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Bullock Law - Patent Attorney
The short version
Bullock Law is a Melbourne, Florida intellectual property practice where patent attorney Stephen Bullock drafts and prosecutes patent applications - with a stated emphasis on software and technology - alongside trademark, copyright, and business law work for inventors, engineers, and companies.
Strengths
- Software-focused patent practice backed by a stated computer science technical background and litigation experience, including work on USPTO subject-matter rejections under 35 U.S.C. 101.
- Broad technical coverage across software, medical device, mechanical, electrical and LED, civil infrastructure, and computer engineering areas such as networks, AI, and PCB design.
- Full IP and business law range: patent searches, provisional, utility, and design applications, trademarks, copyrights, contracts, licensing, negotiations, commercial litigation, and seller suspension appeals.
- Free initial consultation and a single-attorney model in which reviewers consistently describe direct, personal involvement from Stephen Bullock.
- Reviewers repeatedly credit clear explanations of a complex process, responsiveness to questions, and faster-than-expected patent grants.
Considerations
- One client describes a patent process lasting roughly 36 months, while others report quicker grants for different inventions.
- Clients praise Stephen Bullock's hands-on work and updates during examination rather than a recurring failure to explain application progress.
About Bullock Law - Patent Attorney
Bullock Law, A Professional Association, is an intellectual property firm at 1900 S Harbor City Blvd in Melbourne, Florida, founded by patent attorney Stephen Bullock to protect the IP interests of businesses, engineers, and inventors. The practice centers on patent protection for technology and innovation, and it advertises a free initial consultation for prospective clients.
Stephen Bullock’s stated background pairs a technical education in computer science with a legal career that began in litigation, and the firm applies both to a substantial software patent practice - work that requires familiarity with USPTO examination trends, including rejections raised under 35 U.S.C. 101. The service list extends well past software: patent searches, provisional and nonprovisional utility applications, and design patents, with stated experience in medical device, mechanical, electrical (including LED technology), civil (smart homes, plumbing, and metropolitan infrastructure), and computer engineering subject matter such as networks, artificial intelligence, and PCB design. Trademarks and copyrights round out the core IP offering.
Beyond prosecution, the firm handles business-side matters: contract review and drafting, licensing, venture capital, angel investor, prototype, manufacturer, and boardroom negotiations, commercial litigation, seller suspension appeals, marketability opinions, business risk management, professional license defense, and general counsel. That combination of litigation and prosecution experience is a recurring theme in how clients describe the value they receive.
Reviewers - 31 of them at a 5.00 average - most often highlight communication and pace. Accounts describe being kept informed at each examining step, questions answered in detail, and patents granted faster than expected; one long-running client describes aerospace applications moving from provisional filings into full patents and continuances. Others point to the firm’s ability to absorb complex technical material and convert it into precise claim language, and to a patient, explanatory style suited to first-time inventors. Several describe working directly with Stephen Bullock rather than through a larger team.
Prospective clients should note that patent timelines are not uniform: while multiple reviews cite unusually quick grants, one account describes a process spanning roughly 36 months.
The office is at 1900 S Harbor City Blvd Suite 328, Melbourne, FL 32901. The listed telephone number is +1321-574-5555. The practice website is www.bullock.law.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Communication and responsiveness: reviewers frequently note prompt replies, returned calls, and updates at each step of examination.
- Technical fluency: recurring praise for understanding complex subject matter - aerospace, software, and medical technology among them - and translating it into effective patent language.
- Speed of prosecution: multiple accounts describe patent grants arriving faster than expected, though at least one describes a multi-year timeline.
- Patience and education: first-time inventors describe thorough explanations of options, claim strategy, and process steps, with questions answered in detail.
- Trust and professionalism: reviewers commonly cite honesty, ethics, and a willingness to help, including assistance provided to a caller the firm did not represent.
All reviews
5 out of five stars based on 31 reviews.
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