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Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC
The short version
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. is a Providence law firm whose intellectual property practice covers patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, transactions, and IP litigation for clients ranging from individuals and startups to large corporations.
Strengths
- Broad intellectual property practice covering patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, transactions, and IP litigation.
- Serves a wide range of clients, from individuals and startups to small businesses and large corporations.
- Offers IP services beyond registration and prosecution, including technology transfer, non-competition covenants, IP monitoring, and technology-related M&A support.
- Provides the Innovator's Springboard resource as a guide to navigating the U.S. intellectual property system.
- Positive reviews highlight professional, courteous, patient service and consistent communication in at least one trademark matter.
Considerations
- Negative reviews make serious allegations about ethics and conduct in estate and will-related matters.
- Other criticism concerns cost, an aggressive approach, and bills continuing over a long engagement, alongside favorable client accounts.
About Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. is a Providence, Rhode Island law firm located at 100 Westminster St, 16th Floor. Its website presents a substantial intellectual property practice that assists individuals, small businesses, startups, and large corporations in protecting and commercializing technology and other IP assets. The firm describes its approach as aligning IP management with each client’s overall business or personal goals, from branding and portfolio oversight to dispute resolution.
The practice covers patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation, as well as patent preparation and prosecution, trademark registration, IP monitoring, licensing, contracts, transfers, non-competition covenants, technology company M&A, and finance and security agreements for technology issues. The site lists trademark-related services including Trademark & Copyright and Trademark Prosecution. It also notes experience in federal courts, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and jurisdictions across New England and the country. Attorneys named in the intellectual property group include Daniel J. Holmander and Jeffrey K. Techentin as chairs, along with Randall T. Weeks, Jr., Todd D. Amaral, Cheryl A. Clarkin, Michel Morency, Ph.D., Alex Behrakis, Dean Phelps, Joseph Avanzato, Paul A. Campellone, Nicole J. Benjamin, Geoffrey W. Millsom, Daniel J. Procaccini, Kyle Zambarano, Brenna Anatone Force, R. Bart Totten, and Hamza Chaudary.
Beyond legal representation, the firm offers Innovator’s Springboard, described as a business resource and guide to intellectual property in the United States. The resource is intended to help clients navigate the IP system and turn innovations into valuable business assets. The firm’s IP services also include transactional advice such as licensing and technology transfer agreements, methods to preserve and protect rights, and defense against assertions of rights by others.
Public feedback is mixed. Positive reviews mention trademark representation with consistent communication and satisfactory results, as well as professional, courteous, and patient service. Negative reviews raise serious concerns about ethics and conduct in estate or will-related matters, and others criticize cost, aggressiveness, and billing longevity. Overall, Adler Pollock & Sheehan presents a broad IP and litigation capability with notable client praise for communication in some matters, alongside publicly visible concerns that prospective clients may wish to weigh carefully.
Negative reviews make serious allegations about ethics and conduct in estate and will-related matters. Other criticism concerns cost, an aggressive approach, and bills continuing over a long engagement, alongside favorable client accounts.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Reviewers express mixed overall satisfaction, with both positive ratings and strongly negative ratings present.
- Positive feedback often centers on communication, professionalism, and attentiveness in trademark-related representation.
- Negative feedback includes allegations of ethical concerns in estate or will-related matters.
- Cost, perceived aggressiveness, and billing longevity appear as recurring complaints in critical reviews.
All reviews
3.6 out of five stars based on 14 reviews.
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