AdamsIP

What AdamsIP does

AdamsIP, LLC is a boutique, full-service intellectual property and business law firm headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, founded by Hunter Adams. The firm operates four physical offices across Alabama (Mobile, Birmingham, Huntsville) and Louisiana (New Orleans) and serves clients nationally and internationally via remote delivery. Its core service portfolio covers the full IP lifecycle: patent prosecution, searches, opinions, and litigation; trademark searches, applications, maintenance, and enforcement; copyright registration and litigation; trade secret strategy; international IP protection via PCT, Paris Convention, and Hague filings; IP dispute mediation; and adjacent business law services including licensing, franchising, and M&A due diligence. The firm fields approximately ten attorneys and patent agents with technical backgrounds spanning software, semiconductors, ML systems, biomedical sciences, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The firm monetizes through project-based and flat-rate fees, with publicly disclosed price points of $3,000–$4,000 for design patents, $4,000–$6,000 for provisional patent applications, and $8,000–$12,000 for nonprovisional patent applications, supplemented by litigation, trademark, and strategy engagements on alternative fee arrangements. Customer acquisition is primarily referral-driven, supported by content marketing via the firm's website and blog, professional recognition (notably founder Hunter Adams' 2024 Super Lawyers Rising Star designation as Alabama's sole selected IP attorney), and complimentary initial consultations. The technology backbone consists of in-house patent search infrastructure using one of the world's largest patent databases with full-text and machine-translated search across 30+ jurisdictions, a deliberate decision to retain US-registered patent attorneys for searches rather than offshore outsourcing in order to preserve client confidentiality.

AdamsIP serves a diversified client base spanning startups, established enterprises, academic institutions, individual inventors, and creative professionals, with documented engagements across oil & gas, software, specialty chemicals, and aquaculture (including a XPRIZE Carbon Removal contestant). The firm explicitly positions IP as a business asset, emphasizing monetization strategies — exclusive licensing, strategic alliances, and sponsored research agreements — alongside traditional protection. Notable outcomes include structuring an exclusive licensing strategy that generated over $1 million in first-year revenue for a specialty chemical startup, and facilitating a Sponsored Research Agreement valued at over $1 million per year for a publicly traded oil & gas company.

Name

AdamsIP

Legal name

AdamsIP, LLC

Website

https://adamsiplaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AdamsIP is a boutique intellectual property and business law firm headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with four offices across Alabama and Louisiana, serving startups, enterprises, universities, and inventors with patent prosecution, trademark, copyright, trade secret, litigation, and international IP services on flat-rate and project-based fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Filing, Annuities & Renewals Administration (BPAHAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI), IP Compliance, Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement (BPAHAMAK)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Mobile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patent Application Services: One-time fees for patent application drafting and filing, including provisional ($4,000-$6,000), nonprovisional ($8,000-$12,000), and design patent applications ($3,000-$4,000). Flat rate agreements cover all time, meetings, calls, and emails related to preparation and filing.
2. Trademark Services: Fees for trademark searches, applications, opinions, and maintenance. Trademark search add-on available for $1,000.
3. IP Litigation: Legal representation in intellectual property disputes, patent infringement, trademark infringement, and related matters in federal courts and before USPTO tribunals.
4. Alternative Fee Arrangements: Flexible fee arrangements including flat rate options tailored to client needs, serving startups to established enterprises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AdamsIP is a full-service boutique intellectual property and business law firm offering comprehensive legal services across patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, IP litigation, IP mediation, IP strategy, international IP protection, and business law. The firm handles the entire IP lifecycle from clearance searches and applications through prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and litigation, with global coordination for international filings, positioning IP as a monetizable business asset.

Product overview

AdamsIP is a full-service intellectual property and business law firm offering a comprehensive, integrated suite of legal services. The firm's portfolio centers on core IP protection services — Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets — supported by specialized capabilities in IP Litigation, IP Dispute Mediation, IP Strategy, and International IP Protection, alongside Business Law services. The practice areas interconnect as a one-stop-shop: the firm handles the full IP lifecycle from clearance searches and applications through prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and litigation, with global coordination for international filings. The firm emphasizes IP as a business asset, focusing not only on protection but also on monetization strategies for clients across diverse industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1 million+ first-year revenue for specialty chemical startup through exclusive licensing strategy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Fish & Richardson: Large national IP-focused law firm with deep patent prosecution and litigation practices across electronics, software, and biotech. Team member Douglas Bridges previously practiced at Fish & Richardson, making it a directly relevant competitor for IP talent and complex patent mandates.
• Finnegan: Premier national IP law firm specializing in patent prosecution, litigation, and post-grant proceedings before the PTAB. Comparable to AdamsIP as a deep IP specialist serving technology clients, but operating at significantly larger scale and national brand recognition.
• Knobbe Martens: One of the largest IP-only law firms in the U.S., with deep technical prosecution and litigation across medical devices, software, and chemicals. Comparable to AdamsIP's full-service IP focus, but with substantially larger bench and broader geographic reach.
• Alston & Bird: Large national full-service law firm with a respected IP practice. Team member Douglas Bridges previously practiced at Alston & Bird, making it a relevant comparator for both talent flow and competitive overlap on IP litigation matters.

Direct peers

• Oblon: Boutique national IP firm focused on patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and IP litigation with strong technical specialization. Directly comparable to AdamsIP in its specialization-driven model and full-service patent/trademark offering for technology clients.
• Sterne Kessler: Boutique IP-only law firm with deep patent prosecution, litigation, and PTAB practices serving biotech, software, and electronics clients. Direct peer in the boutique-IP specialization model, though operating from Washington D.C. at larger scale than AdamsIP.

Others

• Anaqua: IP management and analytics software platform used by corporate IP departments and law firms to manage patent and trademark portfolios. Adjacent ecosystem participant — not a direct legal services competitor, but a technology provider increasingly layered on top of IP prosecution workflows like AdamsIP's.

Regional players

• Balch & Bingham: Full-service Southeast law firm headquartered in Alabama with a strong IP practice serving Gulf Coast and regional clients. Regional peer competing for the same Mobile/Birmingham/Huntsville enterprise and university IP mandates AdamsIP targets.
• Bradley Arant: Alabama-headquartered full-service law firm with a substantive IP practice serving Southeast and national clients. Direct regional competitor to AdamsIP for Alabama-based IP work, with broader full-service capabilities but less IP-specialist depth.
• Maynard Nexsen: Major Southeast-based full-service law firm with a sizable intellectual property practice group. Comparable to AdamsIP as a regional Southeast competitor for IP mandates, though operating from a broader full-service platform rather than IP-only specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AdamsIPlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adams-ip-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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