Based in Tampa Bay, Smith & Hopen represents clients world-wide in a practice limited exclusively to intellectual property law including patents, trademarks and copyrights. The firm is one of the largest IP practices in the State of Florida and represents clients ranging from independent inventors to Fortune 100 institutions. Founding partners Ron Smith and Anton Hopen are two of only 137 Florida attorneys Board Certified in Intellectual Property by the Florida Bar. They are considered specialists in patent, trademark and copyright law. All attorneys and agents at Smith & Hopen are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.