Patent Services
Protect Your Innovation. Build a Stronger Business
At Michael & Hope (M&H), we help innovators turn ideas into valuable assets. Our patent service are delivered in coordination with licensed attorneys. We focus on building an IP roadmap that aligns with your business modelp, investment strategy, and commercialization goals.
At Michael & Hope (M&H), we help innovators transform breakthrough ideas into strategic intellectual property that drives real business value. Our patent services go far beyond paperwork—we provide a structured, business-aligned approach that considers your technical feasibility, market entry timing, and commercialization potential from day one.
Whether you’re a startup preparing for investment, a business looking to license a core technology, or an inventor safeguarding a groundbreaking concept, we design custom patent strategies that are built to scale.
What Sets Our Patent Services Apart
Business-Driven Patent Strategy
Market-Focused Validation
Integrated Support
Our Core Patent Services
Business-Driven Patent Strategy
We coordinate comprehensive prior art searches through licensed professionals and conduct competitor mapping to assess market positioning and potential risk. This step reduces risk, informs product development, and strengthens your application.
- Global prior art review
- Competitive positioning
- Strategic filing recommendations
Business-Driven Patent Strategy
We work with our network of licensed patent attorneys to develop and file high-quality applications aligned with your technical and business strategy. Drafting and filing are conducted solely by legal professionals licensed in the appropriate jurisdiction.
- U.S., PCT, and international filing
- Drafting tailored to technical and business strategy
- Timing coordination for product and market alignment
Patent Portfolio Management
We provide strategic guidance on portfolio planning and coordinate renewal support in collaboration with licensed professionals. Whether you’re launching new products or scaling globally, your IP needs to keep pace.
- Portfolio audits and roadmap planning
- Asset prioritization by market or technology
- Maintenance tracking and renewal support
Schedule a Patent Strategy Consultation
Add-On Support
Success Starts with a Strong Foundation
Strategic Outcomes We Help You Achieve
- Secure investment with credible, defensible IP
- License technology to global partners
- Block competitors in core markets
- Increase valuation through strong IP assets
- Expand your patent footprint as your business grows
Educational Insights
Roadmap: From Idea to Protected,
Valuable Innovation
- Understand your invention, technical scope, and business goals
- Validate engineering and manufacturing feasibility
- Align with target market needs
- Develop a filing plan (US, PCT, or regional)
- Coordinate with patent professionals for drafting
- Align claims with commercial applications
- Conduct detailed prior art and competitor research
- Assess your invention’s novelty and risk of infringement
- Refine your concept for stronger protection
- Patent application submission is executed by our licensed attorney partners
- Begin mapping your IP portfolio based on future product lines
- Integrate with licensing, R&D, or investor goals
- Understand your invention, technical scope, and business goals
- Validate engineering and manufacturing feasibility
- Align with target market needs
- Conduct detailed prior art and competitor research
- Assess your invention’s novelty and risk of infringement
- Refine your concept for stronger protection
- Develop a filing plan (US, PCT, or regional)
- Coordinate with patent professionals for drafting
- Align claims with commercial applications
- Submit application to appropriate jurisdictions
- Begin mapping your IP portfolio based on future product lines
- Integrate with licensing, R&D, or investor goals
Strategic Support for Growth
- Business-aligned filing strategy
- IP positioning for licensing or acquisition
- Risk-reduction before product launch
- Ongoing strategy sessions for scaling your IP coverage
