Electrical & Mechanical
At Mueting & Raasch, we provide our clients with expertise in all areas of patent law relating to the electrical and mechanical arts. In addition to legal expertise, our attorneys have technical degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering, and many have considerable technical experience as a result of earlier careers in engineering professions.

Our backgrounds provide us with the ability to understand and appreciate your technologies, and to assist you in every step of the patent process.

Our experience encompasses a broad spectrum of technical disciplines including, for example: medical devices; instrumentation; semiconductor processing; robotics; machine design; bioinformatics, bioanalytical devices/systems, application specific software, and automated process control applications.

Chemistry & Biotechnology
Mueting & Raasch maintains a strong focus on chemistry and biotechnology. We assist clients in protecting intellectual property in a wide range of disciplines including:

  • organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry
  • pharmaceuticals
  • polymer science
  • materials science
  • imaging science
  • chemical coating and process technologies
  • semiconductor processing technologies
  • plant, animal and bacterial genetics
  • molecular biology
  • metabolic engineering
  • microbiology and virology
  • immunology, including vaccines
  • DNA, protein and carbohydrate technologies
  • laboratory instrumentation and analysis
  • cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • medical devices
Much of our work is interdisciplinary, involving topics such as nanotechnology, biological microchip technology, molecular modeling and software development, and bioinformatics. Mueting & Raasch attorneys and agents possess both breadth and depth in their scientific knowledge. The intellectual flexibility of our practitioners is especially helpful in responding to the diverse research interests of inventors in our extensive university practice.

International
Many of our clients desire to pursue international patent protection, and we have the expertise and experience to meet their needs. We regularly file international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as well as national applications in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, and many other countries around the world. As a result, Mueting & Raasch has long-standing professional relationships with respected patent attorneys all over the world.