Top best Intellectual Property Lawyers Near me in ZIP 44115

Since 1995, Mr. Jacobs has been helping clients secure and protect their intellectual property through patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. This experience includes portfolio management, client counseling, patent and trademark prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, consultation with foreign patent and trademark professionals and drafting and arguing patent appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

Michael W. Vary is Of Counsel at McCarthy Lebit. Mr. Vary’s practice includes patent, copyright and trademark litigation as well as general commercial, tort, e.g., contract disputes, theft of trade secrets, and insurance litigation.  Mr. Vary’s work also includes: chemical and pharmaceutical patent litigation, and Hatch-Waxman proceedings, including pre-litigation counseling and opinion letter writing.. Mr. Vary, formerly with two national law firms in major Midwestern cities, has practiced before several federal district and appellate courts, state courts and the International Trade Commission as well as the Federal Circuit.  He has also participated in mediation, arbitration, and other forms of ADR proceedings. Mr. Vary is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and has participated in both ex parte and inter partes patent reexamination proceedings, protests, reissues, as well as trademark oppositions. More recently, the focus of Mr. Vary’s practice with the Firm is Intellectual Property protection and counseling. Mr. Vary has also served as local counsel on patent, trademark and copyright disputes.. Mr. Vary has served as a member of the Federal Court Panel for early neutral evaluation, mediation and arbitration for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Vary has been an expert witness in fees disputes and has been appointed as an expert by a bankruptcy court in a patent dispute.  He has lectured and taught intellectual property law as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Kristen M. Hoover is an intellectual property attorney at McCarthy Lebit. Ms. Hoover’s focus at the Firm includes the application and prosecution of patents and trademarks, patent and trademark availability and trademark oppositions, as well as copyright registration, trade secrets, and general intellectual property protection and counseling. Ms. Hoover handles both domestic and international property matters. She also has experience in contract matters related to intellectual property, including licenses and non-disclosure agreements. Ms. Hoover’s patent work covers a variety of areas of technology including biomedical, mechanical, automotive, electronic and consumer product patents.. Ms. Hoover is a native of the Cleveland area and has always been an involved and active member of her community. She has devoted her time in a number of areas of community service including tutoring grade school, middle school and high school students and helping to serve meals at area shelters. Community service continues to be an important role in her life.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Intellectual Property attorney serving clients in Canton and surrounding areas.