Patent and Trademark Law Attorneys
Tampa’s Premier Patent & Trademark law Firm
20 Years of Excellence
Smith & Hopen is an intellectual property boutique law firm. We practice patent, trademark and copyright law exclusively throughout the United States and globally. All attorneys at Smith & Hopen are registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office and conduct prosecution, litigation and appeals. We practice before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Our office has secured thousands of patents and trademarks both domestic and foreign.
Reversed PTAB finding of obviousness of wireless patent challenged by Apple, Inc. in IPR proceeding. Precedent opinion DSS Tech. Mgmt. v. Apple, Inc. 16-2523 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
PTAB denied institution of a trial (IPR201500569). Smith & Hopen wrote, prosecuted and defended the patent before the PTAB. The same patent was also found infringed by a jury in Tampa and awarded a multi-million dollar verdict.
Successfully defended US Patent RE43904 against a Covered Business Method Review before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
U.S. Court of Federal Claims found that the United States Army infringed on U.S. Pat. 7,748,325 (authored by S&H) for a Firearms Projectile.
Worked with Nick Pfeifer at Smith and Hopen on multiple patent filings… An overall tremendous experience. Most impressively, Nick not only knows all of the legal aspects of IP, but gained a full understanding of the particulars of our (complex) medical navigation platform and thought about how to protect it. He took the responsibility for the heavy lifting away from us as a client and just took care of everything! Thank you!
As 20-year veteran of live television I consider myself experienced in judging a person’s ability to connect with an audience. I’ve had the opportunity to watch Anton Hopen orchestrate and present a dynamic event featuring young inventors and was highly impressed with his knowledge, professionalism, confidence and speaking style. He would serve as an excellent and highly credible commentator of patent and trademark-related news.
Anton Hopen is an acknowledged expert in patent and trademark matters. I’ve had the opportunity to see him speak a number of times and he conveys both energy and confidence in his presentations. He is a reliable, balanced and trustworthy source of intellectual property knowledge. I would recommend him without reservation.
This is an epic tale of the battle over the stolen GASPARILLA trademark. If you are not from the Tampa Bay, chances are you’ve never…
Continue reading → GASPARILLA trademark incites a battle between pirates and mermaids
One of the most common questions we receive is whether a recipe can receive patent protection. As with most legal questions, the answer falls in…
Both Anton Hopen and Andriy Lytvyn are board certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar. Board certified attorneys are the only lawyers allowed…
Continue reading → Board Certification in Intellectual Property
Protecting your brand on Amazon could be one of the most important things you do as a brand owner. As many Amazon seller know, it…
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, the U.S. and China signed a partial trade deal deemed “Phase One.” Phase One includes a significant focus on Intellectual…
Improper branding can lead to invalid trademark specimens and a loss of registration rights. Trademark applications, renewals and declarations of continued use require the trademark…
