James Smedley
Corporate and IP Attorney
New York
NJ, NY, Patent Bar, PA
"Great Answers. Timely."
About
My Focus is on the protection of your Intellectual Property Rights (Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets) and technology, while our broader team can handle any of your corporate law concerns, from word class investment and securities counsel, to labor and employment, tax, immigration and beyond.
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"Tried working with a number of attorneys, but James and his team were the most effective and easy to work with."
"James and his staff have been great to work with highly recommended for any patent needs. Thanks guys."
"The initial work I did with the law firm James represents went well although very overpriced. I forgot to close the project after paying him ~7 months ago and he used a loophole in UpCounsel to auto-withdraw money from my account. It's open and shut but how unethically he acted really doesn't sit well with me. Hoping to share this so another business owner doesn't make the same mistake. We've worked with a lot of people on UpCounsel over the years and you don't need to pay a premium for excellent work or deal with arrogant lawyers who will try to take from you when you're not looking."
"Great Answers. Timely."
"I got my all questions answered, followed up with resources to read so I can educate myself even more. Excellent service. Highly recommend!"
"James and his team are very approachable and yet provide top-notch services. I highly recommend James and his firm."
Work History
James M Smedley LLC (Sigma Law Group)
Managing Member
Jan 2010 - Present
Managing Member of the firm. Practice areas include intellectual property matters (patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets), corporate transactions and litigation matters.
Lowenstein Sandler
Attorney
Sep 2008 - Dec 2009
Attorney in the Tech Group, focusing mainly on transactional intellectual property matters.