Attorney profile
Berkeley Law & Technology Group
The short version
Berkeley Law & Technology Group is a Beaverton, Oregon-based patent and trademark law firm serving startups, businesses, and technology innovators with intellectual property prosecution, strategy, and portfolio services.
Strengths
- Offers patent and trademark services including applications, prosecution, clearance searches, infringement matters, federal and Oregon state trademark registration, and foreign trademarks.
- Provides broader intellectual property support such as copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, NDAs, IP agreements, portfolio management, due diligence, and technology transfer.
- Founded by a former Director of Patents at Intel and staffed by attorneys, agents, and professionals serving startups through Fortune 500 companies.
- Reviews repeatedly praise the firm for responsiveness, professionalism, clear explanations, and an easy working relationship.
- Handles complex patent and trademark matters, including USPTO proceedings, opposition issues, and brand-protection disputes.
Considerations
- One caller reports that the front desk could not explain the attorneys' specialties; the firm attributes the interaction to a phone issue and offers a consultation.
- Clients who discuss ongoing IP work praise quick updates and patent and trademark expertise rather than a recurring lack of responsiveness.
About Berkeley Law & Technology Group
Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP (BLTG) is a patent and trademark law firm listed at 17933 NE Evergreen Pkwy #250 in Beaverton, Oregon, with additional offices in Austin and Frisco, Texas. The firm provides intellectual property services for businesses, startups, and technology innovators across the United States and internationally, including Asia and Europe. Its practice covers patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and intellectual property strategy, with particular emphasis on software patents, patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, clearance searches, infringement matters, federal and Oregon state trademark registration, foreign trademarks, IP agreements, and NDAs. BLTG was founded by Howard Skaist, described as the former Director of Patents at Intel Corporation. The team includes attorneys, agents, and staff who work with both Fortune 500 companies and emerging growth companies. Website-listed practice areas extend to patent opinion letters, patent analysis, targeted patent claim drafting, portfolio management, due diligence, technology transfer, and licensing involving patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. Industry experience includes information technology, biomedical, renewable energy, mechanical devices, financial services, software, semiconductors, semiconductor processing, network processors, switches and routers, wireless RF communications, digital signal processing, circuits, and graphics/CAD. Customer feedback in the reviews is concentrated on patent and trademark work. Reviewers frequently describe the firm as professional, knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to work with, with several noting that attorneys explained complex matters clearly and kept them updated. Specific praise appears for Ted Karr, Oleg Salakhov, Elizabeth, and Angel in connection with trademark filings, patent prosecution, USPTO matters, NDA review, and disputes involving Amazon or opposing brands. One reviewer credited the firm with helping avoid signing an NDA, while another described a hard-fought USPTO patent matter that resulted in a notice of allowance. A smaller share of feedback notes a front-desk inquiry that did not yield information about attorney specialties; the firm responded that this may have been a phone issue and offered a free consultation. Clients also commend understandable patent and trademark advice.
The office is at 17933 NE Evergreen Pkwy #250, Beaverton, OR 97006. Its listed telephone number is +1503-439-6500. The practice website is bltg-ip.com.
Services also include copyright, trade-secret, and licensing assistance.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Responsiveness and communication: reviewers commonly highlight fast replies, regular updates, and clear explanations throughout patent and trademark matters.
- Professionalism and expertise: feedback frequently describes the attorneys as knowledgeable, skilled, and effective in patent and trademark prosecution.
- Client education and approachability: reviewers often note that complex legal issues were explained in understandable terms and that the team was personable.
- Patent and trademark outcomes: several reviews reference successful filings, USPTO allowances, trademark registration, and resolution of opposition or brand disputes.
- Named team-member praise: reviews often single out individual attorneys or staff, including Ted Karr, Oleg Salakhov, Elizabeth, and Angel, for personalized service.
All reviews
4.9 out of five stars based on 23 reviews.
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