U.S. Patent Attorneys in Tampa, Raleigh, Denver, and Silicon Valley
Based in Tampa Bay, Smith & Hopen represents clients
world-wide in a practice limited exclusively to intellectual property law
including patents, trademarks and
copyrights. The firm is one of the largest IP practices in the State of Florida and represents clients ranging from independent inventors to Fortune 100 institutions. Founding partners
Ron Smith and
Anton Hopen are two of only 137 Florida attorneys Board Certified in Intellectual Property by the Florida Bar. They
are considered specialists in patent, trademark and copyright law. All
attorneys at Smith &
Hopen are registered to practice before the
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
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About Us
 The Law Office of Smith &
Hopen concentrates its practice exclusively on intellectual property matters
which include patents, trademarks, copyrights and franchises. Our members have
been recognized as a leading practitioners in the area of high technology
intellectual property development. Readers of the Wall Street Journal, Smart
Business for the New Economy, Capital District Business Review, and The Business
Journal know our attorneys to be authorities on patent, trademark and copyright
protection. Our firm is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Recently Awarded Patents
U.S. Patent No.
8,455,228 awarded
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
a Method to Facilitate Directed Delivery and Electroporation Using a Charged Stream.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,453,835 awarded
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
to
Kar Ming So
for
Protective Container for Communication Device.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,452,408 awarded
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
promotion of brain self-repair mechanism by stereotaxic micro-stimulation.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,438,951 awarded
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
a pill bottle opener.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,438,769 awarded
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
to
Chris S. Ghannam
for
a weapons foregrip.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,440,100 awarded
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
a method of generating hydrogen-storing hydride complexes.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,437,062 awarded
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
an electrostatically-addressed MEMS array system and method of use.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,435,558 awarded
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
an ultrasound enhancement of drug release across non-ionic surfactant membranes.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,435,418 awarded
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
to
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc
for
ion etching of growing INP nanocrystals using microwave.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,429,805 awarded
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
to
Willard B. Adkins
for
a railing and method of manufacture.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,424,265 awarded
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
to
University of South Florida
for
shape-shifting surfaces.
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U.S. Patent No.
8,428,228 awarded
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
to
John Francis Baxter, Jr
for
a unified communication system.
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Recently Issued Trademarks
U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,349,553
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
FSU VALET
in association with
valet parking
by
Florida State University.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,349,552
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
NOLE CAB
in association with
taxi transport
by
Florida State Univesity.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,349,554
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
SEMINOLE AUTO CARE
in association with
emergency roadside assistance services, namely, responding to calls for roadside assistance, flat tire changing, emergency fuel supplying, and battery jump starting
by
Florida State University.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,349,551
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
RENEGADE GRILL
in association with
restaurant services
by
Florida State University.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,351,884
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
ENTERPRISE DECISION AUTOMATION
in association with
computer software et al.
by
Pandera Systems, PLLC.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,349,866
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
GOT SCRUBS WILL TRAVEL
in association with
providing trained medical personnel in the area of perfusion
by
Trident Healthcare Corporation.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,349,549
was granted on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
for the mark
SEMINOLE DINING
in association with
cafeteria services
by
Florida State University.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,345,591
was granted on
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
for the mark
CAMLS
in association with
Providing facilities for educational conferences relating to medical care; providing facilities for simulation training, and research groups in the medical field
by
University of South Florida.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,347,844
was granted on
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
for the mark
VPAID
in association with
electronic process of insurance claims and payment data
by
StoneEagle Services, Inc.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,342,875
was granted on
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
for the mark
MAD ABOUT COLOR
in association with
hair care preparations; hair coloring preparations; hair conditioners
by
Paulmaier Enterprises, Inc.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,334,181
was granted on
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
for the mark
K & K SUPER-BLEND
in association with
fertilizers
by
K & K Super-Blend, LLC.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,332,677
was granted on
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
for the mark
LEPTIBURN
in association with
dietary supplements to assist in increasing metabolism and in weight control
by
Bio Trust Nutrition, LLC.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
4,332,787
was granted on
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
for the mark
COLOR IS BEAUTIFUL
in association with
jewelry
by
Gold & Diamond Source, Inc.
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