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Mendehall C.

Kansas City, Missouri

$50/hr
5.0
5 jobs

Patent & Trademark Attorney | Provisional Patent | Utility & Design Patents I don’t write generic patent or trademark documents. I build filings that hold up under scrutiny. I’m a U.S.-based Patent and Trademark Documentation Specialist with over 30 years of hands-on experience preparing, structuring, and supporting U.S. and international IP filings. I have worked on both sides, as an entrepreneur who secured patents and trademarks across multiple jurisdictions, and as a specialist who prepares applications for filing and prosecution. That experience shows in the work. Most filings fail or get delayed for one reason. Poor structure. Weak claims. Inconsistent descriptions. Gaps that examiners pick apart. I fix that before submission. I do not act as an attorney. I focus on the technical and structural side of the work, where most applications either succeed or fail. Clients hire me when the work needs to be right the first time. What you get: Patent drafts built for examination, not templates Claims that are clear, consistent, and defensible Specifications that align fully with the claims Prior art positioning that reduces risk early Filing-ready documents with no loose ends I have supported inventors, startups, and IP attorneys across mechanical products, software, and AI systems. My work is delivered clean, structured, and ready for attorney review or direct filing. If you are serious about protecting your IP, this is where you avoid costly mistakes. Services: Patent Support Patentability and prior art search with structured analysis Provisional and non-provisional drafting Claims drafting and refinement Full specification drafting Prior art comparison and positioning Office Action technical drafting support Filing preparation Trademark Support Trademark search and clearance Likelihood of confusion analysis USPTO filing preparation Office Action support Maintenance and renewals Copyright Support Application preparation Documentation review I work fast. I meet deadlines. I keep communication tight. More important, I make sure your application does not fall apart when reviewed. If you want a quick, cheap draft, there are many options. If you want something that stands up to examination and supports your business long term, we should talk.

  • Patent Law
  • Patent
  • Patent Preparation
  • Patent Search
  • Patent Registration
  • Patent Drawing
  • Trademark
  • Trademark Registration
  • Trademark Search
  • Trademark Law
  • Contract
  • Legal Drafting
  • Legal Writing
  • Litigation
  • Tax Planning & Advisory
  • Trademark Consulting
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Copyright Registration
  • Copyright
  • Copyright Search
Federico N.

Sunrise, Florida

$40/hr
5.0
2 jobs

I'll help you protect your brand, innovations, and business through. trademark registration, patent services, and the drafting, review, and negotiation of legally enforceable agreements** that safeguard your business interests, eliminate hidden risks, and hold up across US, UK, EU, and international jurisdictions—without the law firm price tag. I am Federico, a senior corporate and contract lawyer with 15+ years of practice across BigLaw, in-house General Counsel roles, and legal academia. I am multi-bar admitted and qualified to practice in the United States (Federal & State), United Kingdom, European Union. I work with startups, established corporations, investors, and entrepreneurs on their most critical legal needs — from day-to-day contract management to complex cross-border transactions, M&A due diligence, and corporate governance. My work focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating high-stakes commercial agreements and corporate documents that are built for enforceability, business protection, and regulatory compliance across multiple legal frameworks. Every deliverable is attorney-grade, jurisdiction-specific, and tailored to your commercial objectives — not a recycled template. █▓▒░░====== 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 -Trademark Search, Clearance & Registration -Trademark Filing, Office Action - Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation - SaaS Agreements, MSAs, NDAs & Service Agreements - Shareholder, Founder, Partnership & Joint Venture Agreements - Licensing, Subscription & Distribution Agreements - Terms of Service, Privacy Policies & Website Legal Policies - Corporate Law: LLC, Corporation & LLP Formation (US, UK & International) - Corporate Governance, Board Resolutions & Compliance Documentation - Mergers & Acquisitions: LOIs, Purchase Agreements & Due Diligence Reports - IP & Technology Law: IP Assignments, Software Licensing & AI Agreements - GDPR, CCPA & Data Privacy Compliance Frameworks - Employment Agreements, Non-Competes, Severance & HR Handbooks - Cross-Border Transactions & Multi-Jurisdiction Contract Structuring - Loan Agreements & Promissory Notes - Escrow Agreements & Executive Compensation Agreements - Corporate Governance Documents & Bylaws - Demand Letters & Cease-and-Desist Letters - Corporate Compliance Policies & Employee Handbooks - Mergers & Acquisitions Support - Manufacturing & Supply Agreements - Distribution & Reseller Agreements - Marketing & Influencer Agreements - Master Service Agreements (MSAs) - Business Lease Agreements (Commercial Real Estate) - Independent Contractor Agreements & Severance Packages - Corporate Restructuring - Business Formation & Incorporation (LLCs, Corporations, Nonprofits) - AI & Template Contract Audit: I transform ChatGPT and LegalZoom drafts into attorney-grade, enforceable agreements █▓▒░░====== 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬 - 15+ years of practice across BigLaw, in-house GC, and legal academia - Multi-bar admitted: US (Federal & State), UK, EU, and Nigeria/West Africa - Precision drafting built for enforceability and commercial protection - Deep cross-border and multi-jurisdiction experience — few lawyers on this platform match this scope - Fast turnaround, clear communication, and strict confidentiality on every engagement - Business-first mindset: I simplify complex legal issues into actionable, practical solutions █▓▒░░====== 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 I support: - Startups and venture-backed founders needing legal infrastructure - SMEs and established corporations requiring ongoing contract management - Investors, private equity, and M&A teams needing due diligence support - Tech companies and SaaS platforms requiring IP and data privacy counsel - International businesses navigating cross-border transactions and compliance - Law firms seeking senior-level overflow drafting and research support - Individual entrepreneurs and executives handling high-value agreements █▓▒░░====== 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 Every engagement receives a senior-level approach: thorough analysis, precision drafting, and an unwavering focus on your commercial goals. Whether you need a single NDA reviewed in 24 hours or a complete legal framework built from scratch across multiple jurisdictions, I deliver work that is accurate, enforceable, and ready for immediate use. I do not produce generic templates. I produce legal documents that are jurisdiction-specific, commercially aligned, and built to protect your business in the real world. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 📌 In compliance with Upwork's Terms of Service, please do not share confidential information prior to a formal contract being in place.

