California Patent Attorney

During his 17-year career at Cognex, Mike made many valuable contributions. Most recently, in his role as Vice President of Cognex Legal Department, Mike led the team of both internal staff and external law firms that successfully carried out the company’s litigation strategy to both protect our intellectual property and, as in our landmark case against Lemelson, to ensure that our customers would be able to purchase our products free from the threat of suits from patent trolls. But, it was his contributions during Cognex’s formative years that I value the most. During that time, he wore many hats and made significant contributions in areas ranging from finding and appointing distributors in Asia to the drafting and negotiating of numerous complex customer, supplier and partnership agreements. ... Read More I frequently gave Mike our most difficult challenges, and he always exceeded my expectations in getting the job done on time and on… and sometimes under… budget! Mike has a very sharp business mind. I would often involve him in business discussions even outside of his area of expertise because I knew that he would give me very thoughtful, analytic and unbiased input. He might not always tell you what you want to hear… and THAT is one of his most valuable strengths. Mike is also tenacious… of all the hundreds of people at my company, he best personifies one of our core values: Perseverance. He just doesn’t stop until the job gets done. Finally, Mike is a trusted advisor whose loyalty to the company is without question.

Russ at Russ Weinzimmer & Associates, PC and his staff are a true top notch organization! When I first called Russ, I seriously had no idea where to start to establish a Trademark. He put me at ease from the first moment of our discussion, and jumped right in to educate me on the process. I was off and running. His Paralegal Lori kept me informed every step of the way. I had no doubt that I was in good hands. Fast forward … I now have a Registered Trademark, and my business is thriving. I cannot thank Russ enough for his hard work and perseverance. Russ is a true professional, and a real inspiration to everything good in this world.

Russ is a great lawyer. He listened, didn't rush, explained things through thoroughly and made sure I understood all the legal jargon. He would even take my calls at pretty much any hour. It's nice to have a lawyer that you feel is really on your side, not just there to make money.

Our previous lawyer messed up our patent case by submitting the application images wrong. Then tried charging us to fix his mistake. I immediately looked for a new lawyer and my first call was Russ. He had my back and was able to even prove that my previous lawyer messed up. He corrected their mistake and got my patent granted.

Will definitely use him for my future intellectual property filings!

Working with Russ on my project was great. I have never tried to get something patented before. He would work day and night with me one on one and walked me through the process. I am now patent pending. The man never sleeps!

Because of Russ Weinzimmer, I have recently been issued a Notice of Allowance for a patent on my invention - the Chlorine Genie, a chlorine generator for sanitizing water. It has been quite an experience! My company is in California. I began the patent work two different times with California Patent Attorneys. Both were woefully inadequate in answering my calls or following up with our discussions and moving ahead with the patent work.

When I decided to find another Patent Attorney, my wife decided she should go to the internet and find someone who was highly recommended by people who had actually had experience with the attorney. This proved invaluable to us! ... Read More She found Russ Weinzimmer (Strategic Patent Law). I was a little uneasy about working with someone who could not come to my office, see my invention, and talk about the strategy for obtaining a patent, but my wife felt we should go ahead and call Russ.

We absolutely love the commercialization package that we obtained from Mr. Carlen. Our website looks great and the assessment really clarifies our place in the market and the best ways of moving ahead. The commercialization package is the next logical step for inventors who are serious about bringing their innovations to market!

I want to thank you for the advice you gave me during our talk back in May. The USPTO had rejected all of my claims as being both obvious and anticipated by a prior invention. I was absolutely convinced that USPTO was right and that my invention was exactly the same as the prior invention. You advised me to carefully review the two inventions and not focus on their similarities but, instead, focus on their differences. I did as you advised and found several small differences, one of which I thought was significant. Based on that small but significant difference, I prepared a response to USPTO. Today I received a Notice of Allowance. Without your help, I never would have challenged USPTO's findings and would have missed out on the opportunity to get a patent for my invention. I can't thank you enough.

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What a relief in finding a competent attorney who not only “gets it” and is personally available but who will also add value to projects both large and small. In this day and age your product needs the ‘Strategic Patent Law’ advantage.

Russ’ analytical and ‘hands on’ approach helped me to realize what I had actually invented! Russ deconstructed our sustainable, mobile shelter and showed me that we had seven novel, patentable features within our ‘base design.’ In doing so, broader market protection was realized while numerous licensing and revenue streams were created. ... Read More

I began with an idea and a set of sketches. I had no idea what I was doing. I needed help. I found Russ Weinzimmer on the internet and gave him a call. He was in New Hampshire, I was in California. I had bad experiences in the past working remotely with people so I was hesitant to work with him. Once I spoke to him on the phone, I knew he was someone whom I could count on.

Russ really took the time to explain to me the whole patent process and where I needed to be. He did it in such a way that I could plainly understand the process and the steps involved. He took the time to really understand my product and the reasons for it’s importance, both to me and to the end consumer. I felt that it was very rare for a patent attorney to invest so much time into a client before even discussing rates or cost.

I will say one thing, I was not the easiest client for Russ. This was the start of a new business for me, I had everything on the line. Because of this my nerves often got the best of me, and I would call Russ, concerned about one thing or another. Russ always had time for me. We would communicate at all hours of the day. One day he was on a walk and took the time to talk to me for a good 45 minutes. He really wants to help, and he makes sure his clients are all protected and at ease with the process.

This idea that I had is now my company where I work full time. ... Read More