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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Client Reviews
"James was very helpful when discussing our invention and all options available to us. We are looking forward to working on our patent with James and his team!"
"Fantastic, very easy to discuss the options available, very easy to understand"
"Good communication, easy to work with."
"Knowledgeable and Fair"
"Mr. Smedley was personable, knowlegable, and clear with his recommendations. He transformed what felt like a complicated decision into a few small, uncomplicated decisions. He has made a big difference for the future of our organization."
"I would recommend James' services to others. I used him for a USPTO non-provisional filing and then PCT filing. James set me up with an experienced attorney in 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.