Experienced Counsel.
Practical IP Strategy.
NW Patents works with inventors, entrepreneurs, businesses, and international clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, portfolio strategy, and U.S. intellectual property matters.
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Our approach is practical, responsive, and business-focused. We work with clients at every stage — from protecting a first invention or brand to managing established intellectual property portfolios and coordinating U.S. matters for foreign applicants.
Meet NW Patents
Dean A. Craine
Dean A. Craine has more than 30 years of practice experience and works with inventors, businesses, and intellectual property owners on a wide range of patent, trademark, and related business matters.
His work includes patent preparation and prosecution, USPTO matters, intellectual property strategy, agreements, licensing-related matters, portfolio planning, and practical counseling for businesses seeking to protect and commercialize their innovations.
Marisa Whitaker
Director of Intellectual Property
Marisa Whitaker works with clients on intellectual property strategy, patent prosecution and portfolio management, trademark matters, copyright filings, post-filing and maintenance matters, and U.S. representation for foreign applicants.
Her work includes coordinating domestic and international patent matters, managing intellectual property portfolios and deadlines, supporting USPTO prosecution, trademark renewals and maintenance, copyright registration and online enforcement matters, and working with foreign counsel and rights holders that need U.S. representation.
Intellectual Property Across the Full Lifecycle
Patents
Utility, design, and provisional applications; USPTO prosecution; Office Actions; continuation strategy; international coordination; issuance; maintenance; and portfolios.
Trademarks
Clearance, applications, Statements of Use, Office Actions, renewals, maintenance, portfolio management, and U.S. trademark matters for domestic and foreign clients.
Copyrights
Copyright registration, ownership and transfer issues, creative works, online infringement, marketplace takedowns, and enforcement support.
Portfolio & International Support
IP portfolio management, deadlines, maintenance, renewals, foreign counsel coordination, international filings, and U.S. representation for foreign applicants and rights holders.
From Individual Inventors to Established Companies
NW Patents works with clients who need practical intellectual property support without unnecessary layers. That includes first-time inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, established businesses, in-house teams, international companies, and foreign IP counsel.
We also assist clients who want a more hands-on approach to filing and portfolio management, including inventors who prepare portions of their own applications and need experienced review and guidance.
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Contact us to discuss your invention, brand, creative work, intellectual property portfolio, or U.S. representation needs.
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