Address:
1775 Tysons Blvd, 5th Floor
Tysons
Virginia
22102
Co-Founding and Managing Partner: Dr. Kirsten Grüneberg
Established: 2017
Number of Partners: 3
Number of IP Practitioners: 20
Languages : English, German, Japanese
Grüneberg and Myers turned the traditional law firm model on its head, to set the gold standard for in-depth, cost-efficient patent counsel.
In an evolving market, Grüneberg and Myers offers cost savings for patent budgets. With innovative office concepts and paper-free law practice management systems, the firm reduced overhead, bringing prices to competitive levels. State-of-the-art cloud-based file and docket management software provide robust cybersecurity and increased efficiency, within a reasonable technology budget.
The firm’s experienced attorneys and staff maintain high quality. Several team members have previously worked at the International Trade Commission, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in-house positions, large general-practice firms, and IP boutiques. While the firm itself started in 2017, the firm’s staff leadership has worked in managerial and supervisory roles in larger, high-volume patent prosecution firms and in-house at large companies, thus carrying forward decades of institutional knowledge in an innovative, efficient environment.
The attorneys at Grüneberg and Myers prosecute U.S. and international patent applications with skill and experience. Thousands of U.S. patents have issued as a result of the efforts of the attorneys on the Grüneberg and Myers team. Using the full menu of options available at the USPTO, Grüneberg and Myers pursues optimized, strong patent protection. The firm prides itself on detailed analysis of office actions with fast turnaround, avoiding extensions and facilitating greater familiarity with cases, both for applicants and Examiners.
The firm also coordinates global prosecution and portfolio management. Maintaining relationships with patent firms globally, the attorneys at Grüneberg and Myers consolidate strategies and take the work off of in-house counsel.
With its low-overhead model, Grüneberg and Myers can prosecute applications within competitive flat-rate pricing structures.
The attorneys at Grüneberg and Myers have experience with numerous counseling, freedom-to-operate, and post-grant matters. The firm frequently provides freedom-to-operate, invalidity, and noninfringement opinions for clients. In addition the attorneys at Grüneberg and Myers have performed product IP-clearance projects, and have helped clients navigate pharmaceutical Hatch-Waxman exclusivity and subject matter eligibility. The firm also achieved positive outcomes for clients in reexamination and in inter partes review.
When in-house counsel needs to operate on a budget, the firm can work within agreed-upon price ceilings to provide thorough outside patent counsel with predictable costs.
Large corporations, including Fortune 50 companies and Fortune Global 200 companies trust Grüneberg and Myers with building patent portfolios and operating in competitive IP environments. The firm serves companies in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, supporting in-house counsel in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, construction, AI, machine learning, electronics, and tools and machinery industries.
Clients have expressed high levels of satisfaction with the firm’s handling of their patent matters, as well as with the firm’s flexibility to offer competitive pricing.
The firm is 100% women- and ethnic minority-owned, and includes diverse representation at all levels. Varied backgrounds strengthen the firm and provide wide-ranging perspectives.
Last updated 18th May 2020
Practice Areas: Patent strategy & counseling, Patent prosecution, Patent office proceedings, Patent litigation, Patent contentious, Life sciences, IP transactions, Designs, PTAB litigation, Trade mark office proceedings, Trade mark prosecution, Trade mark strategy & counseling
Sector Expertise: Aerospace & defence, Agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer technology & services, Construction & materials, Electrical, Electronics, Food & beverage, Industrials, Instruments, Internet, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Medical device, Mining, Nanotechnology, Oil & gas, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Renewable energy, Robotics, Semiconductors