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Seth W.

Seth Wiener

1232 reviews
As an experienced trial lawyer and litigator, Seth Wiener has resolved numerous federal and state litigations. His cases have included everything from family law to bankruptcy to fraud and more. Before Seth formed his own firm, the Law Office of Seth W. Wiener, he worked for several prominent law offices where he gained a great deal of experience.
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Lauri D.

Lauri Donahue

551 reviews
Lauri Donahue has been practicing law for more than 25 years. She advises high-tech, media, and entertainment companies in the U.S., Israel, and the EU on matters including technology licensing, entertainment law, video game law, anti-piracy, antitrust, IP litigation, and patent monetization. Ms. Donahue also trains and manages multi-shore teams and teaches law in the U.S. and overseas.
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Ross B.

Ross Brandborg

530 reviews
Ross Brandborg is an attorney at law with more than 13 years of experience. He has been licensed to practice law in Minnesota and North Dakota. Ross is also a member of the North Dakota Patent Bar. He has a Juris Doctor degree in law, which he obtained after his graduation from the University of North Dakota. He specializes in trademark and copyright law, as well as in patents. Ross founded his own law firm, Brandborg Law, in 2017.
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Kanika R.

Kanika Radhakrishnan

444 reviews
Kanika is an experienced Patent Attorney and Managing Partner of Evergreen Valley Law Group in Silicon Valley, which serves innovative entrepreneurs with backgrounds in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. She has filed over 5,000 patent applications in the U.S. and worldwide with a successful track record of obtaining patents for clients.
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Scott S.

Scott Stram

412 reviews
As a member of both the New York and New Jersey Bars, Scott Stram is an accomplished lawyer with experience in a range of legal and business areas. This includes corporate law, data security, compliance, real estate, and intellectual property. Before founding Stram Law, Scott was a compliance officer for a company that performed property audits, a director of a security consulting practice, and an operations officer for Viacom and CBS.
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Neil G.

Neil Gandhi

329 reviews
Neil Ghandhi has 12 years of experience as a corporate attorney. He is licensed to practice law in both New York and New Jersey. Neil received his legal degree from the Fordham University School of Law. Neil is experienced in securities and finances, and often assists startup companies overcome legal obstacles. He has been the chief legal officer at ComicsVerse.com since December 2015, as well as the managing attorney at his own legal office since January 2014.
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Jake S.

Jake Siciliano

295 reviews
Jake graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law where he focused on international trademark and corporate law. As of 2022, he has obtained his L.L.M. in Financial Compli... read more
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David Y.

David Yamaguchi

248 reviews
Startups and small businesses sometimes need someone who can deal with complex transactions on an international playing field. David Yamaguchi specializes in content hosting issues and intellectual property. He concentrates his practice in the United States, Asia, India, and Europe. Whether you are a business giant or a startup, Mr. Yamaguchi can provide legal advice that fits your needs.
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Richard G.

Richard Gora

200 reviews
Looking for an attorney with experience? Richard Gora is the exact attorney you want. Having defended over 100 cases both in state and federal courts and working with clients from around the globe, Richard has an array of different experiences. His services are wide-ranging and include business litigation, securities litigations, employment litigation, and business counsel. Prior to founding Gora LLC, he worked for Finn, Dixon & Herling LLP for eight years.
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Brig R.

Brig Ricks

171 reviews
I am a senior executive and strategic legal adviser with 19 years of experience providing legal services in international environments. I am a general counsel who can advis... read more
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Michael W.

Michael Wieser

166 reviews
I am dedicated to working with startup entrepreneurs and early stage growth companies to provide legal stability and scalability for growing enterprises. What sets me apart... read more
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Glenn M.

Glenn Manishin

161 reviews
Glenn Manishin is the managing partner at Paradigmshift Law LLP and founded the law firm in 2015. The focus of his law firm lies within Internet technology and business law. Attorney Manishin has a mission in place to help clients and companies find creative and efficient ways for their business models to navigate through legal and regulatory barriers. Attorney Manishin has worked with top companies including Sports Fans Coalition, Inc., Consumer Federation of America, and more.
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Umar F.

