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Anton Sr
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PA 180 Pine Avenue North Oldsmar
โจ About
About Anton Sr
Anton Hopen is an Honors College graduate of the University of South Florida in Interdisciplinary Science. In addition, he is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law. At UF Law he received the Presidential Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement. Furthermore, at the University of Florida, he won election as Student Body Chancellor and chief justice of the Honor Court. Prior to his career in intellectual property law, he served as a felony criminal prosecutor for the 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Additionally, as a trial attorney, he conducted over fifty (50) jury trials to verdict as lead counsel.
Anton Hopen practices before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. In addition, he is admitted to all United States District Courts in Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is experienced in patent prosecution, trademark registration, inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and contested cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
The Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine have recognized Mr. Hopen as an expert authority in intellectual property law. In addition, Mr. Hopen holds and โAVโ rating by Martindale-Hubble. Significantly, this is the highest possible rating. Furthermore, he is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar.
Anton Hopen has a broad technical background. For instance, he has prosecuted patents ranging from biotechnology to software and telecommunications. Moreover, he is versed in several programming languages, SQL Server and network infrastructure. In addition, he has written and licensed pharmacology simulation software to a wide range of customers. For example, these include medical schools, federal agencies, research universities and all branches of the armed forces.
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Trademarks
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Intellectual Property
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Patents
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
University of Florida Levin College of Law
J.D. (1995)
Law
University of South Florida
B.S. (1992)
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering
๐ Bar Admissions
The Florida Bar ย # 0066877
Member
Member
Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Managing Partner
Smith & Hopen, PA 1999 - Current Managing Florida'
s most prolific IP-only boutique firm exclusively focused on patents, trademarks and copyrights.
๐ Awards & Recognition
Top Lawyer
Tampa Bay Magazine
๐ Publications
- Developing patent portfolios gives defense, offense
- Tampa Bay Business Journal