Joshua Mertzlufft

Joshua Mertzlufft

Helping deep tech startups disrupt fearlessly with patents | Patent Attorney & Founder at Stake 🇺🇸

Licensed in: New York, US Patent & Trademark Office, North Carolina

Stake

About

Patent attorney and founder of Stake IP, combining expertise in applied physics, mechanical engineering, and entrepreneurship to guide startups through the world of intellectual property.

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property > Business PatentsIntellectual Property > Mechanical PatentsIntellectual Property > Patent LitigationIntellectual Property > PatentsIntellectual Property > Software PatentsIntellectual Property > TrademarksIntellectual Property > Utility Patents

Services

  • Patents
    Startups use patents every day to protect inventions project strength. Our patent experience includes procurement, transactions, licensing, PTAB post-grant practice, and district court litigation.
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  • Trademarks
    Trademarks are essential to protecting your brand, including your name and logo. Our trademark experience includes procurement, transactions, and TTAB oppositions and cancellations.
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  • Strategy & More
    Strategy is infused everywhere at Stake. We have experience building out holistic and flexible IP strategies for startups. We also assist with everything IP in M&A, copyrights, trade secrets, and more.
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Work

  • Josh Mertzlufft @ Stake
    Founder & Patent Attorney
    Josh Mertzlufft @ Stake
    Feb 2021 - Present
  • Hodgson Russ LLP
    Patent Attorney
    Hodgson Russ LLP
    May 2017 - Jan 2021
  • Buffalo Law Review
    Editor-in-Chief
    Buffalo Law Review
    May 2017 - May 2018

Education

  • University at Buffalo School of Law
    J.D. • 2018
  • Houghton College
    B.S., Applied Physics • 2013
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