Joshua David Mertzlufft
Patent Attorney Serving Clients Nationwide
Joshua is an experienced patent attorney and counselor who founded Mertzlufft Law PLLC to provide top-of-class service to clients nationwide. With a background in applied physics, Joshua is able to work with clients in a variety of patent procurement and litigation matters in industries including energy, cleantech, software, telecommunications, and aerospace. Joshua is a former engineer and web developer, and he has experience working with clients ranging from pre-seed startups to stock exchange-listed corporations.
Joshua works with companies and inventors a variety of fields including:
- Software
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Blockchain
- Electronics
- Optics & Photonics
- Nuclear Energy
- Aerospace
In law school, Joshua was the Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Law Review, ranked internationally in the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court, and received awards in trial technique and intellectual property law. Prior to founding Mertzlufft Law, Joshua was a patent attorney with a large law firm and a mechanical engineer in the energy and heat transfer industry.
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- SUNY Buffalo Law School
- J.D. (2018) | Law
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- Activities: Editor-in-Chief, Buffalo Law Review
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- Houghton College
- B.S. (2013) | Applied Physics
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- Blockchain and Patents
- Registered Patent Attorney
- United States Patent & Trademark Office
- Bar Association of Erie County
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- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
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- New York State Bar Association
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- United States Patent & Trademark Office
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Free Consultation
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- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. Have idea to enhance an existing product for existing business. What kind of atty to draft protection, more than a NDA.
- A: Beyond an NDA, you could talk to a patent attorney to discuss possible patent protection. In an initial conversation, you can discuss whether your idea is a good candidate for a patent application.
- Q. If an inventor signs over all rights to his invention to a corporation, Is the corporation required to have an attorney
- A: Hello! Yes, if the corporation is to be the “Applicant” on a U.S. patent application, the patent application has to be signed by a registered patent attorney or a registered patent agent. — I am a registered U.S. patent attorney, however, absent a mutually-agreed, written engagement agreement between you and my firm, I am not *your* attorney, and neither the contents of this message nor receipt thereof may be construed in any way as legal advice nor to form any attorney-client relationship.
- Q. I want to sue a certain individual due to him stealing my patent & putting it on the market for his own gain & profit !
- A: The first step in any potential infringement action is to take a look at the product/service/method and compare it to the patent and then put a strategy together. — I am a registered U.S. patent attorney, however, absent a mutually-agreed, written engagement agreement between you and my firm, I am not *your* attorney, and neither the contents of this message nor receipt thereof may be construed in any way as legal advice nor to form any attorney-client relationship.
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