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Harness IP Is An Elite International IP Firm with 100 IP Attorneys Covering Diverse Scientific Technologies Representing the World’s Technology Leaders

Converging diverse technological degrees, in-depth IP legal knowledge, and problem solvers to deliver cutting-edge IP strategies… and winning!

Meet our team

IP Strategist and Harness IP CEO Ray Millien
Kiyoshi Kozu | U.S. & Japanese Patents | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Jeff Chapp | Comprehensive Patent Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Brian Panka | Experienced Patent Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Nancy Britt | Utility and Design Patents | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Paul Keller | Top Michigan Patent Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Bryant Wade | International Patent Lawyer | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Jason Heist | Metro Detroit Patents | Harness IP
Reed Risenmay | Patent Prosecution | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
John Castellano | Tech Patent Attorney | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Nick Drysdale | Detroit Patent Attorney | Harness IP
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Chris Cauble | Dallas Patent Attorney | Harness IP
Doug Robinson St Louis Patent Litigator
Brad Luchsinger | IP Litigation Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Gary Yacura | Utility & Design Patent | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Mike Wiggins | Trusted Patent Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Elisabeth Koral | St. Louis Patent Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Harness IP Patent Attorney John White
Bob Siminski | U.S. & Asian Patent Lawyer | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Matt Cutler | Patent Litigation Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Paul Baszner | Patent Law | Metro DC | Harness IP
Joe Walsh | IP Law Strategist | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Ryan Massey | Mechanical Patents | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Mark Elchuk | Experienced Patent Lawyer | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Michael Teich | PCT Patents | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Jennifer Woodside Wojtala | Detroit IP Law | Harness IP
Mike Smith | Seasoned Patent Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Jeremiah Foley Michigan IP Attorney
Dallas Patent Attorney Alexandra Fuchs
Gerald Welch | Medical Device Patent Attorney | Dallas, Texas
Charlie Franklin | Global IP Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Jennifer Turchyn | Michigan Patent Advocate | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
David Suter | IP Due Diligence Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Tim MacIntyre | Detroit Software Patents | Harness IP
Elizabeth Brock | Metro Detroit Trademark Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Colleen Shovlin Detroit Patent Attorney
Glenn Forbis | Detroit Patent Litigator | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Blair Hoyt | Metro DC IP Attorney | Harness IP
Joel Samuels | St. Louis Patent Law | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Paul Kim | Experienced IP Attorney | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Jewell Briggs | Detroit IP Attorney | Harness IP
Alex Chang | Metro DC IP Attorney | Harness IP
Scott Yackey | Patent Prosecution Attorney | Metro Dallas | Harness IP
Mike Varco | Chemical and Electrical IP Law | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Rick Warner | Patent Management & Counsel | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Kisuk Lee | Comprehensive Patent Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Lisa DuRoss | Detroit Trademarks & Copyrights | Harness IP
Duke Taylor | Patent Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
DJ Tucker | Electrical & Mechanical IP Law | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Damian Aquino | Electrical Patents Attorney | Harness IP
Stan Erjavac | Patent Attorney & Litigator | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Andrew Waxman | IP Law | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Leanne Rakers | BioPharma IP | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
John Fitzpatrick | Veteran IP Attorney | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Michael Malinzak | Global IP Protection | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Stephen Olson | Global IP Strategist | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Greg Schivley | Global Patent Law Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Tony Fussner | Comprehensive IP Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Steven Wangerow | Strategic Patent Counsel | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Mike Doerr | Patent Prosecution Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Sung Pil Kim | International IP Counsel | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Kevin Mierzwa | Strategic Patent Protection | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Bryan Wheelock | Top Patent & Trademark Law | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Beth Coakley | Top Trademark Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Brent Seitz | Efficient Patent Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Dave Utykanski | Detroit Patent Enforcement | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Michael Gamble | Metro DC Patent Prosecutor | Harness IP
Tim Martin | Detroit Patent Prosecution | Harness IP
Chris Miller | Dallas Patent & IP Counsel | Harness IP
Mark Spinelli | Metro DC Patent Agent | Harness IP
Michael Kella | Patent Litigator & Counsel | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
IP Attorney Mike Chernoff
Monte Falcoff | Registered Patent Attorney | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Don Walker | Patent Counsel & Solutions | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Jeff Snyder | Detroit Patent Law Strategies | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
Greg Meyer | Patent Prosecution Attorney | Metro St. Louis | Harness IP
Corey Smith | International Patent Law | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Jessica Sachs | Trademark Attorney Detroit | Harness IP
Hemant Keskar | Patent Results | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP
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Geoff Aurini | Detroit Trademark Attorney | Harness IP
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John Ambrose | Patent Attorney | Reston, Virginia | Harness IP
Paul Zarek | St. Louis Patent Agent | Harness IP
Michael Taylor | Michigan Chemical Patents | Troy, Michigan | Harness IP

