Berenato & White

What Berenato & White does

Calderon Safran & Wright P.C., operating as CSW Intellectual Property Law, is a U.S.-domiciled intellectual property law firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The firm provides a comprehensive range of IP legal services across seven practice areas: patents (covering chemical, electrical, mechanical, and biotechnology technologies), trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, internet law, and transactional services including licensing, due diligence, and technology transfer. Its stated client base consists of general business and corporate clients requiring strategic protection of intellectual property rights across multiple technology sectors.

The firm is staffed by 15 attorneys, including its three founding partners (Andrew M. Calderon, David S. Safran, and Andrew D. Wright), with a roster that includes professionals with advanced technical degrees (including a Ph.D.) and prior experience at major law firms, boutique IP firms, the USPTO, and corporate counsel roles. The firm's differentiator is the combination of technical domain expertise with legal counsel across all phases of patent and trademark law, including prosecution, enforcement, litigation, customs enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, and alternative dispute resolution.

The business model is a traditional professional services firm: legal services are delivered directly by attorneys to corporate clients on a quote-based engagement structure, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The firm markets primarily through its professional website and relies on direct client relationships, referrals, and industry reputation. It operates as a single-office, domestic (U.S.) practice with no disclosed geographic expansion, no external funding, no parent company, and no technology platform. Note: The query references "Berenato & White," but the firm's legal name is Calderon Safran & Wright P.C.; "Berenato" appears to refer to attorney Joseph W. Berenato rather than a separate entity.

Name

Berenato & White

Legal name

Calderon Safran & Wright P.C.

Website

https://bw-iplaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CSW Intellectual Property Law (Calderon Safran & Wright P.C.) is a McLean, Virginia-based IP law firm founded in 2000 that provides patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, internet law, and transactional IP services to corporate clients across multiple technology sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution
• Trademark registration
• Copyright protection
• Technology transfer licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

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, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CSW is a law firm that delivers intellectual property legal services to corporate and business clients. Its core offerings include strategic patent prosecution and litigation across chemical, electrical, mechanical, and biotechnology technologies; comprehensive trademark services covering clearance, filing, prosecution, enforcement, customs enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, and litigation; copyright registration and enforcement; trade secret protection; internet and domain name law; and transactional IP services including licensing, due diligence, and technology transfer.

Product overview

CSW Intellectual Property Law is a law firm providing comprehensive intellectual property legal services. The firm offers a unified portfolio of practice areas including Patents (covering chemical, electrical, mechanical, and biotechnology), Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Internet Law, and Transactional services (licensing, due diligence, and technology transfer). These practice areas work together to provide clients full-spectrum IP protection and counsel.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patents Practice Provides strategic protection of intellectual property rights with expertise in all phases of patent law, covering chemical, electrical, mechanical, and biotechnology technologies.
• Trademarks Practice Provides comprehensive trademark legal services including name selection, trademark clearance searches, filing and prosecution of trademark applications, trademark enforcement, customs enforcement, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, unfair competition, and anti-counterfeiting.
• Copyrights Practice Helps clients protect software, artistic and literary works through copyright registration and enforcement.
• Trade Secrets Practice Provides legal counsel on protecting proprietary business information and trade secrets.
• Transactional IP Services Provides legal counseling for trademark and patent prosecution, intellectual property licensing, due diligence, and technology transfer across chemical, energy, natural gas, electrical, electronics, mechanical, biotechnology, medical, and thermal science disciplines.
• Internet Law Services Handles domain name disputes and internet-related legal matters.
• Technology Practice Areas Covers expertise in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and biotechnology technologies for patent-related matters.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• McDermott Will & Emery: International law firm with significant IP practice in patent prosecution, litigation, and transactional IP matters. Comparable as a competitor for complex IP matters, particularly in life sciences and technology sectors.
• Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr: Large general practice law firm with a significant IP litigation and patent prosecution practice. Comparable as a competitor for sophisticated IP matters, particularly litigation, but competes across a much broader legal service portfolio.
• Cooley LLP: Large technology-focused law firm with substantial IP practice serving technology and life sciences clients. Comparable as a competitor for tech-sector IP work, but offers broader corporate and litigation services.

Direct peers

• Finnegan: Premier IP boutique with strong patent prosecution, trademark, and litigation practices. Comparable to CSW in technical specialization and client base, though larger in scale and headquartered near the USPTO in Washington, DC.
• Fish & Richardson: Large intellectual property law firm with deep patent prosecution and litigation capabilities across technical disciplines (electrical, mechanical, biotech, chemistry). Highly comparable as a similarly specialized IP-focused firm serving technology clients.
• Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox: Washington, DC-based IP boutique specializing in patent prosecution, litigation, and post-grant proceedings before the USPTO and PTAB. Directly comparable as a similarly focused IP firm with strong technical expertise.
• Banner Witcoff: IP boutique with strong patent prosecution practice in electrical, mechanical, and software technologies. Comparable as a similarly specialized patent and trademark firm serving technology clients.
• Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt: IP boutique located near the USPTO in Alexandria, VA, focused on patent prosecution and IP litigation. Highly comparable in geography (same DC metro region) and IP-only focus, though larger in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/berenatowhite
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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