Howard Leigh Wernow

I reached out to Howard concerning some patent and trademark due diligence for my start-up company and brand. Not only was Howard extremely knowledgeable concerning my questions, but his timely and thorough responses made me appreciate that I didn't search elsewhere. Howard goes the extra mile rega...rding every matter related to my company needs and concerns. I continue to rely on his talent.

Howard consistently works very hard to build, attain, and defend high-quality intellectual property; that will not only protect your idea, but makes it possible to build your business around. Several years ago as a college student, I went to Howard with my first idea for an invention--I even brought ...my "homemade" prototype I threw together the previous night, which was not pretty by even the most modest standards. As I sat in the lobby holding my taped/glued together "prototype," I was ready to get laughed at; but that was not what happened. Howard came out, shook my hand, and took me and my idea 100% seriously. He allowed me to feel very comfortable discussing my idea, and was very professional yet down to earth and easy to talk with. Howard and his team learned my product and its' industry practically overnight, and turned my "prototype" into amazing drawings (that you can actually be proud to present on a plaque or to a licensee) and worked with me to turn my extremely vague idea, into a very thorough and professionally written patent application, with many additional ideas and possibilities specific to my product and space that I had not even thought of. He did a TON of work to ensure I was not only awarded a patent, but that I was awarded a STRONG and MEANINGFUL patent. Howard has now successfully attained several VERY strong patents for me regarding my idea, which has led to me attaining a licensing agreement, high-profile partnerships, and successful VC fundraising to start a manufacturing business around my now protected idea; deals which Howard also helped me negotiate and close. Today, Howard continues to help our company with IP acquisition and merging, global IP expansion, as well as defending our IP from infringement. Howard always goes above and beyond for his clients--from responding on his days off, to flying across the country to take an important business meeting with you.