Collaborative IP, Patents and Trademarks

About Collaborative IP, Patents and Trademarks

Collaborative IP, Patents and Trademarks is a patent attorney and legal services practice located at 5 W Mendenhall St Ste 202 in Bozeman, Montana. The firm presents itself as a collaborative IP office that works with inventors to protect intellectual property, with a stated focus on guiding clients through the process toward affordable IP protection. Its website highlights a free consultation and describes working with inventors, entrepreneurs, and startups, including local businesses in the Bozeman area and clients throughout the United States.

The practice covers several core areas. Patent services address inventions, software, and other designs, with support described as spanning initial evaluation, patent prosecution, and licensing. Trademark services focus on protecting brand elements such as company names, slogans, and symbols, and the business lists trademark application, trademark attorney, trademark lawyer, trademark protection, trademark searches, and trademarks copyrights among its service categories. IP strategy is presented as a first step, with planning that can address how to protect each type of intellectual property, manage protections, and monetize IP. The firm also offers SBIR-related assistance, helping small businesses understand how Small Business Innovation Research funding relates to IP ownership and rights.

From its Bozeman headquarters, the firm serves clients who engage in local outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling, according to its website, and also assists clients across the U.S. The website emphasizes affordable fixed rates and packages, positioning the practice as an option for startups and inventors concerned about the cost of skilled IP legal help. Available reviews are limited and mixed. One reviewer describes the attorney as knowledgeable about patent law, easy to talk to, and charging about half of what could be expected for a patent attorney, while also cautioning that timelines and communication may require low expectations. A one-star review alleges that after an initial consultation and a payment of almost $5,000, no work product was received and calls and emails were not returned. A five-star review praises patient, detailed, unrushed trademark consultation answers and states the attorney was the easiest and nicest to talk to among three trademark lawyers consulted.

One reviewer alleges unanswered calls and emails and no delivered work after payment. Another describes slow timelines and inconsistent communication, while favorable feedback praises patient explanations during consultation.