[Patentpractice] Law firm name on patent

[David Boundy]

I agree with Tim.  Zero legal significance.  It's just branding.   Kind of
equivalent to the way you see the attorney signature on drawings of old
patents.

On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM Timothy Snowden via Patentpractice <
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> I don't know about 'best'. To the best of my knowledge there's no specific
> USPTO rules addressing that question (someone may know better than I do). I
> always thought the primary role was one of 'branding' (for you and the
> client) -- so the most important thing is a consistent use of whatever
> name. I will say I have often seen relatively major law firms (as well as
> many small ones) that use some sort of a trade name on the front of the
> patent.
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> On 1/9/2025 2:07 PM, Katherine Koenig via Patentpractice wrote:
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> When listing your firm for printing on the patent, is it ok (advisable?
> Are there pitfalls?) to use only a DBA name that’s been registered with the
> state, or must the entity’s legal name also be shown?  For example, if the
> DBA is Awesome IP and the law firm legal name is Brown & Partners, PA),
> which is the better option?:
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>    1. Awesome IP;
>    2. Awesome IP d/b/a Brown & Partners, PA; or
>    3. Brown & Partners, PA
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