Olen York
Registered Patent Attorney
USPTO Reg. No. 53814

Admissions:  State of Ohio; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)

Education:  Univ. of Akron School of Law - J.D. (2001) || LL.M. (2005); Marshall Univ. - B.S. (Chemistry) (1996)

Affiliations:  Ohio State Bar Association; Lawrence Co. (OH) Bar Association


Olen York is a registered patent attorney with over 18 years of experience in counseling clients on the various aspects of intellectual property acquisition, maintenance, and enforcement, general business counseling and close strategy development with start-ups and entrepreneurs, and is the only patent attorney in the region with an advanced legal degree in intellectual property. 

Since 2002, York has assisted individuals and businesses, of all sizes and from coast-to-coast, in developing strategies for acquiring and utilizing patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other forms of proprietary information.  York has drafted and prosecuted patent applications, has defended clients against claims of patent and trademark infringement, and has examined and counseled clients on the administrative options available for challenging and/or defending patent claims and trademark registrations before the USPTO. 

Technology Areas

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Ceramics
Polymers and Material Sciences
Petrochemicals
Biomass
Life Sciences
Mechanical and Electromechanical
Computer and Business Information

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Acquisition | Patents + Trademarks + Copyrights + Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property Transactions | Partnership Identification + Negotiation + Licensing + Franchise Disclosure Documents

Intellectual Property Litigation | Civil Litigation (Enforcement + Defense) + Administrative Litigation (Cancellation / Opposition)