Kolisch Hartwell, P.C., is an intellectual property (IP) law firm serving clients from its main office in Portland, Oregon, and from branch offices in Palo Alto, California and Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1952, Kolisch Hartwell has more than half a century of expertise in acquiring, protecting, licensing, and litigating U.S. and international IP rights for our clients. We handle patent, trademark, copyright, trade-secret, and other IP matters in a full-spectrum IP practice.
Our attorneys are distinguished in having represented clients in intellectual property litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, and other district, appellate, and state courts throughout the United States. Our attorneys draw from industry experience and advanced technical degrees to assist clients in obtaining patents in diverse fields such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, biotechnology, medical, materials, computer software, and computer hardware disciplines. We have registered, licensed, and litigated such famous trademarks as Hula Hoop®, Frisbee®, Hacky Sack®, Koosh®, and Trail Blazers®.
Our clients include prominent biotechnology companies, electronic component and semiconductor manufacturers, telecommunications companies, computer and computer peripheral manufacturers, software and interactive media publishers, recreational products companies, energy and fuel cell companies, toy companies, universities, and engineered wood products companies, as well as clients in many other industries.