Pierson Intellectual Property, PLLC is a specialized intellectual property law firm serving clients in Austin and Houston, Texas, with a focus on providing affordable and high-quality legal assistance for patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Founded by Gene Pierson, a patent attorney with prior experience at a top-ranked Washington D.C. law firm, the firm stands out for its technical expertise in energy technology, medical devices, and consumer goods, combined with a client-centered approach tailored to inventors and businesses of all sizes.
The firm brings years of experience in both national and international patent prosecution, offering end-to-end support from initial invention evaluation to patent allowance. With a background that includes representing major clients like Samsung and Hamilton Beach, Pierson Intellectual Property is particularly skilled in counseling startups and established businesses alike, ensuring that intellectual property strategies align with broader business objectives. Their practice is deeply rooted in electrical engineering and extends to specialized sectors such as oil and gas, renewable energy, medical innovation, and outdoor recreational products.
Services Offered
- Patent prosecution
- Patent searches
- Patent application preparation and submission to the USPTO
- Trademark searches
- Trademark application filing
- Copyright registration and advice
- Intellectual property counseling
- Legal assistance for energy technology patents (oil & gas, downhole tools, midstream, downstream, transportation, storage, solar, wind)
- Medical device patents
- Camping and outdoors patents
- Sporting goods patents
- Initial inventor interviews
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Operating primarily in Austin and Houston, the firm is equipped to serve clients across Texas and nationwide, with Gene Pierson being a registered patent attorney before the USPTO and a member of multiple professional associations including the American Intellectual Property Law Association. The firm’s founder is also a frequent speaker at The University of Texas at Austin, sharing insights on patent and design law with the next generation of innovators.