Genius Patent

What Genius Patent does

Genius Patent APC, founded in 2015 and headquartered at 2305 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 100, San Diego, California, is a private professional law firm specializing in patent preparation and prosecution, trademark services, and related intellectual property offerings. It operates as a founder-owned California professional corporation (APC) without external investment, governed by President and Patent Attorney Bruce Hare, who holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 15 years of semiconductor industry experience, and a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law. The named team of four includes a Staff Scientist with image-processing expertise, a Case Manager, and a Marketing/Client Management lead, supported by strategic associations with researchers, draftspersons, foreign associates, and litigators.

The firm's core product surface comprises three service lines: Patent Services (drafting of provisional and non-provisional utility applications, design patents, and foreign patent applications, plus filing, prosecution, and maintenance), Trademark Services (search, filing, prosecution, and portfolio management), and Additional Services (copyright assistance, domain registration and management, and website development). The firm specializes across a broad technology spectrum including manufacturing, electronics, communication systems, software, medical devices, mechanical components, and pharmaceuticals. Its distinctive technical depth, anchored in its president's engineering background, is the primary differentiator relative to general-practice IP boutiques.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and sales-led, targeting individual inventors, startups, and small businesses as primary segments, with secondary engagement of enterprise and government clients (logos displayed include Honeywell, NAVSEA, U.S. Army, and EPA). Marketing relies on the company's website, educational resources, organic search presence (including Yellow Pages), and client referrals rather than paid advertising. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is delivered via a Schedule of Charges PDF; the firm offers free initial consultations as a lead-conversion mechanism. The model is purely professional services with no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no recurring SaaS revenue component.

Name

Genius Patent

Legal name

Genius Patent APC

Website

https://geniuspatent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Genius Patent APC is a San Diego-based patent and trademark law firm (founded 2015) that provides patent preparation, prosecution, trademark, and related IP services primarily to individual inventors, startups, and small businesses, with select enterprise and government engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

akta.pro primary industry

Intellectual Property (IP) Law (BPAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA), Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB), IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration
• Intellectual property law
• Patent preparation
• Patent maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Patent Services: Services include application drafting (provisional and non-provisional utility patents, design patents, foreign applications), filing and prosecution, maintenance, and related services such as patentability searches and draftsperson services.
2. Trademark Services: Comprehensive trademark services including search, application filing, prosecution, and portfolio management. Includes maintenance of registered marks and associated services.
3. Additional Services: Copyright services, domain registration and management, website development, and other related services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Genius Patent is a San Diego-based patent and trademark law firm (Genius Patent APC) that prepares, prosecutes, and maintains patent applications before the USPTO, and registers and protects trademarks for its clients. It serves individual inventors, startups, small-to-medium businesses, and select enterprise/government clients, and bundles in ancillary offerings such as copyright registration, domain name registration, and website development. Pricing is delivered via a free initial consultation, followed by custom fee schedules and pass-through USPTO filing fees.

Product overview

Genius Patent is a patent and trademark law firm offering legal services through three core product lines: Patent Services (covering application drafting, filing & prosecution, and maintenance), Trademark Services (covering application filing, prosecution, and maintenance), and Additional Services (copyright, domain registration, and website development). The firm specializes in serving a broad spectrum of technologies including manufacturing, electronics, circuit design, communication systems, software, mechanical components, medical treatments, and pharmaceuticals. Clients range from individual inventors to government agencies (NAVSEA, Army, EPA) and corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Preparation and Prosecution Services Drafting and filing of patent applications (utility, design, and provisional) with the USPTO, including responding to office actions and pursuing allowance. Intended for individual inventors, startups, small-to-medium businesses, and select enterprise and government clients seeking protection for inventions across mechanical, electrical, software, and biomedical domains.
• Patent Maintenance Services Post-grant patent maintenance services, including tracking USPTO maintenance fee deadlines and paying required fees to keep issued patents in force. Intended for clients holding issued U.S. patents who need ongoing portfolio upkeep.
• Trademark Registration and Protection Services Trademark search, filing, prosecution, registration, and protection services before the USPTO, including TEAS electronic filing. Intended for individual inventors, startups, and small-to-medium businesses building brand protection around product names, logos, and related marks.
• Additional IP and Brand Services Ancillary offerings that round out the firm's bundled IP-plus-brand package, including copyright registration support, domain name registration, and website development services for inventors and startups launching new products or brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved success with all three patents applied for (per client testimonial)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• ResearcherssupportingOthersStrategic association with researchers who provide expertise across various technical domains for patent applications and prosecution.
• DraftspersonssupportingOthersStrategic association with technical draftspersons for creating detailed patent drawings and technical documentation.
• Foreign AssociatescoreOthersStrategic association with foreign associates enabling filing and prosecution of international patent applications across multiple jurisdictions.
• LitigatorssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional connections with litigation attorneys for potential enforcement or defense of patent rights if needed.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Knobbe Martens: One of the largest dedicated IP law firms in the U.S., headquartered in Irvine with a strong San Diego presence. Directly comparable as a full-service IP prosecution and litigation boutique serving technology and life sciences clients, though at significantly greater scale than Genius Patent.
• Fish & Richardson: National IP-focused law firm handling patent prosecution, litigation, and trademark matters across technical industries. Comparable to Genius Patent in patent prosecution and trademark service offerings, but with hundreds of attorneys and global reach.
• Finnegan: Leading IP law firm focused on patent prosecution, litigation, and trademark matters for technology and life sciences clients. Comparable core offerings to Genius Patent, but with national/international footprint and large technical staff.
• Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt: IP-focused law firm providing patent prosecution, trademark, and related IP services. Comparable in service mix to Genius Patent but operating at substantially greater scale with international filing capability.
• Cooley LLP: Full-service law firm with a substantial patent prosecution and IP litigation practice serving technology and life sciences clients. Comparable in patent and trademark offerings to Genius Patent but with vastly greater resources and global reach.
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: Premier technology law firm with a major patent prosecution practice. Comparable to Genius Patent in serving technology and life sciences patent clients, particularly startups, but at significantly higher price points and broader service scope.

Emerging players

• Trademarkia: Tech-enabled trademark search, filing, and monitoring platform. Comparable to Genius Patent's trademark service line, but delivered via self-serve software rather than attorney-led concierge service, often at lower price points.
• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform offering trademark registration, patent referrals, copyright, and business formation. Comparable to Genius Patent's SMB and individual inventor segment, but competing on price and convenience rather than technical depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GeniusPatent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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