Schmeiser Olsen & Watts LLP

Specialties

We specialize in patent, trademark and copyright law, domain name disputes, licensing of intellectual property (IP) and and IP litigation. We prosecute applications in the U.S. and in most countries around the world through a network of trusted foreign associates. Our attorneys are trained to handle all areas of technology and always help our clients with business strategy relating to their products and services. We are ranked 70^th in the top patent firms in the U.S. according to IP Today magazine.

History

Established in 1983.

Al Schmesier founded the firm in Albany, NY, and worked in that office until he brought in Arlen Olsen, a former U.S. Patent Examiner, to be his partner about 10 years later. In 1994, Mr. Schmeiser moved to Arizona and Mr. Olsen became the Managing Partner in the New York office. Since 1994, the firm has grown to just under 50 employees with access to approximately 25 patent and trademark professionals.

Meet the Business Owner

Albert S.

Business Owner

Member of the Maricopa County Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association («AIPLA»), a former president of the Eastern New York Patent Law Association, and a member of the International Trademark Association («INTA»). As an adjunct professor at Phoenix School of Law, Mr. Schmeiser teaches patent law to students interested in intellectual property.

Through his offices in Arizona, New York, and Utah, the firm offers free initial consultations to individuals and corporations to explore their needs and to identify intellectual property that may require protection. Telephone consultations are also available. In 2012, the USPTO issued 537 patents to clients of the firm.

Admitted to practice law in the State of New York and is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted in the United States District Court, N.D.N.Y. and with the Supreme Court of the United States.