Ben Klosowski, Patent Attorney, Joins Stipkala LLC d.b.a. Thrive IP®

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernard S. "Ben" Klosowski, Jr., J.D., has joined Thrive IP^® as a Patent Attorney, and will establish the firm's Greenville, SC, office.  Thrive IP^® is a U.S. intellectual property law firm also serving Arlington, VA; Charleston, SC; and Minnesota, MN.

Ben entered the practice of law after serving in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Flight Officer.  During his naval service, Ben was an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy, his alma mater.  Following active duty and prior to becoming an intellectual property attorney, Ben managed an electro-optics engineering center and also worked as a program manager for a computer systems company.

Ben represents a variety of clients in various technical art areas, including electrical, mechanical, optical, computer and electro-mechanical arts.  He has obtained hundreds of patents for his clients in the United States and around the world. 

Ben also has prepared dozens of patent non-infringement and validity opinions.

In addition to patents, Ben has advised his clients with respect to copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property, and related business matters.  He has helped his clients protect their intellectual property as well as litigated intellectual property disputes at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in federal and state courts.

Ben is a Registered Patent Attorney and is admitted to practice law in South Carolina, D.C., and Maryland.  He is a member in good standing of numerous state and federal bar associations.  Ben is also past president of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association's Palmetto Chapter. 

For more information, please visit www.Thrive-IP.com. 

SOURCE Thrive IP