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Polished intellectual property and litigation attorney, practicing in both state and federal courts, with expertise in patents, copyrights, trademarks, business formation, contracts, and business disputes. Technical expertise in electronics, mechanical engineering, plastics, motors, apparel, software, audio, and automotive industries. Serving small and medium-sized businesses, as well as start-ups.

Providing clients with a comprehensive range of legal, business and operational services that are designed to maintain profitability, resolve current issues and support future objectives. Utilizing practical and cost conscious solutions to solve complex dilemmas by methods that understand the realities found in both the business world and the legal community. An interested based approach is used to provide for early stage mitigation in defensive strategic planning and to actively pursue offensive actions in the enforcement and protection of each client’s rights.

James R. Duby, Jr. is an attorney and founder of the firm DUBY LAW FIRM with its office in East Lansing Michigan.  His primary areas of expertise are trademark, copyright, trade secret, internet and international intellectual property law, domain name disputes, privacy and promotion marketing law, corporate law, business formations and transactions, and secured transactions.. Mr. Duby received his B.S. in Business Administration Cum Laude from Youngstown State University in 1985.  Thereafter he attended the University of Akron School of Law, where he received his law degree, Cum Laude, in 1989.  Prior to and during law school, Mr. Duby worked as a Budget and Cost Accountant for the Western Reserve Care System and as a summer intern in the tax department of Ernst & Young’s Cleveland, Ohio office.. Mr. Duby is a frequent guest speaker at seminars on topics such as copyright, trade name and trademark protection, trade secrets, privacy and corporate and tax law.. Mr. Duby’s professional affiliations include members with the American Bar Association; the State Bar of Michigan; Business and Intellectual Property, and Computer Law of the State and American Bar. Mr. Duby is a volunteer counselor for Lansing Community College’s Small Business Development and Technology Center.  He is a current member of the Advisory Board of Directors of the Lansing Art Gallery and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Lansing Advertising Club, as a Team Captain for the Capital Area United Way, and as a member of State Bar of Michigan’s Membership Services Committee, and is a member of the International Trademark Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Kameron Bonner is a partner at Fishman Stewart. He focuses mainly on preparing and prosecuting patent applications of both mechanical and electrical in nature. Kameron’s practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, including procuring and enforcing patent and trademark rights. Kameron’s patent practice covers a wide range of technical fields, including electric control units and processors, electrical circuitry, electrical power converters, gas turbine engines, vehicle power-train, medical composite structure, and electrical and thermal sensors.. Kameron received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Dayton where he also played football for the Flyers. While at Dayton, Kameron worked with the Chemistry Department where he created and maintained chemical compositions used by the University’s laboratory classes.. At Wayne State University Law School, Kameron received the Gold Key Award for exemplary academic achievement and the William Davidson Endowed Scholarship awarded to a law school student who participated in NCAA intercollegiate sanctioned sports. Kameron was on the Wayne Law Review for two years, the second year of which he served as a Senior Articles Editor. Kameron won First Place in the 2012 Michigan Innovation and IP Legal Writing Competition and is the author of the article Bridging the Gap Between Invention and Innovation: The Bayh-Dole Act and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, IPLS Proceedings, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2013. Upon graduation, Kameron was elected to the Order of the Coif.

“Effectively and efficiently generating value through intellectual property is my top priority.”. Sam concentrates his practice in intellectual property law with a focus on patent acquisition, freedom-to-operate, and opinions. He specializes in software and computer-enabled technologies, including surgical systems, robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, extended reality, computer vision, data science, and device connectivity.. He is a counselor who is passionate about helping clients navigate complex patent matters. Sam immerses himself into the technology and views himself as a part of his client's team, executing patent objectives effectively and efficiently to meet client goals.. Sam joined Howard & Howard in 2010 as an intellectual property intern while attending law school in the evenings. Prior to joining Howard & Howard, he acquired over five years of software and electrical engineering experience in the automotive industry.

Michael T. Fluhler is a registered patent attorney and has been recognized as one of the top intellectual property (IP) strategists worldwide. He has extensive experience in strategically building and leveraging all types of IP including patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights for a variety of electro-mechanical, software and medical products. Michael's practice includes IP prosecution, litigation, agreements, licensing, transactions, portfolio management, inter partes review (IPR), covered business method (CBM) review, due diligence, and patent and trade secret policies.   He has been recognized by Intellectual Asset Magazine’s IAM Strategy 300, as a Rising Star in the top 2.5% of attorneys by Super Lawyers, and as one of the top 30 Up and Coming Lawyers by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Over 28 years experience and expertise in many legal areas including Intellectual Property (IP), licensing, contract law, and corporate and general business law with numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as successful small to medium sized companies, while having owned and/or operated small and medium size businesses. Therefore, my firm, IPPES LLC, can best represent all sizes and types of businesses in protecting, enforcing, and merchandising their IP and overall business utilizing a comprehensive, proprietary service program: IPPES ProtectEnforce (SM), as well as the many other reseources and prgrams we have available.. IPPES ProtectEnforceSM focuses on: Evaluating our clients' trademarks, brands, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary and confidential information and materials; Educating our clients on the legal strengths and weaknesses, risks, and liability exposure of their valuable business assets; and Taking action to effectively protect and enforce these assets.. "Get top-level IP law firm competency and results, along with in-house business knowledge, understanding, attitude, communication, and execution, without the top-level IP firm price!"

