Brett Smith | Attorney

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150 W 2nd St Ste 400N
Royal Oak, MI 48067

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About Brett

Brett J. Smith has a decade of experience securing domestic and foreign patents for clients ranging from small startups to large U.S. and global corporations. In addition to patent preparation and prosecution, he regularly conducts patentability investigations and infringement and freedom-to-operate analyses. He also negotiates and prepares intellectual property agreements, including licenses, joint development agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other types of commercial agreements involving IP. Brett counsels clients on privacy matters, advising on GDPR requirements and various state consumer privacy laws.

His diverse practice includes IP litigation and patent post-issuance proceedings, providing clients with a full range of patent portfolio management tools. He has assisted in representing clients through all phases of litigation, from discovery to trial. Brett works with clients across a variety of technical fields, including automotive technologies, commercial vehicles, aviation technologies, robotics manufacturing, medical devices, garage door systems, irrigation products, packaging, consumer products, electronic products, acoustic devices, industrial systems, information technology, and agricultural machinery.

Brett is committed to understanding each client’s business, allowing him to tailor his approach to their specific needs and help them achieve their business goals.

Please call to discuss my fee structure.

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

J.D.

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Chicago Youth Sports Alliance – Member, Board of Directors, –16
    2011
  • Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association

Notable Work

Publications

Author, “Rethinking Prior Art Provisional Priority: The Federal Circuit’s Disclosure-Level Test in In re Riggs,” June

2025

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Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Criminal, Business, Administrative Law, Environmental Law Other, Aviation, Communication & Media Law, Entertainment, Sports

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