Peter D. Mlynek

We help to solve clients’ business problems by providing legal and business advice related to intellectual property. Although not limited in industries that we serve, we specializing in working with clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology business sectors. Our services include • Business Counseling: planning, developing and executing a patenting strategy that is consistent with the clients’ business goals. • US patents: drafting and prosecuting patent applications to clients’ inventions. • International Patents: working through non-US law firms to obtain patents in countries and areas around the globe. • Opinions: preparing freedom to operate opinions, patent invalidity opinions, infringement opinions, and due diligence analysis associated with M&A transactions. • Licensing of intellectual property. • Non-Patent IP Protection: by securing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

Rutgers University - Camden

J.D. (2007) | Law

2002 - 2006

Honors: • Dean's List multiple semesters • A/A+/A- grades in Patent Law I, Patent Law II, Patent Prosecution Seminar, Drug & Device Law, Food & Drug Administration Law

Activities: President of the Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Association

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ph.D. (1996) | Inorganic Chemistry

1987 - 1996

Activities: • Thesis: "Synthesis, Isolation, and Characterization of Variety of High Nuclearity Nickel-Antimony, Nickel-Bismuth, and Nickel Copper Carbonyl Clusters". Such clusters may model catalytic active sites in metal catalyzed reactions. • Major: Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry • Minor: Analytical Chemistry. Classes in electrochemistry, spectroscopy, laser physics, chromatography. • 5 academic papers. • Synthesized organometallic and metal cluster compounds under anaerobic conditions via Schlenk equipment, drybox, as well as traditional organic synthetic techniques. • Isolated and purified compounds by solvent extraction, liquid chromatography, and crystallization. • Characterized compounds by multinuclear NMR, CV, HPLC, AA, MS, XRF, IR, and X-ray single crystal crystallography. • Developed new synthetic routes to organic ligands that were used as starting materials.

University of Wisconsin - Madison

MBA (1993) | Finance, Investments, and Banking

1987 - 1996

Activities: • 20 Graduate level classes in Business and related fields

University of California - Berkeley

B.S. (1987) | Chemistry

1983 - 1987

Activities: • Course work in all chemistry disciplines, including graduate level classes. • Four semesters of research in bio-inorganic chemistry: synthesized, isolated and characterized non-heme iron dioxygenase model compounds.

New Jersey

Since 2006

Pennsylvania

Since 2007

USPTO

Since 2001

• Free Consultation

Q. Need to provisional patent on a device for vision screening. How Do I file a provisionanl patent to build the POC?

November 11, 2024

A: A couple of points:

(1) Congratulations on worrying about patenting your device. Way too many people build the product, sell it, and then seek to get a patent, only to be told that it is too late.

(2) However, there is such a thing as trying to file a patent application too early. To file for a patent, you need to have an invention, not just an idea for it. You can either build a prototype, or make a bluepring of it, or like. If you have not build a proof of concept for your device, it is possible that you have not yet finished inventing it.

(3) There is no way to get a good patent cheaply. Sorry. You need to raise funds first. To get a patent costs about as much as car; you won't pay for it all at once, but you'll need about $10,000 to $15,000 upfront to get you started.

Good luck! ... Read More

Q. Can I file and receive a patent without retaining a lawyer? What would doing so entail ? How would I do this?

October 8, 2024

A: Sure, you can file a patent application, and there are plenty of help out there for pro se inventors. One of the best books on how to do this is "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman from NOLO Press.

However, it is not easy to write a patent application, and it is even harder getting it allowed and granted as a patent.

You should note, though, that patents are business tools that cost a lot of money. Most pro se inventors who get a patent do it for their business, and not as a hobby.

If you want to publish it as a hobby, if you want to be recognized for your achievement in coming up with a new idea, ifn you want to contribute to the society without the expense of getting a patent, then you should find a suitable trade publication where to submit an article on your invention. Alternatively, you could just put it on the internet, on one of the many subreddits, or make your own website.

Finally, in order for something to be patentable, it must be useful. If you have a simple apparatus, it most likely will be considered useful, so do not sell yourself short. ... Read More

Q. 12 in 1 Quick Load Ratcheting Screwdriver by Husky - Can you please check if this specific product has an active patent?

August 28, 2024

A: Take a look at the package. There should be some information on it about patents. Or there should be a website, shick would have that information.