Carson Patents

What Carson Patents does

Carson Patents is a privately held, boutique intellectual property law firm founded in 2019 by USPTO-registered patent attorney Gregory D Carson (Reg. No. 77847), who also holds a biomedical engineering background. The firm operates from Rancho Cucamonga, California, and delivers patent, trademark, and copyright registration services entirely online to inventors and small business owners in 28 countries. Its core patent offering is structured around a five-step process: prior art search, patentability study, application writing, application filing, and prosecution. The firm handles utility, design, and plant patent applications, including international filings via PCT and Hague systems, and supports pre-grant and post-grant patent services such as office action responses, assignments, licensing, and monitoring.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform; its offering is professional-services-based, relying on the expertise of its founder, affiliated licensed agents and attorneys, a patent assistant/social media manager, and an art director/legal researcher. Differentiation rests on attorney-led service, transparent fixed pricing (prior art search from $1,300; patent prosecution from $8,000 plus filing fees; copyright registration $880 including filing; trademark attorney fees $800–$2,400), and online accessibility. A public patent application cost calculator and Calendly-based free consultation booking support self-service entry into the sales process.

Carson Patents is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed institutional ownership. Go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by free initial consultations and supported by content marketing (blog, video library), organic social (LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest), and SEO. The customer base is horizontal — primarily individual inventors and small business owners — with no named enterprise clients and a long-tail, distributed revenue profile. Lifetime operational metrics include 1,688 patentability searches conducted and 1,508 inventions filed on behalf of clients.

Name

Carson Patents

Legal name

Carson Patents

Website

https://carsonpatents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carson Patents is a founder-owned, online boutique intellectual property law firm offering patent, trademark, and copyright registration services to individual inventors and small business owners across 28 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAMAA

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Intellectual Property (IP) & Patent Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAF

Intellectual Property (IP) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAMAI

IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Intellectual Property (IP) & Patent Services

SECONDARYBPAHAMAB

Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Intellectual Property (IP) & Patent Services

SECONDARYBPAHAMAC

Copyright Services & Content Protection

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Intellectual Property (IP) & Patent Services

Keywords

• Patent application services
• Trademark registration services
• Copyright registration services
• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rancho Cucamonga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patent Application Services: Full-service patent prosecution including prior art searches, patentability studies, application writing, filing, and prosecution services for utility, design, and plant patents. Revenue generated through professional service fees.
2. Trademark Registration Services: Trademark registration services including mark research, application writing, filing, and responding to office actions. Fees for clearance searches and common law searches, plus USPTO filing fees.
3. Copyright Registration Services: Copyright registration assistance including preparation and filing services. Fee includes U.S. Copyright Office filing fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carson Patents is a boutique intellectual property law firm that provides online patent, trademark, and copyright application and prosecution services. Founded by a USPTO-registered patent attorney, the firm guides inventors through a structured five-step patenting process encompassing prior art search, patentability evaluation, application drafting, USPTO filing, and prosecution. The firm also offers trademark registration for business names/logos/slogans and copyright registration for original works, serving inventors and entrepreneurs worldwide.

Product overview

Carson Patents is a patent law firm offering intellectual property protection services centered around a 5 Steps to Patent framework. The core offering consists of prior art search, patentability study, patent application writing, patent application filing, and patent prosecution services. They handle three types of patent applications: utility patents (protecting invention function), design patents (protecting ornamental appearance), and plant patents (protecting new plant matter). The company also provides trademark registration services for business names, logos, and slogans, and copyright registration services for original works. Additional services include pre-grant and post-grant patent services, international applications via PCT and Hague systems, and supporting tools such as a patent application cost calculator and invention disclosure intake form.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prior Art Search

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LegalZoom: LegalZoom is a large online legal services platform offering patent, trademark, and copyright filing services to inventors and small businesses—a directly overlapping customer base and service catalog delivered through a similar online, self-service-plus-attorney model.
• Trademark Engine: Trademark Engine is a technology-driven trademark filing service offering flat-fee trademark registration for small businesses—directly comparable to Carson Patents' trademark service in pricing model and target customer.
• Henry Patent Law Firm: Henry Patent Law Firm is a boutique online patent firm offering patent prosecution services to inventors with transparent pricing—a closely comparable boutique IP competitor serving individual inventors online.
• InventHelp: InventHelp is an invention services company that helps independent inventors with patent referrals, prototyping, and marketing—a directly comparable target customer (independent inventors) with overlapping patent-related service offerings.
• Trademarkia: Trademarkia is an online trademark search and registration platform serving small businesses and entrepreneurs, competing directly with Carson Patents' trademark and brand protection service line.
• Patent PC: Patent PC is an online patent firm offering patent search, drafting, and prosecution services with transparent pricing to inventors—a directly comparable boutique patent services competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Avvo: Avvo is an online legal directory and services platform where consumers find and engage attorneys, including patent and trademark practitioners—comparable to Carson Patents in serving consumer-side IP demand through digital channels.
• Rocket Lawyer: Rocket Lawyer is an established online legal services platform offering IP registration and document services to SMBs and individuals, with overlapping service lines but a much broader portfolio of legal offerings.
• UpCounsel: UpCounsel is an online marketplace connecting businesses with freelance attorneys including IP specialists, providing an alternative online channel for patent and trademark work that overlaps with Carson Patents' customer acquisition motion.

Emerging players

• FileRight: FileRight is an online trademark and patent filing service for SMBs and inventors, using a streamlined software-led approach that competes with Carson Patents in the lower-cost filing segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CarsonPatents
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carson-patents
• Pinterestpinterest.com/carsonpatents

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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