Umar Farooq

139 reviews
Umar Farooq focuses on corporate legal matters that include commercial contracts, employment matters and business operation management. He has represented Vodafone, RBS, ExonMobil and various other large corporations. Umar graduated cum laude from the University of Buffalo School of Law in 2007. He also received an Adelbert Moot Scholarship while attending the University in 2006. Umar started his own law firm in 2012 and is currently the managing business attorney.
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Neil P.

Neil Park

138 reviews
Neil Park is well-equipped in Private Practice - with over 7 years of experience acting as outside General Counsel for many of his business clients. For the past two years, Neil has been working as Counsel for an Intellectual Property boutique. His practice areas include Intellectual Property Counseling, Trademark Prosecution, Licensing, Trade Secret Management and Strategy, Business Transactions, Corporate Law and Regulatory Compliance. He attended Loyola Law School.
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Jason H.

Jason Head

99 reviews
Jason has been providing legal insight and business expertise since 2001. He is admitted to both the Virginia Bar and the Texas State Bar, and also proud of his membership ... read more
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Bob S.

Bob Schrader, Esq.

97 reviews
Bob Schrader is an attorney at law who has been practicing law for over three decades. He has been licensed to practice law in Florida. Bob received his J.D. in law from the Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad Law Center. He primarily specializes in assisting small businesses and startups with their legal matters. Bob also specializes in immigration law. He founded his own legal firm in June 2007.
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Eric A.

Eric Alspaugh

93 reviews
Intellectual property is a very unique area of the law the requires specialized attorneys who have additional training and education. For the complicated area of medicine and medical devices, the IP complexity often increases. Eric B. Alspaugh serves as medical device general counsel or patent counsel for several businesses, a qualification that very few attorneys can boast. His expertise is invaluable to these complicated business ventures.
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Katie C.

Katie Centolella

86 reviews
Our firm, Pact Legal, consists of Founding Partners Katie Centolella and Brent Xavier, as well as a team of associates and support staff. We serve as general counsel to ent... read more
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Ali S.

Ali Shalchi

82 reviews
Ali brings a diverse range of experience gained from practice at major law firms (e.g. Paul Hastings LLP) and as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 tech company (Illumina I... read more
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Rebecca L.

Rebecca London

65 reviews
Currently the General Counsel for Civic Center Law Group, Rebecca London has 17 years worth of experience practicing law. She has spent some time in the business and environmental departments of law firms such as Procopio Cory Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP. Her specialties are in assisting small businesses with legal issues - some of which include commercial contracts, intellectual property management and trademarks. She attained her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.
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Carmelo C.

Carmelo Chimera

40 reviews
10 years ago, I graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, and since then I've practiced at some of the world's largest law firms. I've also been a business owner... read more
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Jon B.

Jon Bourne

36 reviews
Experienced on-demand general counsel for small to mid-size companies not yet ready for full-time general counsel. Proven ability to provide pragmatic advice in plain Engli... read more
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Daniel W.

Daniel Weberman

36 reviews
I am an experienced New York Attorney pleased to offer my services to clients who are seeking assistance with startup consulting and/or business related legal work. My expe... read more
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James S.

James Smedley

33 reviews
James is the managing member of the law firm, James M Smedley LLC, an intellectual property law boutique that focuses on intellectual property prosecution and corporate transactional matters. He has worked with clients of all sizes from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Outside of the office, he is a family man, wine lover, video gamer, and fitness fanatic.
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Joshua K.

Joshua Kushner

30 reviews
Joshua Kushner has over 20 years of experience advising early, growth and enterprise stage companies in emerging industries. Josh brings a unique mix of legal, business, an... read more
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John R.

John Ray

28 reviews
John is the Principal of the Ray Legal Consulting Group and has over 12 years of complex class action litigation and appellate experience. He has special expertise in discrimination, First Amendment, and intellectual property/media litigation. John also takes on civil rights cases for individual clients, which can have a significant impact on the rights of women, racial minorities, and other groups.
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Troy K.

Troy Krich

27 reviews
Mr. Krich is a practiced civil litigator with experience in business, employment, and construction litigation. In addition, Troy applies a significant portion of his servic... read more
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Dmitriy I.