Your trademark is the unique brand name, logo or slogan that helps consumers identify you in a crowded market.. It's one of the most valuable assets that you have as a business.. If you haven't already registered your trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), it's legally unprotected.. If you haven't cleared your trademark through a professional clearance search, you may be at risk of liability for trademark infringment.. I can help you to:. -Identify your intellectual property assets and determine whether they are legally protectable. -Conduct a nationwide search to determine whether your trademark is available for use. -Evaluate your liability for trademark infringment. -Protect your trademark by applying for a registration with the USPTO to ensure you have the exclusive right to use the mark in your industry. -Select a strong trademark if you are in the process of rebranding or launching a brand

Mike McCollum is an associate attorney with the firm focused on intellectual property, small business law, and entrepreneurship. He received an advanced law degree from Duke University where he studied law and entrepreneurship, including business strategy, corporate counseling, entrepreneurial advising and venture capital finance, while working with start-up companies and business/technology accelerators in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. He also served as a judge for a multi-state start-up venture/business planning competition. While at the University of Richmond, Mike studied intellectual property and international law, including two summers at the University of Cambridge. Upon graduation he earned the law school's Intellectual Property Certificate With Distinction, was awarded the ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law, membership in the Order of the Coif and the McNeill Honor Society, and the John Marshall Inn of Court. He also served as the president of the Student Bar Association.. Mike earned a black belt in kenpo jiu jitsu and has served as a martial arts instructor and a women's self-defense teacher since 2004. He also volunteers at the Richmond Animal League working to help make sure that rescued dogs find loving homes.

I am an attorney by training and an entrepreneur by heart. I have been in practice for 10 years. I take every opportunity to use my point of difference to solve all my clients' legal problems.. Passionate about entrepreneurship, communal success, and systemized equities my commitment to serving the respective needs within those spheres has enabled her to contribute  and serve her community as a Judge for Teen Court and an Arbitrator for FINRA.

Mr.Chen is highly regarded and has been faithfully serving numerous traditional and high tech businesses based both in the US and Asia since he began practicing law. The size of these businesses range from startups to multinational corporation with over 1000 employees. He has accumulated a wealth of experience in practicing intellectual property law, corporate law, real estate law and business-related-immigration law. He is now essentially serving as de facto inhouse counsel for more than a dozen high tech and traditional companies in the and US and Asia.

Eric Goodman is the managing partner of the Goodman Mooney, a firm specializing in intellectual property law and related business matters. A business entrepreneur as well as an intellectual property attorney, Eric has extensive experience in the fields of information technologies and brand protection.. Eric is a California native and grew up Orange County. He attended Pepperdine University where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in business management. While an undergraduate student, he worked at the corporate headquarters of Denny’s Restaurants where he was responsible for implementing the company’s first local area network. Once graduated, he ran a small consulting firm which specialized in information technologies. Later, he formed an e-commerce company distributing specialty music and videos within the action sports market. At the same time, Eric launched a snowboard distribution company serving wholesalers around the world.. He graduated with honors from Whittier Law School where he earned a certificate in intellectual property law, was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court Honors Board and president of the Whittier Intellectual Property Organization and the Entertainment and Sports Law Society. Eric is published in the Journal of Art and Entertainment Law, as author of A National Identity Crisis: The Need For A Federal Right Of Publicity Statute. Capitalizing on his technical background and experience in brand development, he was recruited by pioneer sports agent Leigh Steinberg to help launch an online forum for fans to interact with professional athletes as part of a joint venture with AOL. Eric also worked with Jeff Moorad (owner of the San Diego Padres) in securing internet domain names and protecting the right of publicity of professional athletes.. His practice currently focuses on trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, trade secrets, unfair competition, false advertising and contract disputes for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers and distributors in the apparel, fashion, sports, entertainment, food services, finance and gift item industries. Eric is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the Federal Court for all districts of California, as well as the Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.. Eric teaches advanced courses in intellectual property as an adjunct professor at Whittier Law School where he has also acted as the interim director of the Center for Intellectual Property. He has been a speaker at numerous seminars concerning brand protection and related business matters. He is a member of the International Trademark Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Orange County Jewish Bar Association, and the Orange County Patent Law Association.

Karima is a registered patent lawyer and an experienced intellectual property attorney. Karima helps clients protect and enforce their intellectual property through patents, trademarks and copyrights in various industries. She helps business owners build, strengthen, and protect their brands and ideas. She has experience in all areas of intellectual property law including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, domain name disputes, and eBay disputes. Karima brings a unique perspective to intellectual property issues drawing on years of engineering and managerial experience.. Need help protecting or enforcing your ideas? Contact us at or email