Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis strives to provide its clients, from large corporations to individuals, domestic and foreign, with a comprehensive range of intellectual property services. Our primary intellectual property service areas include:

• patentability investigations including database searches, searches at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and searches through foreign patent offices and agencies
• patent application preparation and prosecution for both the United States and international (PCT and foreign country-specific), including utility, provisional and design applications
• patent infringement investigations
• patent validity/invalidity investigations
• patent litigation support
• trademark clearance investigations
• trademark application preparation and prosecution for both the United States (federal and state) and international (community and foreign country-specific)
• trademark infringement investigations
• maintenance and renewal services for patents and trademarks (U.S. and foreign)
• competitive patent/trademark tracking services
• copyrights
• licensing and IP contracts/agreements
• trade secrets, unfair competition

International Services
To address our clients’ foreign intellectual property needs, Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis maintains a worldwide network of foreign associates (patent/trademark attorneys and agents) whom we work closely with to assure that our clients receive quality representation and cost-efficient services in all of their overseas intellectual property matters. Many of these foreign associates have longstanding ties with our firm, working with us for more than 20 years to meet our clients’ foreign intellectual property needs.