INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IskraIP PLLC ("IskraIP") is the Intellectual Property law practice of Joseph Iskra, a Washington D.C. trained patent attorney who is registered to practice patent law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Mr. Iskra's law practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan is directed entirely toward Intellectual Property (IP) law, with a particular emphasis on Patent, Trademark, and Copyright matters. As a registered Patent Attorney, Mr. Iskra is authorized to represent clients all over the United States before the USPTO regarding patent application drafting/prosecution services. Moreover, Mr. Iskra limits his law practice to Federal Intellectual Property law matters and proceedings before the USPTO.
RELATIONSHIPS
Overall, Mr. Iskra seeks to develop open and honest long-term relationships with various organizations including both law firms and corporations, domestic and international alike. As Mr. Iskra has worked with a number of different organizations, he understands the importance of being attentive to clients needs and requests, and treats his clients the way he himself would want to be treated. Furthermore, Mr. Iskra endeavors to consistently deliver quality work on time.
FIXED FEE PRICING
IskraIP offers fixed fee billing where appropriate. Fixed fees for various Intellectual Property services rendered (e.g., patent or federal trademark application drafting/prosecution) include Practitioner fees and associated administrative costs (telephone, facsimile, and email correspondence; reminders; and document forwarding from the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO)). However, IskraIP's fixed fees do not include government fees or costs related to drawing-related services for patent matters. Mr. Iskra believes that because clients know in advance what their IP services will cost without the extra administrative costs, his practice model provides simplified billing and allows clients to stay on budget as they generate IP value.
PATENT LAW EXPERIENCE
Joseph Iskra worked a number of years for multiple IP law firms in Washington, D.C. where he was primarily involved with patent prosecution activities. Mr. Iskra, who holds an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, is experienced prosecuting patent applications within a number of different art areas (e.g., electronics, optics, computer hardware/software, semiconductors, automotive, etc.) and has worked with both domestic and international clients. Furthermore, Mr. Iskra is the primary author of the patent prosecution focused blog entitled "Presumptionofvalidity": (http://iskraip.com/presumptionofvalidity).
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
IskraIP employs a professional IP case management system (IP/CTS by FlexTrac Systems, Inc.) which tracks all aspects of patent and trademark application filings through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Further, IskraIP leverages Internet-based technologies in corresponding with clients and the USPTO which directly translates into additional cost-savings for clients and additionally helps the environment by reducing paper consumption/delivery. Furthermore, to ensure data security of IskraIP's computer data, an industry standard off-site data backup solution in addition to an on-site encrypted backup solution is employed.
PARTICULARIZED SERVICE
IskraIP strives to provide particularized service by: returning received calls by the close of business the same day, delivering a quality work-product on-time/on-budget, keeping clients apprised of their matters, and not making promises which cannot be achieved. Moreover, Joseph Iskra genuinely cares about his clients and their matters.
