Brown & Michaels, P.C.

Brown & Michaels' is located in Ithaca, the "centrally isolated" home of Cornell University and Ithaca College in central New York State. We are a New York Professional Corporation.
It's no longer necessary to deal with impersonal law firms located in Washington DC or New York City, just because you are dealing with patent, trademark or copyright issues. While it might once have been important for patent attorneys to be physically close to the Patent Office, electronic filing systems, the fax machine, express mail, and e-mail have made it possible for a patent law firm far from the crowds of the major cities to serve a nation- and world-wide clientele as well as, or better than, the expensive big city firms. Inventors, companies, and institutions of all shapes and sizes are coming to realize the many advantages of working with a non-urban, intellectual property firm.
High quality -- both process & results are important
Experience in new technologies such as biotechnology, computer hardware/software and telecommunications.
Low overhead means you don't help finance expensive office space.
Emphasis on high quality and client satisfaction, not on billable hours or our prestige.
Inventor involvement in every step of the process.
Fast, convenient communications via email or fax.
Founded in 1980, our firm engages in an intellectual property practice which includes patents, trademarks and copyrights. We have advised inventors, institutions and companies in fields ranging from high-tech computer hardware and software, or the latest developments in biotechnology, communications, or sophisticated electronic systems, to improvements in household appliances. Our clients are located around the United States and around the world - we are perfectly comfortable working by phone, fax and e-mail with clients who will never physically be in our offices. We have represented many individual inventors and small companies, as well as large corporations such as BorgWarner Morse TEC, IBM, Smith Corona and Lucent Technologies, and educational institutions such as Cornell University and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research.
Our inventors have received patents on chemical processing systems, test equipment, musical instruments, vaccines and medical diagnostics, energy systems, furniture, games, tools - you name it. We can do trademark/trade name searches quickly and accurately by computer, and have registered many marks for our clients.
New York State court rules require the following disclaimer: "Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter, including yours, in which a lawyer or law firm may be retained."

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Ithaca, NY	5

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Intellectual Property - General	4
IP	5
IP - Trademark/Copyright	7