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George W. Cox, PhD, JD

dedicated to providing

outstanding legal services

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. . . providing client, project & industry-focused approaches

to avoid pitfalls, solve problems & promote business development . . .

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. . . bridging science, law & business for high-tech companies

your partner in the business of technology commercialization . . .

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Our Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Business & Corporate

Virtual General Counsel

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We Provide Intellectual Property, Business, and Corporate Law Counseling and Services to Emerging and Established Businesses*

Welcome to IP & Business Law Counseling, LLC’s website. We are a law firm dedicated to providing outstanding and personalized legal services to entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes in various industries. We represent technology companies that provide biotechnology and healthcare products and services. We also represent non-technology companies that market common consumer products and services. The firm offers broad services in intellectual property law (including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), business law, and corporate law. The firm also offers client-driven, cost-effective service and payment plan options through its virtual general counsel practice for companies that do not want to hire an in-house general counsel but desire virtual day-to-day interaction with an attorney. Our mission is to provide client, project, and industry-focused approaches to avoid pitfalls, solve problems, and promote business development. We also emphasize commonsense and businesslike perspectives in the practice of law.

*Practice currently limited to U.S. Patent Law and not accepting new clients.

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Intellectual Property

Intellectual property law confers certain exclusive rights on the owners of a variety of intangible assets including: discoveries and inventions; musical, literary, and artistic works; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. We provide a variety of services related to the identification, acquisition, protection, and transfer of intellectual property.
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Business & Corporate

Business law focuses on business and commercial transactions. Corporate law focuses on how companies and corporations are formed and how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other parties interact with one another under the governing rules of the particular type of business association. We represent individuals and businesses in day-to-day business and corporate matters ranging from entity formation to acquisition.
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Virtual General Counsel

General Counsel is the title held by the chief legal officer or attorney for a company. Typically, the General Counsel works "in house" and is paid for full time service. A Virtual General Counsel is not a company employee but provides ongoing legal service. We offer highly creative, cost-efficient, and client-specific services and payment plan options in our Virtual General Counsel practice as an alternative to hiring a General Counsel for your company.
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