Silicon Forest Patent Group is a law firm that specializes in all phases of intellectual property prosecution practice. This includes preparation and prosecution of patent applications, appeals, re-examinations, and interferences. The practice is limited to patent law, copyright law, and federal trademark law.

As a fellow engineer and inventor, Paul J. Fordenbacher, Esq.*, knows how to engage your innovators in order to draw out and fully develop innovative ideas in order to draft a strong patent application. Paul can see the forest for the trees, which is reflected in his style of drafting patent applications that include embodiments that are technically broad-based as well as embodiments that are specific to anticipated commercial products, in an attempt to maximize the scope and enforceability of a resulting patent.

* Admitted to Practice in Minnesota State Courts and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, not admitted to the Oregon State Bar.