A top IP firm according to Intellectual Property Today for several consecutive years
#1 in patent attorneys in Central Ohio by Business First since 2003
Martindale-Hubbell® Rated Firm for ethical standards and legal ability
Intellectual Property Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio
Founded in 1994, Standley Law Group LLP provides globally-focused legal services to clients in patent, trademark, computer and copyright matters. We are knowledgeable in a multitude of computer law & federal IP arenas. Our attorneys are very familiar with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and have an extensive network of counsel in foreign countries to assist with matters outside of the United States.
Our mission is two-fold. If you have an innovative idea, product or service, we will leverage our experience to provide proper legal protection of this property. If you are in need of infringement protection, our team will dedicate its resources to providing legal representation and advising services.
Experienced Attorneys to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights
For almost 30 years, the Standley Law Group of attorneys have accumulated a monumental amount of experience defending intellectual property rights. We have successfully defended the creative ideas of clients both in our backyard and across the United States. Throughout our time in the industry, we have protected organizations of all shapes and sizes, including software companies, eCommerce brands, Fortune 100 businesses and independent entrepreneurs.
Duty of Disclosure and Information Disclosure Statements
One very important and critical aspect of the patent examination process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the Information Disclosure Statement, also known as IDS for short. We will discuss how integral an IDS is to the patent process further because it is the applicant’s duty to work in good faith with the USPTO to inform them of any prior art that applicant is aware of up to the issuance of a patent. Prior art is described as any evidence/references/information publicly known before the effective filing date of a patent application, whether it be an already existing product, patent application or publication of the product. The USPTO considers the references disclosed on the IDS when reviewing the filed patent application during examination.
Our Areas of Expertise
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
- Litigation
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Licensing & Royalty Agreements
- Trade Secrets
- Software & Computer Law
- Unfair Competition & False Advertising
- Intellectual Property Valuations
Firm Highlights
- Over 2,000 U.S. patents obtained for our clients and hundreds more in foreign countries
- Manage more than 2,500 trademark matters for our clients worldwide
- Represented clients in patent, trademark and copyright cases in courthouses in 18 states
