Martine Penilla Group is an intellectual property law firm specializing in patent prosecution. The firm's attorneys have technical degrees across various engineering fields including electrical, mechanical, chemical, materials science, computer science, physics, mathematics and chemistry. They have extensive experience drafting patent applications across a wide range of technologies including software, computer networking, databases, electronic circuitry and the internet. Based in Silicon Valley, the firm focuses on securing patent rights for clients through legal advice and patent application drafting.

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of software related technologies. Members
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computer graphics, virtual reality, operating MPG’s attorneys possess detailed knowledge
systems, electronic design automation of Internet related technologies, including
(EDA) and object oriented programming. Internet software and hardware. On the
In the field of computer graphics, we have software side, for example, we have extensive
prepared applications for antialiasing, texture experience in client-server applications,
mapping, lighting and shading, rasterization, distributed system applications, video
and scan conversion. Our software expertise conferencing applications and Internet
encompasses Internet applications, computer security and protection. On the hardware side,
peripheral interfaces, and user interfaces. we have prepared and prosecuted numerous
applications relating to routers, switches, and
Database Technology distributed systems.
We have handled cases dealing with
distributed database systems, database Electronic Circuitry
access and security issues, database The firm members are well versed in both analog
synchronization, and database calls, interfaces and digital circuits. We have prepared numerous
and structures. We also have knowledge applications focused on improved circuit layouts
regarding database integration with software and performance. Our expertise also covers
systems, including e-commerce and a comprehensive understanding of gate level
networked application database management. and logic level circuitry. Due to the increased
Computer Network automation of circuit design, our firm is also
experienced in a number of human descriptive
Technologies languages (HDL). Our electronic circuitry
Our expertise extends to both software and understanding extends to programmable logic
hardware networking technology. On the devices (PLDs), programmable memory devices,
hardware device side, the members of the memory circuits, and other electrical circuits.
710 Lakeway Drive, Suite 200 Based in Silicon Valley, Martine Penilla Group, LLP (MPG) is a specialized intellectual property (IP)
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 firm, with a focus on the “prosecution” component of patent law. Patent prosecution is the branch
of patent law that concentrates on the securing of patent rights for inventions. This includes
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legal advice on patentability, the crafting of planned programs for protecting a company’s IP, and
www.mpiplaw.com processes for obtaining detailed disclosures that lead to well-drafted patent applications.