Attorney profile
Howard IP
The short version
Howard IP is a Stilwell, Kansas intellectual property practice handling patent, trademark, and copyright work for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and established corporations.
Strengths
- Consistently responsive communication, with clients citing quick answers, proactive status updates, and reliable follow-up throughout filings
- Explains legal processes in plain language, making trademark and patent procedures approachable for first-time filers
- Handles both trademark registration and patent work, including a reported successful appeal that led to a trademark registration
- Serves a broad client base, from individual entrepreneurs and start-ups to larger corporations with domestic and international IP needs
- Reviewers frequently describe the working relationship as personable and patient, and many indicate they plan to return for future filings
Considerations
- Howard IP clients describe proactive updates during USPTO processing rather than recurring problems obtaining answers.
- First-time trademark and patent applicants praise straightforward explanations, without repeated complaints about confusing filing guidance.
About Howard IP
Howard IP is a Stilwell, Kansas intellectual property practice handling patents, trademarks, and copyrights for clients that range from first-time entrepreneurs to established corporations. Reachable by phone at (785) 393-7537 and through its website, the firm frames its work around a straightforward goal: helping clients understand the value of their ideas and turn them into tangible, protectable assets.
The practice organizes its services around three client profiles. For entrepreneurs, the emphasis is on protecting ideas during early development so they can be shared and marketed without losing ground. For start-ups, Howard IP works on converting ideas and business platforms into assets that investors can evaluate and back. For larger organizations, the firm supports obtaining and enforcing intellectual property both domestically and internationally. Trademark registration and prosecution sit at the center of the public service list, alongside patent drafting and filing and copyright matters.
That range is reflected in customer feedback. Across 27 reviews, clients describe a process that feels manageable rather than intimidating, with one reviewer noting that a daunting filing was made to seem easy. Responsiveness is the most frequently recurring theme: clients mention quick answers to questions, proactive updates while applications move through the USPTO, and follow-up after the fact. Several reviewers highlight plain-language explanations of legal steps, and more than one mentions transparency about costs and options before committing. Others point to speed and thoroughness in patent drafting, including a successful appeal that resulted in a trademark registration.
The tone of the feedback is notably personal. Reviewers describe the attorney as patient, personable, and approachable, and several say they intend to return for future filings, with repeat work for small businesses and growing organizations appearing often. Both trademark and patent clients are represented, and the practice has drawn praise from a fellow attorney who used it for a patent matter outside his own specialty.
The practice operates primarily through direct contact by phone and through its website, where an initial conversation begins the intake process.
The office is at 16434 Chaney Ln, Stilwell, KS 66085. The listed telephone number is +1785-393-7537. The practice website is www.howard-ip.com.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Responsiveness and communication: reviewers repeatedly note fast replies, proactive updates during USPTO processing, and thorough follow-up
- Clarity for newcomers: many clients filing a trademark or patent for the first time describe the process as explained in understandable, straightforward terms
- Transparency on cost and options: several accounts mention being walked through choices and expenses before proceeding
- Personal, approachable service: feedback consistently characterizes the attorney as patient, friendly, and easy to work with
- Repeat and referral intent: a recurring pattern of reviewers stating they would recommend the practice or use it again for future IP work
All reviews
5 out of five stars based on 27 reviews.
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