Intellectual Property Law

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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.

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Success Stories

Federal Circuit Win

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).

IPR Denial of Institution

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.

First Ever CBM Denial

Successfully defended US Patent RE43904 against a Covered Business Method Review before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

$70m Patent Award

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. 

Testimonials

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!

Jointpoint, Inc.

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.

Bill Green, HSN

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.

Dr. Paul Sanberg, USF

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