Tim Taylor

About

Tim has over 16 years experience in IP Law, where he has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications to issued U.S. patents. Tim has also represented clients in ex parte appeals, in ex parte reexamination proceedings, and in inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The focus of his IP Law firm, Protectors of Tech, is on building "litigation grade" patent portfolios and ensuring a brand is protecting with strong trademark protection. Although Tim has worked with many Fortune 500 companies, Tim primarily focuses on helping innovative startups and tech companies start and scale their patent portfolio utilizing a smart, unique, and flexible patenting strategy that is aligned with the strategic goals of the client’s business. This protection and positioning is effective for deterring competitors and maximizing the value of the technology via licensing, acquisition, and/or sale.

Practice Areas

Services

• Patent Filing and Prosecution

  We draft high quality patent applications based on an IP strategy that is aligned with your business objectives. We have significant experience helping startups and tech companies with their patent strategy so they can maintain protection while allowing flexibility in IP budgets to help them extend their runway to the next funding round. We help prosecute filed patent applications to obtain strong issued patents and help assist in monetizing patent portfolios.
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• Fractional IP Counsel

  Tech startups are constantly generating IP, from brand names to inventive processes, but rarely have the budget early on for full-time IP counsel. That gap creates risk: missed filing deadlines, unprotected innovations, and preventable IP mismanagement may threaten valuation for funding rounds and exits. Fractional IP provides experienced, strategic guidance at a fraction of the cost. You get the benefit of seasoned judgment without the overhead of a full-time hire plus discounts on IP work.
  $10,000
• Trademarks - filing and prosecution

  Your brand is your most visible asset, that’s why it’s important to have trademark protection. We handle the full trademark lifecycle: clearance searches, application filing, office action responses, and registration maintenance. With experience navigating Section 2(d) refusals, descriptiveness challenges, and multi-class filings, we get marks to registration efficiently based on strategic, cost-effective counsel tailored to your business.
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Work

• 
  Patent Attorney

  Garlick Markison

  Jun 2010 - May 2025

Education

• Arizona State University
  B.S. Electrical Engineering
• Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU
  J.D.