Meet Ben Klosowski –
The Patent Attorney
for your Intellectual
Property needs
About Ben
I’m a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. I was a P-3C Tactical Coordinator and Mission Commander before returning to my alma mater to teach future Navy and Marine Corps officers. I also worked on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff with Gen. Colin Powell (USA)(Ret.). After active duty, I was an Engineering Center Manager and a program manager (electro-optics and computer systems). Since then, as a patent attorney I have helped many dozens of clients worldwide to obtain patents, to register their trademarks and copyrights, and to protect their trade secrets. Although I prefer baking the “IP cake” for my clients, I can also fight for their rights!
Arming a MK-46 Torpedo with my combat aircrew
Bernard S. “Ben” Klosowski
Ben has experience in the evaluation of patents, copyrights, and trademarks and has been called upon to draft freedom-to-operate opinions, validity/invalidity opinions, patentability and registrability opinions, and non-infringement opinions.
Ben attends various Continued Legal Education seminars and courses relating to all forms of intellectual property, franchising, and bankruptcy. Ben is a member of the State Bar of South Carolina, the Maryland State Bar, the D.C. Bar, and of course, the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Registered U.S. Patent Attorney
- Bachelor of Science, U.S. Naval Academy
- Former engineering center manager
- Licensed to practice law in South Carolina, D.C., and Maryland
- Licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Member – Association of Intellectual Property Firms
- Member – Carolina Patent Trademark Copyright Law Association
- IP Group Leader at a regional law firm
Ben attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served as a Naval Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve, eventually becoming a Commander.
After active duty and before attending law school, Ben gained practical engineering and business experience working as an Engineering Center Manager with various companies in Maryland, primarily focused on computer systems and laser radar technology.
Ben previously worked for a large intellectual property firm in Greenville, SC, and a general practice firm also in Greenville where he headed its IP group. He became partner at both firms before joining Thrive IP® where is he also now a partner. Ben has provided patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright and other intellectual property services for many client companies and individuals and has litigated various types of intellectual property and related business issues in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
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In connection with his U.S. IP practice, Ben assists clients in obtaining patent, copyright, and trademark protection in other countries. Ben has worked with firms in the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada, China, Mexico and elsewhere. Thrive IP® is a member of the Association of Intellectual Property Firms, providing a rich network of experienced intellectual property practitioners across the world.