About

Josiah Collier

-Business Lawyer-

-Expert Patent & Trademark Attorney-

After becoming the only person in his law school’s history to graduate a year early, Attorney Collier started his own law firm and has been practicing business law for over 5 years, serving businesses with incorporation, contract review & drafting, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate leasing and transfers, and business litigation. During that time, Attorney Collier obtained a USPTO patent license, becoming an Expert Patent and Trademark Lawyer.

Joe has done work for law firms and in-house counsel, acquiring the training and approval of seasoned attorneys. He even helped train law clerks, managed supporting staff, and advised on employment policies.

Now, he provides businesses with comprehensive legal support combined with expert intellectual property knowledge.

In his spare time, Joe self-studies Mandarin, Chinese and is pursuing an M.S. in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University.

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Experience

Business Law

Our attorneys have extensive experience in business law. Our firm has helped hundreds of clients startup and incorporate businesses, draft governing documents and countless contracts, buy and sell significant business assets including commercial real estate, and litigate complex business disputes.

Our attorneys’ experience includes:

Mergers & Acquisitions
- representation of the buyer of a $5 million hotel from Extended Stay America
- representation of the buyer for 4 Firehouse Subs locations, worth over $1 million.
Business Litigation
- Breach of Contract
- Business Dissolution
- Ownership & Shareholder Disputes
- Trade Secrets Issues
- IP Infringement

Patent Law

Our patent attorney has been USPTO-licensed since 2021 and has experience helping small business owners and independent inventors file patent applications. The firm’s business law experience allows us to defend small business owners faced with patent infringement litigation.

Collier Legal has patent application experience including:

Utility applications for software
Provisional applications for fitness equipment
Utility applications for construction equipment
Utility applications for electrical-mechanical devices
Utility applications for various handheld tools and miscellaneous inventions
Utility and Design applications for food storage devices
Provisional applications for electrical engineering and physics innovations
Patentability searches for a vast array of subject matters

Trademarks

We’ve helped business owners and inventors with the following trademark services:

Trademark Applications
Responding to USPTO office actions
Successfully prosecuting Trademark applications to issuance
Consulting with several business owners on Trademark Infringement issues

Intellectual Property Contracts & Licensing

Our firm frequently consults with business owners on the effects of contracts and transactional documents regarding intellectual property rights. This includes:

Trade secrets issues
Confidentiality Agreements
Non-Disclosure Agreements
IP provisions in franchising agreements
Work-for-hire issues Entrepreneurs come to Collier Legal when they care about protecting their IP rights when doing business.

Our attorneys also have experience working with entertainers, consulting on producer-artist agreements, copyright licensing issues, and issues regarding the protection of fictional creations.