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Anton John Hopen
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Biography
Anton Hopen is an honors graduate of the University of South Florida in Interdisciplinary Science and a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law where he received the Presidential Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement. Prior to his career in intellectual property law, he served as a felony criminal prosecutor for the 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida trying over fifty (50) jury trials to verdict as lead counsel.
Mr. Hopen is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, all U.S. District Courts in Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar. Mr. Hopen has been recognized as an expert in intellectual property law by the Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine.
Mr. Hopen is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubble (highest possible rating). He is experienced in patent prosecution, trademark registration, inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and contested cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Patent Application
40%
28 years | 600 cases
Trademark Application
30%
28 years | 895 cases
Patent Infringement
20%
21 years | 12 cases
Copyright Application
5%
28 years | 320 cases
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Licensed in Florida for 30 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Smith & Hopen PA
401 East Jackson Street, Ste. 2340, Tampa, FL, 33602
Smith & Hopen, P.A.
180 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar, FL, 34677
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Top Lawyer, Tampa Bay Magazine
2020
Top Lawyer, Tampa Bay Magazine
Work Experience
1999 - Present
Managing Partner, Smith & Hopen PA
Associations
1999 - Present
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
2017 - 2018
National Academy of InventorsPresident of USF Chapter
Sample of Legal Cases
DSS Technology Management, Inc. v. Apple Inc., 885 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
Reversal of PTAB’s invalidity finding.
Education
1995
University of Florida
JD - Juris Doctor
1992
University of South Florida
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2019
Bioflorida Conference
Biotechnology Patent Law
Publications
2000
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Don't tax stressed intellectual properties
2000
Wall Street Journal
Defending Your Rights (quoted)
2000
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Developing patent portfolios gives defense, offense
Languages
English
Ukrainian
Russian