Melvin N.

I am a US based, licensed attorney (South Africa) with almost two decades of experience in international intellectual property law and litigation. I work with inventors, startups, technology companies, and e-commerce businesses, as a Patent Strategist, seeking to protect innovative products, systems, software, and technologies through U.S. patent protection strategies. I work in partnership with a U.S.-licensed and USPTO-registered patent attorney. Through this partnership, clients are able to access coordinated support for patent-related matters involving inventions, software platforms, AI tools, consumer products, and emerging technologies. Services include: Patentability assessments Prior art analysis Drafting provisional patent applications Drafting non-provisional utility patent applications Design patent applications Patent prosecution before the USPTO Office Action responses Patent portfolio strategy Continuation and divisional applications Freedom-to-operate (FTO) opinions Patent infringement analysis Licensing and assignment agreements Due diligence for investors or acquisitions International patent coordination (PCT filings, foreign counsel coordination) Inventor counseling and invention harvesting Trade secret vs patent strategy analysis Software and AI patent strategy Patent enforcement coordination and litigation support I am particularly interested in working with: - AI and SaaS startups - Software founders - E-commerce technology companies - Consumer product inventors - Automation and workflow platforms - Emerging technology businesses Disclaimer: I am admitted to practice in South Africa, and not admitted to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction. I do not provide legal advice on U.S. law; all matters advertised and requiring U.S. law guidance are handled by our US licensed counsel partners.