Intellectual Property

Glow In The Dark Law® provides State, National, and International Intellectual Property services in proud association with Thrive IP ^®. We are available to assist with all your patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret needs. All intellectual property clients are currently retained through Thrive IP^®, and clients enjoy the benefits of having a national intellectual property boutique with extensive legal experience and an impressive array of engineering backgrounds to represent their interests. For intellectual property concerns please contact Attorney La Salle at (757) 755-2257.

A former Navy Nuclear Mechanical Operator, the Glow In The Dark Lawyer™, William La Salle, has been steeped in the engineering philosophy of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and its founder, Admiral Rickover. Mr. La Salle applies each of the seven “Nuclear Watchstanding Principles” – Integrity, Formality, Level of Knowledge, Questioning Attitude, Procedural Compliance, and Forceful Backup – to all aspects of his law practice. In protecting clients’ intellectual property concerns, these principles are vital. 

Mr. La Salle has broad engineering experience, with experience in multiple disciplines including nuclear energy technologies, mechanical and electrical engineering technologies, energy generation and transmission, shipbuilding, and maritime technology. He has assisted in patent prosecution and defense in a wide range of disciplines, including therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, chemical energy storage, and even space propulsion. He is also experienced as a litigator, appearing on behalf of clients in multiple forums such as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in federal district court. Additionally, as a proven neutral, Attorney La Salle provides value to a variety of parties through Early Neutral Evaluation (“ENE”), a process similar to arbitration through which litigants can gauge the risks and likely outcomes of proceeding with a lengthy and costly civil litigation.

Whether you’re a U.S. small business owner seeking to trademark your logo, an author seeking to protect your rights before you contract with a publisher for your magnus opus, facing an IP infringement litigation, or an international IP firm seeking US counsel for a U.S. National Phase PCT or US Nonprovisional patent application filing, the Glow In The Dark Lawyer™ has the experience you need.

Representative Patents

US Patent 10,707,511 – Low Temperature Solid Oxide Cells
US Patent 10,869,618 – Diagnostic Measurement Devices and Methods
US Patent 10,954,255 – Phospholipid analogues
US Patent 11,019,712 – Method and apparatus for torsional magnetic reconnection

Representative Litigation

Federal Copyright Infringement Defense, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina (Charleston)
Trademark Infringement/Opposition, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

IP Services

IP Resources

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