Partnering with Clients to Protect Their Intellectual Property
Eschweiler & Potashnik LLC is a boutique intellectual property law firm based in Ohio, U.S.A., focusing on patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio management, and IP strategy. We also represent clients in patent reexaminations, inter partes reviews, and other post-grant proceedings.
- Since 2001 legal counsel to companies worldwide
- Cleveland / Akron / Canton Ohio, U.S.A.
- Thousands of patents issued to our clients
Practice
We prepare and prosecute patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices around the world, and counsel clients on protecting their intellectual property.
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Patent preparation and prosecution
The preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO and foreign patent offices. In many cases, we counsel U.S. and foreign companies directly.
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Portfolio management and IP strategy
Portfolio management, IP strategy, and strategic counseling.
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Post-issuance proceedings
Reexamination and post-grant opposition analysis and filings, and inter partes reviews.
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Opinions and counseling
Infringement and validity analysis and the preparation of non-infringement, invalidity, and right-to-use opinions.
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Trademarks and copyrights
Trademark application filing, clearance searches, and trademark non-infringement analysis, and copyright matters.
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Around the world
Counsel abroad through our extensive network of associated firms with similar practices around the world.
Industries
Since 2001, we have provided legal counsel to companies worldwide in many industries, including:
- Semiconductor processing
- Mobile communications
- Circuits
- Medical imaging
- Automotive
- Polymers
- General chemistry
- Tire technology
- Biotechnology
- Oil-field technology
- Renewable energy
- Computer software
…and numerous other industrial, commercial, educational, and recreational fields.
Technology built for our clients
Our affiliated technology company, E&P Labs, builds the software tools our professionals use in their work, so that we can serve our clients well.
Visit E&P Labs →Recognition
- Juristat Top Patent Firms 2025: Gold in normalized allowance rate, normalized time to allowance, and time to response after office action
- Juristat Top ten in Technology Center 2800: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
- Juristat Top 100 Patent Firms 2017, 2018
- IP Watchdog Top Patent Firms 2015, 2016, 2017 (2015 and 2016 as Eschweiler & Associates LLC)