Our Services

Hartman & Citrin can help you identify intellectual property, guide you through the intellectual property protection process, help you build a portfolio of intellectual property assets, and help you manage and leverage your intellectual property portfolio, all within a budget that is set and managed from the beginning of the process to the end, with no surprises. Hartman & Citrin will take care of the trees so you can focus on the forest.

Hartman & Citrin has been recognized for the quality of its patent legal services for multiple years, including being recognized by PatentBots as the Number 1 firm for quality in the US (in 2020 and 2021), the Number 9 firm for quality in the US (in 2022), and the Number 5 firm for quality in the US (in 2023). Hartman & Citrin provides high quality representation at reasonable and competitive prices. Please contact us via our contact page or at the phone number listed below.

Patents

Hartman & Citrin can help you protect your invention in the United States and abroad. We can help you determine and execute a patent filing strategy that is tailored to your business needs.  We have prepared and prosecuted patents in a variety of fields including software, telecommunications, wiring and cabling technologies, mechanical devices, medical devices, aviation and automotive technologies, packaging technologies, weapons technologies, and other technologies.  We also have experience preparing and prosecuting design patent applications covering innovative ornamental designs of various products.

All of our patent professionals are licensed to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office and have engineering degrees.  We can guide you through every step of the patent process, including helping you search patent and non-patent resources to determine patentability of your invention,  determine a filing strategy for patent applications, prosecute your patent applications to obtain the broadest protection available for your invention, and help you realize potential monetization opportunities for your patent assets.   

Trademarks

If you want to protect your brand, name, trade dress, or other indication of source, Hartman & Citrin can help you identify your most valuable branding assets, prepare and prosecute trademark applications in the United States and abroad, and do so within your budget.  We can help you determine a filing basis, classifications of your goods and services, and when and how to execute a trademark application filing strategy.  We also offer trademark search and opinion services, counseling during post-publication procedures such as oppositions, counseling during some types of trademark disputes, assistance with enforcement of trademark rights, and assistance in licensing of trademark rights.

Licensing

Whether you already have an intellectual property asset or would like to secure rights to use another's intellectual property asset, Hartman & Citrin can help you navigate the intellectual property licensing process.  Our attorneys have experience drafting and negotiating intellectual property asset license agreements and/or transfers of intellectual property assets.

Other IP Agreements

Hartman & Citrin also can help you draft, review, and/or negotiate other intellectual property agreements such as non-disclosure and non-use agreements, software development agreements, joint venture agreements, software and website terms of use, and intellectual property assignments. Hartman & Citrin also can counsel you regarding other intellectual property transfers such as licensing agreements including licensing of know-how, trade secrets, copyrights, and other intellectual property assets.

IP Assertion & Defense

Hartman & Citrin also can help you send and respond to cease and desist letters, conduct settlement negotiations (before or after a suit has been filed), track and enforce settlement agreements, and/or otherwise assist you with making or defending against claims of infringement.