STARTUPS, SMALL BUSINESSES & INDEPENDENT INVENTORS 

WE HAVE TIME FOR YOU - TALK TO US FIRST - totally confidential and free. Start-ups are the engine of the economy. Patent, trademark & copyright protection are absolutely critical to your success, but there are so many potential pitfalls. We are true expert attorneys who you can actually talk to. Straight-forward, helpful advice. Email us (info@bell-iplaw.com)

Who do we help?
Here are some real-life examples - they are typical of the people we help every day.   
 
You have a start-up business and need a trademark ASAP.
You're an artist and have just received a cease-and-desist letter.
You're a doctor, mechanical or software engineer, or a scientist with a brilliant idea for a patent.
You're a truck driver with an idea with great market potential that can prevent thousands of injuries per year.
You're a university professor with an invention that requires PhD level knowledge just to understand it.
You have an internet or Amazon business, but have a big problem with copycat sales or trademark infringement.
You need to file a DMCA takedown notice ASAP against a foreign competitor.
You run a manufacturing company and you desperately need help with your patent portfolio.
You are a European company whose patents and trademarks are being infringed in the US 
You are the CEO of a biotech business and you need to file multiple US and international patents within budget.
You are a writer  or photographer and the copyright to your book or images is being infringed.
You're an on-line personality/influencer and your YouTube and Instagram videos are being copied and you need help.
You have helped start an AI or software company with huge potential and you need to know how to protect your IP.

TRADEMARKS - A very common startup question is how to secure a trademark.  Picking the wrong trademark is both very simple and totally disastrous. Check out our guidance page on how to pick a good mark, here.

PATENTS - From the very first step of the journey, the patent system requires expert guidance. There is absolutely no point in proceeding without understanding exactly how a patent will help your commercial goals, and you must have a clear strategic plan. For that, you need to work with an attorneys who have a very deep understanding of IP. Otherwise you risk spending many thousands of dollars without producing any value to your business. Sadly there are a lot of law firms who will "help you" by filing patents that they know are of no value - but they will take your money just the same. We will never do this. We would much rather advise you against filing a patent application at all, than have you pay us to file a worthless application. This is one reason our clients trust us. We have professional integrity.

Making the world a better place. Are you helping to mitigate CLIMATE CHANGE? We have reduced fees, and do pro-bono work for organizations trying to save our planet and our fragile, threatened, beautiful eco-systems. 

Helping our VETERANS - We work continually with veterans' groups providing support for veteran-owned start-ups.