About Us

Patent Service Associates, Inc. is a full service intellectual property law firm offering services in patent preparation, patent prosecution (responding to office actions and other requests from the USPTO), trademark preparation, trademark prosecution, patent searching, patent docketing, patent licensing, intellectual property contracting and patent education. Being a small, full service law firm, we are able to provide flexible billing options. Most projects are undertaken on a flat, fixed fee basis. These flat fees are fully inclusive with no surprises, assuring that you receive high quality service at the best possible cost. Our lead patent attorney, Lyman Smith, was first introduced to patents while working as a chemist, where he worked with patent attorneys as an inventor. A continued interest in the patent process led him to become a patent examiner in 1996, after which he entered the private sector as a patent professional in 1998. Mr. Smith has worked for individual inventors, small and large companies, governmental and university clients. With over 15 years experience as a registered patent practitioner, Mr. Smith has extensive experience related to patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Mr. Smith has provided seminars on business method patents, the doctrine of equivalents, the patent process, patent obviousness, enablement in biotech inventions, and the restriction requirement, among other topics, for clients in the United States, Canada, Japan and Ireland.

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