The Firm

Washington, D.C. Intellectual Property Protection Law Firm

The law firm of Staas & Halsey LLP has provided clients with technical expertise and intellectual property protection since 1971. We represent national and international clients from every major nation in the world with a broad array of intellectual property interests and disciplines. We are highly qualified to assist clients in technology-related areas and our well-developed patent and  trademark practice provides a foundation for the intellectual property protection needs of our clients.

Staas & Halsey is located in the heart of Washington, D.C. between the U.S. Capitol and the White House. We are 10 minutes from the Office of the Registrar of Copyrights and less than 30 minutes from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We are conveniently close to the U.S. Library of Congress and within walking distance of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Department of Commerce. The accessibility of these resources enhances our firm’s ability to research and secure patents, trademarks and copyrights.

In addition to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright Office, and U.S. Courts, the firm engages in practice involving intellectual property rights before various other U.S. government administrative agencies in Washington, D.C., including the following:

• The U.S. International Trade Commission
• The U.S. Customs Service
• The Federal Trade Commission
• The U.S. Justice Department
• The U.S. Department of Commerce
• The Consumer Product Safety Commission
• The Food and Drug Administration

The March 2004 issue of IP Law & Business magazine reported rankings by PatentRatings LLC, an independent patent research and rating service, for quality of patents issued in 2003. Staas & Halsey LLP ranked third overall in patent quality, making Staas & Halsey LLP among the eight "most mentioned" law firms in the United States with regard to quality of issued patents.