Attorney profile
SpencePC
The short version
SpencePC is a Chicago boutique law firm focused on intellectual property and complex litigation, offering patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, and trial counsel services.
Strengths
- Boutique focus on intellectual property and complex litigation, with services spanning patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, brand protection, PTAB matters, and commercial disputes.
- Integrates patent and trademark prosecution with trial experience, positioning prosecution attorneys to work alongside litigators on IP procurement and post-grant proceedings.
- Offers alternative-fee arrangements according to founder messaging, emphasizing value and efficiency rather than traditional hourly billing.
- Team includes a licensed patent attorney with technical experience in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and software arts, plus patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-practice opinions.
- Located in downtown Chicago and provides a client portal, consultation scheduling, and resources such as a guide and news updates.
Considerations
- One reviewer criticizes communication and the handling of a matter; Spence disputes the account in its response.
- Other clients praise technical understanding and patent-litigation guidance for inventors and small businesses, contrasting with that complaint.
About SpencePC
SpencePC is a boutique law firm in Chicago that concentrates on intellectual property and complex litigation. From its office at 515 N. State Street, the firm represents individuals, inventors, small business owners, and companies in disputes and proceedings involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, brand protection, and commercial conflicts. Its practice areas include commercial litigation, patent litigation, trademark prosecution and enforcement, patent preparation and prosecution, Patent Trial and Appeal Board matters, strategic IP counseling, joint counsel, local counsel, and trial counsel. The firm describes itself as an elite litigation boutique with the technical and legal expertise to handle litigation, arbitration, mediation, and contentious administrative proceedings.
A distinguishing feature of SpencePC is its stated effort to connect prosecution and litigation work. The firm says its patent and trademark prosecution attorneys work alongside trial attorneys, allowing courtroom lessons to inform how IP rights are procured and how post-grant proceedings are handled. This approach is aimed at helping clients pursue high-quality IP protection while also being prepared for disputes. The firm also emphasizes strategic counsel for managing IP portfolios, including efforts to unlock value, protect existing markets, and open new business opportunities.
SpencePC serves clients ranging from individuals and inventors to businesses of varying sizes. Its founder, William C. Spence, describes the firm as established so individuals and forward-thinking businesses can obtain access to experienced attorneys trained by large law firms. The firm encourages alternative-fee arrangements that reward success and efficiency rather than time billed, a model that may appeal to clients seeking predictable value. Team credentials highlighted on the website include Illinois Super Lawyer and Rising Star recognitions, as well as a licensed patent attorney with experience prosecuting utility and design patents in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and software arts, and preparing opinions on patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom to practice.
The client experience appears to include direct attorney attention, technical understanding, and guidance through complex legal processes. The firm disputed that account in an owner response.
One reviewer criticizes communication and the handling of a matter; Spence disputes the account in its response. Other clients praise technical understanding and patent-litigation guidance for inventors and small businesses, contrasting with that complaint.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Reviewers have praised the firm's patent litigation and counseling skills, technical understanding, and ability to guide clients through legal processes.
- Some feedback highlights the firm's suitability for inventors and small business owners, including attention to client needs and a service model that fits smaller-scale innovation.
- A recurring positive theme is the combination of legal sophistication with real-world technology expertise.
- The review record is small and includes a sharply negative account concerning communication and case handling, which the firm has contested.
All reviews
4.2 out of five stars based on 5 reviews.
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