Thompson Patent Law
The Secret Sauce to Transforming Businesses Into Powerhouses

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, Intellectual Property (IP) serves as the lifeblood of innovation and competitive advantage, encompassing groundbreaking inventions, software code, trade secrets, and proprietary data. Businesses of all sizes recognize the critical need for effective IP protection to safeguard their valuable assets. However, the daunting complexities and intricacies of the patent and trademark landscape often hinder businesses from implementing this effectively, making it overwhelming to navigate the legal nuances, understand the filing process, and ensure comprehensive protection.

That is where Texas-based Thompson Patent Law steps in, offering expert guidance and strategic counsel to organizations with IP. With over 20 years of dedicated service, this specialized patent law firm empowers innovators to navigate the complex patent and trademark landscape, ensuring comprehensive protection and helping companies thrive in the electrical, mechanical, software and medical device spaces.

Thompson pioneered a unique and proprietary methodology that revolves around identifying each invention’s “Point Of Novelty” (PON). “To win the patent game, it is critical to get crystal clear about whether and what in an invention may actually be patentable,” says Craige Thompson, founder and Principal Patent Attorney of Thompson Patent Law.

“What we do that’s fundamentally game-changing and different is we get extraordinarily clear about what, if anything, might be patentable. When I developed this PON process, I had to ‘reverse engineer’ the entire patent process and figure out what is the minimally necessary and sufficient set of features,” says Thompson.

By identifying the minimally necessary and sufficient set of features that constitute the PON(s), the Thompson firm has refined a process that rapidly and reliably empowers clients to clearly articulate their inventions in a single sentence. This PON is behind what Thompson brands as its “Litigation Quality Patent”® process. Articulating a PON in a single sentence, by itself, significantly increases likelihood of getting a high-quality patent with minimal rejections. This streamlines the delays of the US Patent Office, so it not only saves clients time and money, but it also maximizes the value of their patents, leading to faster revenue generation and stronger protection.

But Thompson was not done. A little over a year ago, Thompson innovated again by developing a cutting-edge new service that efficiently paves the way to the PON in the first hour of the first meeting with each new client idea.

The new “Lightning Prior Art Search” (LPAS) serviceoffered by Thompson Patent Law has garnered exceptional praise from clients. What is really unique is that a skilled US patent prosecutor leverages a proprietary AI tool to perform live interactive searches in real-time with immediate client feedback and validation that the search results are highly relevant.

Consistently, this LPAS process delivers rapid and comprehensive results that, so far, have never failed to deliver significant new patentability insights in under an hour.

“The AI-powered LPAS, so far, has never failed to uncover prior art that the clients did not know about,” says Thompson. When a skilled patent prosecutor uses this process, an LPAS is likely to uncover prior art that may have otherwise been missed, even in a much longer, labor-intensive and expensive search. This service ensures that clients have a clear understanding of the existing prior art landscape (which includes both patent and non-patent literature). After only a year of experience, Thompson confidently asserts that “the LPAS is the best, most cost-efficient first step to empower innovators to make informed decisions about whether and how much to invest in patent filing strategies.”

“It’s the right way to start any patent,” declares Craige Thompson.

The firm’s expertise in search strategies, combined with their proprietary tools and techniques, enables them to efficiently identify potential obstacles and evaluate the novelty of an invention. As a result, clients experience an empowered decision-making process during the initial meeting, where they can determine whether to proceed with patent filing armed with a clear understanding of the prior art landscape.

Thompson Patent Law has successfully served clients ranging from sole proprietorships to Fortune 100 companies, helping secure patents and register trademarks with unwavering dedication to safeguard intellectual property.

“Clients face key challenges in the realm of intellectual property. Issues such as trade secret misappropriation and complexities in non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) often pose hurdles. Clients frequently encounter challenges when seeking the right type of NDA for specific situations,” says Craige Thompson, founder and Principal Patent Attorney of Thompson Patent Law.

Thompson Patent Law aids clients to safeguard their trade secrets by providing guidance on NDAs and assisting in filing patent applications when necessary. By leveraging the power of timestamped government documents, clients can establish evidence of their knowledge to protect themselves from trade secret misappropriation claims. The firm also guides clients to select the correct form of NDA to match the business context. This guidance helps clients quickly implement the appropriate work-for-hire, independent contractor, employment, or disclosure meeting agreement that bests suits the specific business need. Additionally, Thompson Patent Law advises against committing to two-way agreements when a one-way agreement would suffice; this simple step avoids unneeded litigation risk.

The company’s success stories are unparalleled, showcasing the transformative impact of their services on businesses’ ability to protect and leverage their intellectual property. Acting as in-house patent counsel for a startup, Thompson Patent Law secured a seven-figure patent license deal with a prominent Japanese electronics manufacturer merely two months after filing the patent application. Another remarkable achievement involved writing a patent application for a public research university, leading to the licensing of groundbreaking technology to a leading medical device company. The patented technology became a key feature of the medical device company’s product, earning prominent recognition.

“My team and I have appreciated the work of Craige Thompson and his team at TPL over a number of years. Their availability, creativity, and careful claim drafting pushed a host of critical inventions into patent applications that are now on file around the globe,” said the General Counsel of Intellectual Property at a Fortune 100 Company . This testimonial, taken verbatim from Craige Thompson’s book, ”Patent Offense” (Amazon #1 best-seller) serves as a testament to the exceptional quality of the company’s services and the long-term relationships they maintain with clients.

Thompson Patent Law remains committed to assisting entrepreneurs in transforming their businesses into eightfigure enterprises. Through their concierge-style services, Lightning Prior Art Search, and thought leadership, the firm continuously empowers clients to make informed decisions, protect their innovations, and maximize the value of their IP. In the ever-evolving market, Thompson Patent Law ensures that continued success is within reach for businesses that leverage the power of their intellectual property.