Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, LLC

About Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, LLC

Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, LLC is a patent and trademark attorney office located on Peachford Road in the Dunwoody, Georgia area. The firm was founded in August 2015 by Barry E. Kaplan, a registered patent attorney who practices before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Its work centers on intellectual property and computer law, with services spanning patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, advisory and opinion work, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, and disposition of intellectual property assets. The practice also handles transactional matters, alternative dispute resolution, technology and intellectual property transfers, assignments, exchanges, and licensing transactions.

The firm serves clients across a broad range of industries and technology areas, including high-tech, clean and green technology, water technologies, energy, computer technologies, medical devices, and mechanical technologies such as packaging, construction, and fabrication. Its stated scope includes managing and maintaining complex portfolios of registered intellectual property, coordinating research and development, engineering and creative efforts with legal requirements, developing business procedures, conducting audits, and leading employee or staff training seminars. It also addresses noncompete and nondisclosure agreements, employment agreements related to intellectual property in the workplace, and software, computer, Internet, and e-commerce matters.

Barry E. Kaplan’s background includes prior partnership roles at Baker & Hostetler, LLP and Woodcock Washburn, LLP, as well as founding membership in Kaplan, Ward & Patel, LLC and partnership at Hughes & Kaplan, P.C. Before attending Georgia State University for law school, he worked as a mechanical engineer at Scientific Atlanta, Inc. His experience also includes software development and licensing, covering both open source/FOSS and proprietary models.

Customer reviews available for the firm are limited in number but generally positive. Reviewers describe Attorney Kaplan as knowledgeable, intelligent, and attentive, with one noting that he listens to clients and provides useful information about how good or bad service can influence customers and future investors. Another review highlights a thorough explanation of an intellectual property question and a strong grasp of the field.

Written feedback describes knowledgeable IP advice and attentive listening rather than recurring problems getting questions addressed. Clients praise attentive listening and thorough answers to IP questions rather than recurring complaints about confusing guidance.