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Fort Lauderdale, FL★ 4.9 out of 5 (19)
Attorney profile
Ruz & Ruz, PL
The short version
Miami-based intellectual property and FDA regulatory boutique handling trademark, patent, copyright and business law matters for small businesses, brand owners and international applicants.
Strengths
- Reviewers consistently describe prompt responses, clear explanations of each step and follow-up communication after filing
- Multiple accounts of successfully overcoming USPTO refusals, including likelihood-of-confusion and merely-descriptive rejections, and winning appeals
- Individual attorneys are named and praised for knowledge, honesty and patience, including Rick Ruz, Jennifer Ruz and Frank Ciaramella
- Appeals to small business owners and international applicants, including a non-US company pursuing a US trademark
- Combines trademark, copyright and patent work with an unusually broad FDA regulatory practice covering food, drug and cosmetic compliance
Considerations
- Some Ruz clients describe procedural setbacks and multiple attempts before registration approval.
- One reviewer reports about two years of prosecution on a refused or contested application, while praising the firm's assistance with the process.
About Ruz & Ruz, PL
Ruz & Ruz, PL is a South Florida law firm with a Miami office on SW 87th Avenue and a Coral Gables address listed on its website, focused on intellectual property, FDA regulatory compliance and business law. Its IP practice covers patents, trademarks, copyrights, counterfeiting, trade secrets and unfair competition, along with general business transactions, litigation and licensing. Trademark work is a visible centerpiece: application filing, infringement matters and ongoing brand protection, with a free attorney consultation offered through the firm’s site.
The FDA side of the practice is unusually broad for a boutique IP shop, spanning food, drug and cosmetic law, combination products, cosmetic products, detentions and refusals, dietary supplements, food and beverage, homeopathic drugs, the import for export program, medical foods, organic product compliance and over-the-counter drugs. The attorney roster published on the firm’s site lists Rick Ruz, Jennifer C. Ruz, Henry Rodriquez, Grisel Morales and Christopher J. Van Dam.
The client base reflected in published reviews skews toward small business owners and brand holders, including at least one overseas company filing for US trademark protection. Reviewers repeatedly credit the firm with rescuing applications that had been refused by the USPTO, citing successful arguments against likelihood-of-confusion and merely-descriptive rejections and, in some cases, appeals. Several describe coming to Ruz & Ruz after an online filing service left them with a rejected application. Attorneys are named individually in feedback - Rick Ruz, Jennifer Ruz and Frank Ciaramella among them - with praise centered on responsiveness, patient explanations of each step, and follow-up after filing. Repeat engagements and referrals from other professionals appear in the review record.
The overall tone is that of a hands-on, relationship-driven practice rather than a high-volume filing mill: reviewers describe feeling informed and taken care of throughout what can be a lengthy process. That said, the record is not uniformly frictionless. A few reviewers note the work took several attempts, and one describes a two-year prosecution across two applications.
Some Ruz clients describe procedural setbacks and multiple attempts before registration approval. One reviewer reports about two years of prosecution on a refused or contested application, while praising the firm’s assistance with the process.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Responsiveness and communication: reviewers frequently highlight fast replies, accessible attorneys and proactive updates throughout a filing
- Refusal and appeal outcomes: a recurring pattern of clients arriving with rejected applications and reporting successful arguments or appeals
- Guidance for first-time filers: feedback often emphasizes step-by-step explanations that made the process feel manageable
- Repeat business and referrals: several reviewers describe returning for additional marks or referring clients and colleagues to the firm
- Variable pacing: a minority of accounts note multiple attempts or extended timelines before reaching a final result
All reviews
4.9 out of five stars based on 59 reviews.
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