NGUYEN TARBET

What NGUYEN TARBET does

NGUYEN TARBET IP Law (legal entity: Nguyen Tarbet LLC) is a privately held, boutique intellectual-property law firm founded in 2008 by Quan Nguyen and the late Ken Tarbet. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California with a second office in Tucson, Arizona, and operates under a horizontal segment strategy serving individual entrepreneurs, startups, angel/venture investors, corporations, universities, and publicly traded companies from startups to Fortune 500. It is founder-owned, with no institutional investment or PE/VC backing disclosed, and carries a team of 11–50 professionals.

The firm's core technology is its human capital: patent attorneys and science/engineering advisors holding Ph.D., M.D., Pharm.D., and M.S. credentials across molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, computer science, and medicine — including a registered USPTO patent agent with foreign-jurisdiction expertise and an Engineering Advisor trained in software and mechanical engineering. Three service lines anchor the practice: (1) Patent Services covering utility, design, and plant patent prosecution, reissue, reexamination, and post-grant proceedings before the USPTO and international offices; (2) Trademark and Copyright Services including clearance, registration, and opposition/cancellation; and (3) IP Strategies, Licensing, and Management — complex portfolio strategy, freedom-to-operate and patentability analysis, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, licensing, IP due diligence for M&A, and IP-compliance reporting.

Commercially, NGUYEN TARBET operates on professional-services, engagement-based pricing with no publicly disclosed fee schedules. Distribution runs through direct attorney-client engagement plus a differentiated referral channel driven by founding partner Quan Nguyen's leadership roles in three angel networks (Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angels, Life Science Angels) and advisory seats at University of Arizona College of Science, UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, and UCI School of Pharmacy — converting ecosystem influence into a startup and biotech client pipeline. The firm maintains no proprietary software product, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI tooling; its differentiation is entirely human-expertise-driven.

Name

NGUYEN TARBET

Legal name

Nguyen Tarbet LLC

Website

https://ntiplaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boutique intellectual-property law firm providing patent procurement, trademark and copyright registration, and IP strategy/licensing services to clients ranging from individual entrepreneurs and startups to universities and Fortune 500 companies, anchored by attorneys with advanced scientific and medical degrees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Intellectual Property (IP) Law (BPAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA), Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB), Copyright Services & Content Protection (BPAHAMAC)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration
• Copyright protection
• IP strategy counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patent Prosecution and Procurement Services: Legal services for preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications with the USPTO and international patent offices. Covers utility patents, design patents, and plant patents across various technical fields.
2. Post-Issuance Practice and Proceedings: Reissue applications, reexamination proceedings, and other post-grant procedures including reissue and reexamination for already-granted patents.
3. Trademark and Copyright Services: Trademark clearance analysis, registration, opposition and cancellation petitions; copyright registration and protection services for works including software, literary works, and artistic creations.
4. IP Strategy, Licensing, and Management: Complex portfolio strategy and development, freedom-to-operate analysis, non-infringement analysis, invalidity analysis, intellectual property licensing, and IP due diligence for M&A transactions.
5. Due Diligence Services: Due diligence review of third-party intellectual property, auditing and preparation of IP for due diligence review, performing IP due diligence in connection with M&A transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NGUYEN TARBET is a boutique intellectual property law firm that provides legal services in patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright protection, and IP strategy counseling. The firm represents organizational clients including companies, universities, and investors seeking to secure, manage, and enforce intellectual property rights.

Product overview

NGUYEN TARBET IP Law is a premier boutique law firm providing a comprehensive suite of intellectual property services. The firm operates three core service offerings: Patent Services (acquiring and prosecuting patents for utility, design, and plant patents), Trademark and Copyright Services (trademark registration, opposition proceedings, and copyright registration), and IP Strategies, Licensing, and Management (portfolio strategy, freedom-to-operate analysis, licensing, and M&A due diligence). These services are delivered by patent attorneys with advanced technical degrees and are designed to help entrepreneurs, startups, investors, corporations, universities, and publicly traded companies protect, leverage, and monetize their innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Prosecution Services Legal services for preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications on behalf of companies, universities, and investors seeking to secure protection for their inventions.
• Trademark Registration Services Legal services for searching, filing, and registering trademarks, including assistance with enforcement and maintenance for organizational clients.
• Copyright Protection Services Legal services for registering and protecting copyrights, advising companies, universities, and investors on authorship, ownership, and enforcement matters.
• IP Strategy Counseling Strategic advisory services helping clients develop and manage intellectual property portfolios aligned with business, research, or investment objectives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Numerous successes over the years with close client collaboration
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• University of Arizona College of ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner Quan Nguyen serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Alumni Subcommittee & Executive Member of the College of Science Dean's Board of Advisors. He also serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Board of Advisors, helping develop strategic industry relationships.
• University of California, Irvine (UCI) Beall Applied InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner Quan Nguyen serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Innovation and Acceleration Task Force and is a member of the Beall Applied Innovation Advisory Board, supporting university initiatives to promote innovation through industry partnerships.
• UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner Quan Nguyen is a member of the Dean's Leadership Council at UC Irvine's School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, supporting industry relationships and innovation initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fish & Richardson: Premier IP-focused law firm combining patent prosecution with litigation; highly comparable on technical depth, prosecutorial focus, and high-tech client base.
• Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks: Boston-based IP boutique with strong technical and scientific prosecution capability in biotech, chemistry, and software; closely comparable boutique IP model.
• Finnegan: Specialized IP firm with strong patent prosecution and litigation practice; competes for the same technically complex patent work in biotech, pharma, and high-tech.
• Banner & Witcoff: IP-specialty boutique focused on patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation with a strong tech client base; another closely comparable boutique prosecution model.
• Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt: Long-standing IP boutique with deep patent prosecution bench in physics, electrical, and biotech domains; comparable boutique prosecution model.
• Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox: DC-based IP boutique focused on patent prosecution and post-grant proceedings, with deep technical/scientific expertise; directly comparable on prosecution-led service mix.
• Knobbe Martens: Large IP-specialty boutique with deep technical/scientific bench across biotech, pharma, software, and medical devices; the closest model archetype to Nguyen Tarbet, serving similar startup-to-Fortune 500 clients.

Broad incumbents

• Cozen O'Connor: Full-service firm where founding partner Quan Nguyen was previously a Partner; competes for IP mandates as part of a broader legal portfolio and represents a known prior-employer pedigree.
• Mintz Levin: Full-service firm with a substantial IP practice covering prosecution, transactions, and litigation; competes for the same startup-to-mid-cap IP mandates but with broader service breadth.
• Mintz Group / Polsinelli IP Group: AmLaw firm with a substantial IP practice and life-sciences focus; competes for mid-market and large-cap IP mandates and offers the geographic breadth boutique IP firms lack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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