Practical Patent Strategies for Competitive Advantage
By combining scientific experience, legal insight and commercial awareness, Sheppard helps clients transform innovation into market advantage. We know patents are not just legal assets: they are core business drivers.
Our clients range from early-stage biotech ventures to multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies. We tailor strategies to each stage of growth, whether securing foundational IP for a start-up, extending exclusivity for a blockbuster therapy or managing global patent portfolios across multiple product lines. Our experience spans pharmaceuticals, biologics, diagnostics, medical devices, digital health and emerging technologies such as gene therapy and CAR-T.
Patent prosecution is at the core of what we do. We prepare, file and prosecute patent applications in the U.S. and worldwide, leveraging deep relationships with patent offices and examiners. We also provide strategic portfolio management, ensuring patents not only issue but also align with our clients’ business objectives and withstand challenges. Our team handles appeals, reexaminations and post-grant proceedings with the USPTO, as well as coordinated foreign prosecution through trusted global networks.