Carteret IP is a specialized intellectual property law firm offering expert legal services in patent, trademark, and copyright law. Founded and led by registered patent attorney Mark A. Taylor, the firm has been protecting clients’ innovations and creative works since 1991, combining deep technical and legal expertise with the personalized attention of a solo practice.
With over 32 years of experience in patent drafting, prosecution, and analysis, the firm serves clients across a range of industries, particularly in mechanical and electro-mechanical arts. Carteret IP emphasizes thorough pre-filing analysis, including freedom-to-operate and non-infringement assessments, ensuring clients receive strategic and cost-effective IP protection tailored to their needs.
Services Offered
- Patent procurement, including preparation and prosecution
- Freedom-to-use analysis
- Non-infringement analysis
- Pre-examination searches and patentability analysis
- Patent litigation support, including claim analysis, research, and document drafting and review
- Federal and state trademark searches, registration, and enforcement
- Procurement of federal copyright registration
The firm serves clients throughout Eastern North Carolina and Virginia, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton Roads, Portsmouth, Dare, Currituck, Moyock, Nags Head, Outer Banks, Craven, Onslow, Lenoir, Wayne, New Bern, Jacksonville, Wilmington, Raleigh, Wake, Zebulon, Tidewater, Kinston, Goldsboro, and coastal regions.