Blog

May 8, 2022

Happy Mother’s Day 2022

Blog

April 13, 2022

IP Considerations for Source Code Acquisitions: Measure Twice and Cut Once

Blog

March 30, 2022

It’s Time to Consider Whether You’re Adequately Protecting Your Intellectual Property with Trade Secrets: The News in Russia Shows Us Why

woman in front of bright lights simulating frontier of web 3.0 IP rights

Blog

March 8, 2022

Intellectual Property in the Metaverse and the Challenges of Regulating a Lawless Frontier

Harness IP IP Attorneys for App Developers

Blog

March 4, 2022

Dashed Lines Broaden the Scope of a Design Patent, But this is Ridiculous

Events

May23

Metro D.C. Patent Attorney to Chair and Participate in Upcoming Practising Law Institute’s May 2022 Program

Longtime patent attorney and educator John White, from the firm’s Metro Washington, D.C. office, is the chairperson at the upcoming PLI Patent Eligibility, Prior Art, Obviousness and Disclosure 2022 program on Monday, May 23rd. The program is from 9-5pm PT. During this one-day event, you will learn:

Events

May24

Patent Litigator Glenn Forbis joins IPWatchdog Panel Discussion about Mega Verdicts in Patent Litigation

Metro Detroit patent litigator Glenn Forbis will participate in a panel discussion on May 24 as part of IPWatchdog’s second annual Patent Litigation Masters™ conference.

Articles

May 16, 2022

Joel Samuels Quoted in Bloomberg Law on the Extraterritorial Reach of Domestic Trademark Law

Articles

March 21, 2022

Software Patents Hold Steady at 63% in 2021, Writes Ray Millien in IPWatchdog Article

Articles

February 16, 2022

Bryan Wheelock Discusses IP Rights for Kiosks and Vending Machines in Vending Times Article

News

January 19, 2022

John White Quoted in Law360 Article about his Move to Harness IP

Articles

January 11, 2022

Bryan Wheelock Shares IP Design Protection Strategies in Nutrition Industry Executive Magazine

News

December 20, 2021

Patent Attorney Bryan Wheelock Quoted in Law360 about Written Description Requirement Rulings

News

December 13, 2021

Patent Litigator Glenn Forbis Interviewed by Law360 about Biggest Patent Cases of 2021

Articles

November 1, 2021

Ray Millien and Hamad Mirza Discuss How to Draft Better IP Licenses in IPWatchdog Article

Awards

March 2, 2022

Four Harness IP Attorneys Recognized by World Trademark Review

Awards

January 31, 2022

Harness IP Named Among Top Ten Patent Firms

Harness IP is an intellectual property law firm serving clients across the globe. Our patent and trademark attorneys counsel and represent clients across the full range of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, litigation, IP management, and licensing.

Harness IP strives to be known as the IP Law Firm for Harnessing Innovation® by enabling our clients to achieve the most from their IP investment. Serving our clients involves obtaining, monetizing, and enforcing key intellectual property rights regardless of whether they are ideas, products, or services.

Setting Harness IP apart is our commitment to fully understanding our clients’ intellectual property rights as well as their business strategies and the markets in which they compete. This allows us to provide the greatest protection possible for our clients & intellectual property assets.

Harness IP intellectual property attorneys provide best in class counsel starting with the creation and harvesting of innovative ideas and brand assets through to issuance or registration, management, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, both nationally and internationally.

Beyond securing patents, trademarks, and copyrights, Harness IP also is instrumental in developing and implementing plans that protect intellectual property designed for the unique needs of each client. We work with independent inventors, start-ups, non-profits, multi-national corporations, and universities and institutions. We work to maximize the value of their intellectual property through licensing, confidentiality, and sponsorship agreements, as well as other agreements with third parties. When called for, Harness IP will also issue validity, infringement, and freedom to operate opinions.

Harness IP’s team of intellectual property and patent attorneys has extensive experience in litigating intellectual property matters. We have appeared before federal and state courts throughout the nation. Our firm’s litigators work tirelessly to protect the intellectual property assets of our clients, as well as defending those who have been wrongfully accused of infringing others& intellectual property rights. 

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