What Price Heneveld LLP does

Price Heneveld LLP is an intellectual property law firm founded in 1952 and headquartered at 3400 Innovation Court SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The firm operates as a private limited liability partnership with 51–100 employees and provides a full spectrum of IP legal services across patent prosecution and litigation, trademark procurement and enforcement, copyright registration, trade dress and unfair competition, trade secret protection, licensing agreements, antitrust, entertainment law, IT and cyber law, and interference/derivation proceedings before the USPTO. All attorneys are registered patent practitioners before the USPTO, and the bench carries deep technical credentials spanning mechanical, electrical, chemical, biochemical, and aerospace engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceutical science, food science, materials science, and physics — including former USPTO examiners and a PhD-level patent agent. International IP protection is delivered through an active network of associate firms.

The firm serves a client base dominated by large enterprise and Fortune 500 manufacturers, including Ford Global Technologies, Whirlpool, Steelcase, Corning, Gentex, Leco, NIBCO, and SAF-Holland, alongside government (NASA Langley Research Center) and education (Western Michigan University) clients. Individual inventors and university technology-transfer offices constitute secondary segments. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the firm operates on traditional professional-services billing — hourly rates, flat fees for defined matters, and matter-based engagement — established through direct attorney-client relationships.

Client acquisition is sales-led and reputation-driven: industry recognition (ranked #1 among West Michigan IP law firms by Grand Rapids Business Journal in 2018; Top Patent Law Firm by IPWatchdog in 2017), bar-association involvement (Grand Rapids Bar Association IP Section, Michigan IP Law Association, AIPLA), community sponsorships (Grand Rapids Symphony, Legal Aid of West Michigan, GVSU endowment), and content marketing via the firm's blog and white papers. No public ticker, parent company, institutional investment, or external ownership is indicated; the firm is partner-owned and managed, with Brian R. Cheslek serving as Managing Partner.

Name

Price Heneveld LLP

Legal name

Price Heneveld LLP

Website

https://priceheneveld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Price Heneveld LLP is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based intellectual property law firm founded in 1952 serving Fortune 500 manufacturers, government entities, universities, and individual inventors with full-service patent prosecution, trademark, copyright, trade-secret, licensing, and IP litigation through registered patent attorneys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Valuation, Damages & Royalty Analysis (BPAHAMAH), Valuation & Purchase Price Allocation (Deal Valuation) (BPAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration
• IP litigation
• Copyright licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services: Price Heneveld generates revenue through professional legal services fees, including patent prosecution and litigation, trademark registration and enforcement, copyright services, trade secret protection, and intellectual property counseling. Services are billed on traditional legal fee arrangements including hourly rates, flat fees for specific services, and matter-based billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Price Heneveld LLP is an intellectual property law firm providing legal services across patent prosecution and litigation, trademark procurement and enforcement, copyright, trade dress, trade secrets, IP licensing, antitrust, entertainment law, and international IP protection. Services are delivered by registered patent attorneys practicing before the USPTO, supported by deep cross-disciplinary technical expertise in engineering and life sciences, and billed under traditional legal fee arrangements including hourly rates, flat fees, and matter-based billing.

Product overview

Price Heneveld LLP is an intellectual property law firm offering comprehensive legal services centered on patent prosecution and litigation. The firm's core offerings include Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Trade Dress & Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Covenants, Litigation, Information Technology and Cyber Law, Antitrust, Entertainment Law, Licensing Agreements, Interference/Derivation Proceedings, and International Law. These services are supported by technical expertise across multiple engineering and scientific disciplines including aeronautics, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemical/electrical/mechanical engineering, food science, materials science, and pharmaceutical science. The portfolio is delivered through registered patent attorneys and agents practicing before the USPTO and various state and federal courts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patents

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF)coreOthersBrian Ainsworth serves as Chair of the Membership Committee. AIPF is an international association of law firms devoted primarily to intellectual property law. Partnership provides network of IP law firm peers and industry standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt: IP boutique headquartered in the Washington, D.C. region with strong patent prosecution and litigation practices. Comparable in IP-only positioning and similar technical depth to Price Heneveld's registered-patent-attorney model.
• Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks: Boston-based IP boutique focused on patent prosecution and litigation in mechanical, electrical, biotech, and software technologies. Comparable IP-only structure and technical specialization to Price Heneveld.
• Brinks Gilson & Lione: Mid-size IP-only firm with patent, trademark, and litigation practices serving manufacturers and technology companies. Direct peer on the IP boutique model with overlapping client profile.
• Fish & Richardson: Largest US IP-only law firm practicing patent prosecution, litigation, and trademark work across all major technology areas. Directly comparable to Price Heneveld in core IP services but at substantially greater national scale.
• Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner: Major IP boutique offering patent prosecution, litigation, and licensing in technical fields including electrical, mechanical, biotech, and chemical. Closely comparable to Price Heneveld across the full IP service mix and target Fortune 500 client base.
• Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox: Washington, D.C.-based IP boutique specializing in patent prosecution, litigation, and post-grant proceedings. Direct peer offering the same patent-centric services with technical expertise similar to Price Heneveld's bench.
• Harness Dickey & Pierce: IP boutique with deep patent prosecution and IP litigation practices serving automotive and manufacturing clients. Particularly relevant peer given Price Heneveld's Western Michigan automotive manufacturer book of business.

Broad incumbents

• Foley & Lardner: National full-service law firm with a large IP practice and significant manufacturing industry coverage. Competes with Price Heneveld for IP work from the same manufacturing clients but offers broader legal services.

Regional players

• Howard & Howard Attorneys: Michigan-based full-service law firm with a substantial intellectual property practice serving manufacturing clients. Competes regionally for the same Michigan manufacturing IP mandates as Price Heneveld.
• Brooks Kushman: Detroit/Southfield-based IP and general business law firm with strong patent prosecution and IP litigation serving Michigan-based manufacturers and automotive suppliers. Most direct geographic competitor to Price Heneveld in the Michigan corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/price-heneveld-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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