Dmitriy Ishimbayev

24 reviews
Dmitriy specializes in corporate and commercial law, where he excels in providing legal support to corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, equity and debt funds, corporate ... read more
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Samuel P.

Samuel Pierce

21 reviews
I earned an undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and began my career as a financial analyst. I understand how investors look at va... read more
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Matthew R.

Matthew Roazen

20 reviews
Bilingual (English/Russian) attorney with over 30 years of in-house and private practice international corporate experience and clientele around the world, currently specia... read more
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Timothy D.

Timothy Duffy

18 reviews
Tim is an Illinois licensed attorney. For the past seven years he has helped a wide variety of startups, small businesses, and individuals manage their legal issues, from s... read more
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Niq H.

Niq Howard

16 reviews
I want your business to succeed as much as you do, which is why I help create strategies and solutions that fit the unique needs of you and your Intellectual Property. Work... read more
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Eric B.

Eric Broad

15 reviews
I’m the Founder and CEO of Bowery Legal, a firm composed of startup and venture capital lawyers and entrepreneurs who have worked at big law firms such as Latham & Watk... read more
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Nathan W.

Nathan Wenk

13 reviews
Nathan Wenk concentrates his practice on helping startups and small businesses realize their goals by providing targeted and efficient legal advice and agreements. No proje... read more
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Michael M.

Michael Miller

12 reviews
Michael B. Miller is an international lawyer focused on contracts, acquisitions, start-up matters and informal dispute resolution. Michael began his legal career in mergers... read more
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Ken E.

Ken Emanuelson

11 reviews
Over 20 years of experience securing, prosecuting and asserting his clients’ intellectual property rights. Specializing in a wide variety of intellectual property assets... read more
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Roberto (Bobby) E.

Roberto (Bobby) Escobar

8 reviews
Roberto "Bobby" Escobar has been a general counsel, labor and immigration advisor, and an environmental lawyer in Michigan and California. He has provided comprehensive l... read more
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Heather G.

Heather Green Miller

7 reviews
Heather Green Miller is a Business and Intellectual Property Attorney and the owner of HGM Law Office. She is passionate about counseling and educating entrepreneurs, and a... read more
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Michael A.

Michael Ansell

7 reviews
Founder and managing member of NextGen Counsel LLC, regularly counseling businesses and having conducted numerous jury and bench trials, arbitrations, and administrative he... read more
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Monica W.

Monica Winghart

6 reviews
Monica is the founder of Voltage Law and specializes in working with tech, SaaS, consumer products and healthcare industries. Throughout her career, Monica has held leaders... read more
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Yvenne K.

Yvenne King

6 reviews
With 29 years of business experience, including 25 years in law, I represent companies - across the U.S. - in technology, finance, retail, sports and entertainment, publis... read more
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Derek S.

Derek Saunders

3 reviews
Professional - Serving as outside or fractional general counsel Advising client in the following - Company formation and founders and investor agreements - Contract and ag... read more
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Arous K.

Arous Kalantaryan

2 reviews
Arous Kalantaryan is the founder of Kalantaryan Law Group, a boutique firm based in Glendale, CA. With a background in Business Administration and healthcare leadership, sh... read more
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Neda M.

Neda Mansoorian

2 reviews
Neda Mansoorian is a seasoned attorney, 4x startup CEO, and trusted advisor to startup founders, in-house counsel, and executives navigating growth. With 25+ years of exper... read more
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Kenneth S.

Kenneth Shiau

2 reviews
Ken earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. His practice is focused on... read more
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Karim H.

Karim Hamir

1 review
At Cowlitz Law Group and Birch Bay Law Group, we blend legal expertise with business acumen to deliver results. Karim A. Hamir — Managing Attorney — brings over 20 years of... read more
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Jarad D.

Jarad Dickinson

I am currently an owner and principal at my own firm which was started in 2008 by David Dickinson, I started at that time as a clerk, and then became an associate attorney ... read more
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Erin Elizabeth S.

Erin Elizabeth Stark-Medina

Erin brings over 25 years of leadership in sophisticated legal transactions and strategic advisory services.With a focus on high-stakes corporate transactions, Erin represe... read more
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Paola Gabriela Z.