  • Legal
  • Legal Consulting
  • Contract Law
  • Contract Drafting
  • Legal Writing
  • Partnership Agreement
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Briefing Document
  • Document Review
  • Legal Research
  • Legal Agreement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Trust, Estate & Will Agreement
  • Commercial Lease
  • Property & Equipment Lease
  • Trademark Law
  • Trademark Search
  • Trademark Registration
Michael S.

Fort Worth, Texas

$70/hr
5.0
55 jobs

Great ideas deserve strong protection. I've helped clients achieve over 70% successful trademark registrations and 60% successful patent filings and registrations by preparing examiner-ready intellectual property documentation from day one. With over 45 years of experience in intellectual property, I've learned that most patent and trademark applications aren't rejected because the innovation lacks value—they're rejected because the application doesn't communicate that value clearly to the examiner. Every word, claim, description, and classification matters. I prepare intellectual property applications with precision, ensuring they are strategically structured, technically consistent, and positioned for a smoother examination process—not simply submitted. I am a U.S. citizen and U.S.-based Contracts, Patent, and Trademark Documentation Specialist with dual residency in Colombia and Texas, bringing more than 45 years of hands-on experience drafting, revising, preparing, and filing U.S. and international intellectual property documentation. Over the course of a 50+ year career as an international software entrepreneur, I have personally developed patented technologies and secured trademarks for multiple international enterprises, with issued patents in the United States and Mexico. This entrepreneurial background gives me a rare, practical understanding of how intellectual property must function not only legally, but commercially and strategically. Today, I apply these decades of experience to support inventors, startups, founders, and intellectual property attorneys by delivering clear, technically precise, and examiner-ready patent and trademark documentation. I do not provide legal advice or legal representation. Instead, I focus on the technical drafting, structural integrity, clarity, completeness, and procedural accuracy that strengthen applications before they reach the USPTO or international offices. My background includes drafting full patent specifications, structuring and editing claims, preparing drawings and reference numerals, developing provisional and non-provisional applications, conducting patentability searches, assisting with Office Action responses, performing trademark searches, and preparing filing-ready trademark and copyright documentation. Clients work with me when they need: Technically sound patent drafts ready for prosecution Claims that are readable, properly scoped, and internally consistent Reliable filing support that meets USPTO deadlines without sacrificing quality Clear risk analysis before investing in filing and prosecution I am efficient, detail-driven, and highly accustomed to working under tight timelines. Most projects are delivered as polished drafts ready for attorney review or direct client filing. 🔹 Services Offered Patent, Trademark & Copyright Documentation and Filing Support Trademark Services; - Trademark registration and filing (USPTO and international) - Comprehensive trademark search and clearance analysis - Likelihood of Confusion (Section 2(d)) analysis and risk assessment - Office Action responses and prosecution support - Trademark renewal and maintenance filings Patent Services; - Patentability search and novelty assessment - Patent application drafting (provisional and non-provisional) - Claims drafting, restructuring, and clarity editing - Full specification drafting (Background, Summary, Detailed Description) - Patent sketches and figure preparation with reference numerals - Prior art summaries and comparison matrices - Office Action technical response drafting support - Patent filing preparation and submission support Copyright Services Copyright application preparation and filing support Work classification and documentation review Today, I bring that hard-earned insight to founders and early-stage companies. I help them protect and monetize innovations across mechanical, software, and AI technologies—so they can attract serious investment, preserve cash, and grow with confidence. My mission is simple: to turn your ideas into resilient assets that power your business forward, all backed by our service guarantee.

