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Gearhart Law
The short version
Gearhart Law is a Summit, New Jersey intellectual property firm serving inventors, startups, and businesses nationwide with patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP litigation, and related business law services.
Strengths
- Full-service intellectual property practice covering patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP litigation, and related business law and commercial transactions.
- Strong appeal to startups, entrepreneurs, inventors, and small businesses, including clients with little prior IP experience.
- Reviewers consistently praise responsiveness, clear communication, patience, and strategic guidance throughout patent and trademark matters.
- Named attorneys, especially David Postolski and James Klobucar, are frequently cited for expertise, diligence, and effective USPTO interactions.
- Capable of handling domestic and international filings, including international trademark registration and patents or trademarks in multiple countries.
Considerations
- One critical review reported a trademark rejection involving alleged filing errors and a request for additional fees; the firm's owner response disputes that account and says USPTO procedures were followed.
- Patent and trademark prosecution can be lengthy; at least one reviewer described a long process that ultimately ended successfully.
About Gearhart Law
Gearhart Law is an intellectual property law firm based in Summit, New Jersey, serving inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses nationwide. Because patents, trademarks, and copyrights are governed by federal law, the firm notes that its work can be effective across all 50 states. Its practice covers patent services, including artificial intelligence and life sciences patents, patent applications, and patent litigation; trademark services such as registration, monitoring, infringement matters, litigation, and international trademark registration; copyright services and copyright litigation; and broader intellectual property and intellectual property litigation. The firm also lists business law, commercial litigation, and commercial transactions among its services.
The team includes founding partner Richard Gearhart and attorneys David Postolski, James Klobucar, Jim Francis, Elizabeth Gearhart, T. Benjamin Schroeder, Steven Frydman, Joe Runge, John F. Kane, and Alex Frebowitz. Reviewers frequently mention David Postolski and James Klobucar by name, and at least one review also credits paralegal support. Gearhart Law presents itself as a resource for startups, scientists, engineers, inventors, and business owners, and its website includes client resources, a blog, issued patents, registered trademarks, a payment portal, media appearances, events, and sponsorships.
Across the reviews, clients repeatedly describe the firm as professional, responsive, communicative, patient, and thorough. Several reviewers highlight patent prosecution persistence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, successful patent allowances, registered trademarks, and help navigating complex or novel technical concepts. Startup and small-business clients note guidance through trademark registration, brand protection, LLC formation, filing compliance, and intellectual property strategy, including for clients with little prior IP experience. Multiple reviews mention international filings, including trademarks and patents in the United States, the European Union, and other countries.
Cost and value also appear as recurring themes. Reviewers describe flat-fee structures, reasonable rates, and predictable pricing, with some comparing the firm favorably to larger New York and New Jersey patent practices. The overall atmosphere in positive feedback is one of accessibility and long-term relationship building, with clients returning for years and referring others. Limitations appear mainly in one critical review, which reported a trademark rejection involving alleged filing errors and additional fees; the firm’s owner response disputes that account and states that USPTO procedures were followed.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Clients repeatedly describe the firm as professional, responsive, communicative, and patient when explaining IP processes.
- Reviewers frequently highlight successful patent prosecution and trademark registration outcomes, including persistence with the USPTO.
- Startups, entrepreneurs, and small-business owners often note practical guidance on brand protection, filings, and IP strategy.
- David Postolski and James Klobucar are recurring named contacts praised for expertise, accessibility, and attention to detail.
- Reviewers praise flat-fee or reasonable pricing and favorable value compared with larger firms.
All reviews
4.9 out of five stars based on 83 reviews.
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