Paola Gabriela Zaragoza Cardenales

Paola Gabriela Zaragoza Cardenales is a distinguished attorney and professor specializing in intellectual property and corporate law. She is the founder of Zaragoza Cardena... read more
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Brooke B.

Brooke Butner

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Ross Brandborg
5.0
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Other Trademark & Copyright Matter Renewal

Ross Brandborg

"Ross has been very good with communication and protecting our logo!"

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Seattle, WA,

Ali Shalchi
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

Trademark Infringement Consultation

Ali Shalchi

"Thorough and to the point. Thanks!"

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Vancouver, WA,

Steven Stark
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

Register Trademark

Steven Stark

"If anyone is looking for a knowledgeable attorney at a great price, then go to Steven. Responsive and pleasure to work with. Highly recommend."

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Bellevue, WA,

Jake Siciliano
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

Copyright Registration

Jake Siciliano

"Jake is fantastic and extremely knowledgeable. He answers all questions thoroughly and adds a personal perspective, which is welcome for inexperienced creators like myself."

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Seattle, WA,

Nina Yablok
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

Assist with Other Trademark & Copyright Matter

Nina Yablok

"5 stars in all categories says it all."

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Seattle, WA,

Jason Nolan
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Jason Nolan

"Very timely. Thorough research. Listened to our specific request, and delivered on it."

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Seattle, WA,

Roman Vayner
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Trademark Infringement Consultation

Roman Vayner

"Very knowledgeable and answered all my questions"

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Redmond, WA,

Liz Oliner
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Liz Oliner

"I used Liz for two trademark applications. She filed them efficiently with minimal need for follow up on my part. Now we are waiting for the response from the trademark office."

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Seattle, WA,

William Goldman
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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William Goldman

"William responded to my request right away and provided valuable insight regarding time-sensitive decisions that needed to be made."

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Mercer Island, WA,

Richard Eldredge
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Assist with Response to USPTO Office Action (Trademark)

Richard Eldredge

"good communication and helpful"

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Happy Valley, OR,

Brandon Leavitt
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Trademark Registration

Brandon Leavitt

"Pleasure working with Brandon and his team on helping me file my trademark."

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Seattle, WA,

Carlos Perez
4.5
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

Assist with Response to USPTO Office Action (Trademark)

Carlos Perez

"I enjoyed working with Carlos. He wrote an outstanding response to USPTO with compelling arguments."

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Seattle, WA,

Neil Park
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

Trademark Application Preparation Consultation

Neil Park

"Neil was able to deliver the language I needed for my trademark application on time and with excellent depth. I highly recommend him for legal council when starting a business due to his expertise and clear communication."

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Tacoma, WA,

Brett Schenck
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Consult on Copyright Infringement

Brett Schenck

"Brett did a great job for us writing a letter for a DMCA take down request as well as knowing the copy write laws behind the request."

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Seattle, WA,

Randy Michels
5.0
Clear Communication
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Knowledgeable
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Randy Michels

"I am very impressed with Randy. He is very open about cost, timeframes, etc. He sets very clear expectations and has been a dream to work with! I will and look forward to working with Randyin the future!"

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Bremerton, WA,

Julie Hancock
5.0
Clear Communication
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Knowledgeable
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Julie Hancock

"Julie was such a pleasure to work with! Incredibly conscientious, respectful, knowledgable and kind. She was always available to answer any of my questions, concerns or otherwise. She was amazing and I will definitely be hiring her again if/when I need her!"

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Federal Way, WA,

Sue Dunbar
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
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Copyright & Trademark Analysis

Sue Dunbar

"It continues to be a great experience working with Sue."

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Redmond, WA,

Lauri Donahue
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

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Lauri Donahue

"I sent Lauri a list of questions about copyright and terms of use and she answered them in detail plus a few follow-ups. Just was I was looking for."

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Seattle, WA,

Christopher Usrey
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Christopher Usrey

"We worked very closely to understand what registrations I needed for an old brand I've fostered since high school years ago. Really enjoyed the depth of research provided around similar mark usage. Had great communications back and forth with quick responses to any issues or questions I had."

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Issaquah, WA,

Seth Heyman
5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
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Trademark Registration

Seth Heyman

"Great service, as always!"

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El Cerrito, CA,

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