  • Patent
  • Contract Drafting
  • Trademark
  • Trademark Registration
  • Trademark Search
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trademark Prosecution
  • Patent Registration
  • Patent Drawing
  • Patent Preparation
  • Patent Search
  • Contract
  • Document Review
  • GDPR Compliance Review
  • Partnership Agreement
  • Trust, Estate & Will Agreement
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy Writing
  • Privacy Policy
Oscar Javier S.

St. Louis, Missouri

$290/hr
4.8
17 jobs

I am the managing partner of Solorio Legal PC, a US based law firms with offices in Mexico. I am also founder of Tecnovaxion, a platform that help business protect their prestige, inventions, and creations. My team and I have helped thousands of clients to protect their trademark and copyrights, as well as to patent their inventions or set up and running their new companies. As a US licensed attorney (MO Bar No 77396), combined with my license in Mexico, I am in better shape than most of qualified attorneys to: - Dealing with complex legal matters spanning over two countries. - Helping non-US trademark owners or foreign entrepreneurs dealing with US legal system. - Helping a US-based or a company already familiar with US legal system to navigate business law or intellectual property regulations in Mexico. - Understanding the budget constraints and struggles your company may face, to get proper legal advice. My experience with international organizations and my academic education in US, Germany, Spain and Mexico, allow me to provide you would-class experience. We have helped hundreds of clients, all over the world, especially Hispanic US-based entrepreneurs, businesses all over Latin-America, as well as many small and medium companies, aiming to serve US or Mexican markets. What you will get, when working with us, is a bi-lingual, bi-national and bi-cultural professional experience, diligent responsiveness, and high success rate. Hiring an experience attorney, not only doubles your success rate when protecting your trademark, creation or invention. More importantly, working with me will save you time and money by: - Spearing you thousands of dollars in potential legal problems, with trademark disputes costs averaging 50k. - Avoiding high-priced and old-fashioned law firms that do not optimize your time and spending on legal fees - Saving you countless hours and stress by letting the matter be handled by professionals.

  • Patent Law
  • Patent
  • Trademark
  • Tech & IT
  • Copyright
  • Technical Project Management
Roque T.

Chandler, Arizona

$515/hr
5.0
7 jobs

Licensed Attorney (Arizona/California/USPTO) | Licensed Professional Engineer (Arizona). As a seasoned attorney, I provide comprehensive legal guidance in patent drafting, analysis, and portfolio optimization, specializing in analog and radio frequency (RF) circuits, radio front-end modules, artificial intelligence, semiconductor, and high-tech electrical & computer systems. Additionally, I counsel clients on AI and wireless telecom law, enabling me to support clients across a wide range of advanced technological domains. My multidisciplinary approach merges deep legal knowledge with technical expertise in wireless technology and artificial intelligence, uniquely positioning me to advise clients on targeted prosecution and technology transactions. I am also experienced in supporting litigation of complex patent disputes before federal district courts, the USPTO, and the ITC. Before my legal career, I designed and validated analog and mixed-signal circuits for control systems and communication transceivers, and designed wireless links for broadband access and backhaul. My background as a registered professional electrical engineer and licensed low-voltage communications contractor enables me to communicate effectively with engineers and technical staff, offering strategic insights into technology transactions, patent claim construction, and other complex aspects of patent, AI, and telecom law.

  • Patent Law
  • Patent
  • Patent Registration
  • Patent Preparation
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Patent Search
  • AI Compliance
  • AI Consulting
  • AI Governance
  • Artificial Intelligence Ethics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Intellectual Property Consulting
  • Intellectual Property Protection
Manali S.

Newark, California

$120/hr
5.0
234 jobs

My Name is Manali Shah. I am a dedicated trademark prosecution attorney with a passion for helping clients navigate the intricacies of trademark law in the U.S. I have filed more than 100 trademark application in last year. With a strong background in intellectual property, I provide expert guidance in trademark registrations and protection with the USPTO. My commitment lies in safeguarding and enhancing the value of brands through strategic legal counsel. Let's work together to ensure your brand's success in the competitive market. Feel free to read what my clients has to say about me and my work.

  • Trademark
  • Trademark Prosecution
  • Trademark Registration
  • Trademark Search
  • Trademark Consulting
  • Trademark Law

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