreciates that patents need to be designed to fit the needs and the goals of the client. It is someone who appreciates that, while prosecuting patents requires dedicated technical and legal knowledge, it also requires passion, precision, vision, empathy, intiution, and determination.
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Passion
Passion
Passion lets you be attentive at all times.
Passion
When you are passion driven you always want to know more and improve yourself learning from your mistakes. You will overcome obstacles always aiming to achieve perfection.
Enrica Bruno
Founder and Partner
Passion
I am passionate about what I do, and apply that passion to every task, no matter how small.
Anna B. Buchman
Technical Specialist
Passion
Patent Law allows me to apply my two greatest passions: learning about new areas of science and technology and contemplating the principles of jurisprudence in our society.
Brian Cash
Patent Attorney
Passion
New technology is exciting and motivating – protecting our clients’ intellectual property in their technology is a driving force in my contribution to S+B.
Ron Perez
Patent Attorney
Passion
Being successful in my profession requires a great deal of passion… passion for technology, innovation, innovators, problem solving, precision and quality… just to name a few.
Sina Mirsaidi
Technical Specialist
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Precision
Precision
Patent law work is like surgery – it requires unparalleled precision; I understand that, and make sure to deliver nothing short of that.
Anna B. Buchman
Technical Specialist
Precision
Precision is precision.
Alessandro Steinfl
Partner
Precision
Precise attention to detail builds upon a well-educated mind.
Jiancong Xu
Patent Agent
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Strategic Vision
Strategic Vision
The tactics employed in writing a patent should be subservient to the overall strategy of protecting the core invention.
Strategic Vision
I always take the time to step back and consider another point of view never losing sight of the objectives. I consider all scenarios looking for connections and interactions among key features to discover patterns and identify the paths I need to take.
Enrica Bruno
Founder and Partner
Strategic Vision
Patents take time to prosecute, and last for years, so an eye must always be kept on what is coming down the road, and the consequences of possible litigation.
Brian Cash
Patent Attorney
Strategic Vision
Going beyond the single project or case, and piecing together the right path for our client. That’s what strategic vision is.
Alessandro Steinfl
Partner
Strategic Vision
I plan and execute based on a strategic and long term vision which is always perfectly in-line with the best protection of our client.
Sina Mirsaidi
Technical Specialist
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Insight
Insight
The ability to understand and share the values and goals of the client is key. Understanding what the client is experiencing from within the client’s frame of reference is essential to provide the client with a work product designed for the client.
Enrica Bruno
Founder and Partner
Insight
Insight sounds easy, but it’s not. Understanding deeply the reasons and the necessities of the client is a daily challenge. You get better by constantly excersing seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, day by day.
Brian Cash
Patent Attorney
Insight
Insight is key in understands the client’s needs. Insight is not just knowledge, experience or empathy. Is a combination of all of them.
Alessandro Steinfl
Partner
Insight
Several years of industry experience combined with a natural enthusiasm for the latest technology trends and advancements have provided me with an in-depth insight into various technical fields I specialize in.
Sina Mirsaidi
Technical Specialist
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Intuition
Intuition
Intuition is often regarded as non-scientific. The most successful discoveries in science however are often due as much to intuition as to rational thinking.
Intuition
Intuition complements naturally my knowledge and experience, it leads to where others fail to see.
Intuition
Engineering, managerial and legal principles gained through education and experience guide my conscious and subconscious decision making.
Ron Perez
Patent Attorney
Intuition
Accurate results are sometimes obtained through unconscius means, intuition being one of them.
Alessandro Steinfl
Partner
Intuition
I have developed a refined intuitive reasoning as a result of years of research, development and engineering practice. A subtle combination of such intuition with rational decisions allows me to deliver at a level that exceeds our clients’ expectations.
Sina Mirsaidi
Technical Specialist
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Determination
Determination
I don’t believe in non-win scenarios. One needs to persevere towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles There is always a win, even if not the win you had in mind, if one has the open mind pays the necessary attention to see it.
Enrica Bruno
Founder and Partner
Determination
My team and I are determined to obtain the most optimal results in every case; nothing less is acceptable.
Anna B. Buchman
Technical Specialist
Determination
I refuse to take no for an answer and failure is not an option.
Ron Perez
Patent Attorney
Determination
Determination is the relentless energy that makes you arrive where you needed to be.
Jiancong Xu
Patent Agent
Determination
In my day to day operation, I relentlessly strive to achieve the highest level of standards in pursuit of every client’s best interests.
Sina Mirsaidi
Technical Specialist
Determination
I have a natural drive to be respected in my profession and by my peers, however, more recently, I have looked internally as a source of motivation to be the best version of myself.