Attorney profile
Collard & Roe, P.C.
The short version
Collard & Roe, P.C. is a Roslyn-based intellectual property law firm handling patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP litigation for clients ranging from individuals to multinational corporations.
Strengths
- Long-established intellectual property practice representing clients since 1966 with more than 60 years of experience.
- Handles a broad range of IP matters, including utility and design patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, international protection, and IP litigation.
- Reported track record of more than 22,000 patents and 22,000 trademarks obtained for clients.
- Reviewers repeatedly describe the firm as knowledgeable, responsive, thorough, and effective at guiding clients through unfamiliar patent and trademark processes.
- Serves a wide client base, from individuals to multi-national corporations, with technical experience spanning mechanics, chemistry, engineering, information technology, and biotechnology.
Considerations
- Collard & Roe clients commend responsive help with patents and trademarks, without recurring complaints about difficulty getting answers.
- Written feedback praises explanations for people new to IP work rather than reporting a pattern of confusing advice or poor follow-through.
About Collard & Roe, P.C.
Collard & Roe, P.C. is an intellectual property law firm located at 1077 Northern Blvd in Roslyn, New York. Representing clients since 1966, the firm focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and intellectual property litigation. Its practice areas include utility patents, design patents, international patent protection, trademarks, international trademark protection, copyrights, and IP litigation. The firm describes itself as serving clients in the United States while coordinating with a global network of patent and trademark attorneys across more than 70 countries.
The website positions Collard & Roe as an established Long Island and New York City-area firm with more than 60 years of experience. It reports having obtained more than 22,000 patents and 22,000 trademarks for clients, and it says its attorneys serve clients of all sizes in areas such as mechanics, chemistry, engineering, information technology, and biotechnology. The firm also states that it represents a wide range of clients, from individuals to multi-national corporations, and delivers results both locally and nationally. Its trademark services include searching and clearing new marks, filing applications, drafting licenses and other agreements, and litigating infringement cases, along with trademark prosecution and trademark litigation.
Client reviews frequently highlight the firm’s communication, responsiveness, and ability to guide clients through unfamiliar intellectual property processes. Reviewers mention patent and trademark work, including one client who reports having obtained at least 20 patents and trademarks approved with the firm. Several reviews emphasize that attorneys and staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and efficient. A recurring theme is education: reviewers describe being walked through the patent or trademark process and helped to understand whether filing was the right move. One review notes that a consultation was provided even though the reviewer ultimately did not use the firm’s services, praising the professionalism and helpfulness of that interaction.
The firm’s office is in Roslyn, New York, and it can be reached by phone at 516-365-9802. Its website includes attorney and staff profiles, practice-area pages, blog content, frequently asked questions, and filing hints for utility applications, design patents, trademarks, copyrights, and provisional patents. Most written feedback is positive, while one three-star rating appears without accompanying text. Several five-star ratings also lack written comments, so the public feedback provides only a partial view of the client experience.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Reviewers frequently praise the firm's responsiveness and communication throughout patent and trademark matters.
- Several reviews highlight the firm's ability to educate clients who are unfamiliar with intellectual property procedures and to explain available options clearly.
- Clients commonly describe attorneys and staff as knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and efficient.
- Feedback often references successful patent and trademark outcomes, including multiple filings handled for repeat clients.
- A recurring theme is that the firm provides helpful guidance even during initial consultations, including for prospective clients who do not ultimately retain the firm.
All reviews
4.8 out of five stars based on 9 reviews.
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