Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP
With over 30 years of experience guiding foreign clients in securing patents for their technological innovations, the firm of Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP is a recognized leader in Intellectual Property law. Combining an uncanny knowledge of the U.S. patent system and impressive backgrounds in a variety of technical disciplines, the associates of Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP are the right people to make sure your next big idea is protected from conception to patent. Originally founded in 1970 as a 2-person practice dealing in domestic and foreign chemical patents, Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP has expanded to include the services of 12 fulltime attorneys and patent agents and a general staff of over 30. Though most work comes out of the firm’s primary offices located in Washington, D.C., Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP also maintains a small presence in Pittsburgh and a contact and liaison office for Asian clients in Tokyo. While each associate at Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP is expertly trained in Intellectual Property law and the complex practices of the U.S. Patent Office, they are also highly knowledgeable in many technical or scientific disciplines. Representing strong undergraduate and graduate educations from prestigious universities such as Notre Dame, Stanford and Johns Hopkins, the associates of Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP are experts in fields as diverse as nanotechnology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, computer hardware and software, and more. As further evidence of the firm’s commitment to making U.S. patent law more accessible to foreign clients, Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP has sponsored, since the year of its founding, a mentoring program for foreign attorneys. As part of the program, foreign attorneys stay in the U.S. for one to two years learning, in a one-on-one environment, the ins and outs of the U.S. patent system and prepping to take the U.S. Patent Agent exam. By the end of the program, these attorneys are able to make immediate positive impacts for their companies.