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Ken Kohn checks a patent file.
panies both inside and outside the
biotechnological arena.
"We're able to give clients more
attention and more reasonable prices,
along with our patent, copyright and
trademark expertise," he said.
"Because our overhead and other
business costs are less, we can be more
financially sensitive to the budget-
conscious client. We bill them by the
project, not at enormous hourly rates
for every piece of work we do in the
office, or every minute of phone time.
For example, we don't pass on to
clients the travel costs for regular vis-
its. We're more flexible in all of our
services."
It costs a client $4,000 to $8,000
to patent a major biotechnical pro-
ject. That figure is a combination of
Kohn's fee and the government patent
office fee. It costs a client $3,000 to
$5,000 to patent a mechanical pro-
ject.
Kohn's fees are based on the total
time and work his office puts into the
project.
The patent procedure is relatively
simple. Kohn or another staff mem-
ber may meet with the inventor, learn
about the invention, then research it
at the U.S. Patent Office to determine
if it can be patented and has commer-
cial potential. If so, a patent applica-
tion is prepared and carried out in the
United States and other countries
where the item will be used.
Kohn's services include providing
legal counsel, helping clients negotiate
license agreements, starting franchises
on the invention, assisting with merg-
ers and acquisitions that may result
from a new patent, even litigatihg
infringements on the patents "and
just solving their problems."
Using e-mail and expediting com-
panies, Kohn has developed a rapid
communications system that allows
instantaneous delivery and receipt of
information to and from clients, and
last-minute patent filings, if necessary.
"The technical backgrounds of the
attorneys in our office and our ability
to work effectively within tight time
frames has polished our reputation,"
he said. One attorney has a Ph.D. in
genetics and virology, another has a
bachelor's in microbiology, and the
third has 11 years of trademark and
copyright experience.
David Lee, senior corporate coun-
sel for Henry Ford Health Systems,
praised Kohn as an excellent patent
attorney who is "very responsive" to
the needs of the people in the system's
six hospitals and 40 medical centers.
"He works well with the physician
inventors and is well versed in gene
technology and complicated medical
devices," said Lee.
"He's handled at least two dozen
projects for us. We needed a change in
our patent placement work and Dr.
Kohn has done a wonderful job with
it. He's always available for lectures to
educate our Intellectual Property
Division, and to explain to them the
do's and don'ts about medical patents."