Summa, Allan & Additon offers all the intellectual property expertise of a larger firm—without the bureaucracy or high overhead. Our manageable size and client focus allow us to be more flexible and more responsive. Our clients get the attention they deserve. We develop long-standing relationships with our clients by learning about them and attending to their strategic goals. 

Summa, Allan & Additon provides intellectual property services to small and large corporations, research universities, and individuals in all technology areas, including chemical, biochemical, mechanical, and electrical arts.  You can rest assured that your work will receive the close attention of an experienced lawyer.  Our professionals care about your objectives, whether assisting you with identifying and protecting inventions, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrighted materials, or drafting licenses, intellectual property releases, or employment agreements.

Summa, Allan & Additon possesses exceptional depth in the chemical arts. Our patent practitioners have expertise and experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications embracing organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer science, materials science (including semiconductor materials and optoelectronics), nanotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and chemical engineering.

We are noted for drafting strong, broad patents in clear, precise language that your customers, your bankers, and your competitors can all understand. And we are noted for enforcing those patents when your competitors either do not understand or choose to ignore your patents. In patent law, that expertise is the true measure of value.

Representative Technologies

• Materials science and chemistry (e.g., semiconductor materials, polymers, and chemical analysis and synthesis techniques)

• Chemical engineering (e.g., industrial processes and unit operations)

• Electrical engineering (e.g., including semiconductor devices, telecommunications, software, and signal processes)

• Mechanical engineering and design (e.g., industrial equipment and packaging materials)

• Biotechnology (e.g., biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and pharmacology)

• Software

• Business methods and processes

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