Ben Williams

Ben Williams founded Williams Intellectual Property, Inc. as a Registered Patent Agent in 2012 in Denver, Colorado, prosecuting patent applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Since then, he and his team have written hundreds of patents for individual inventors and corporate clients in the U.S. and abroad.

After the birth of his daughter in 2017, Ben put himself through law school, passing the California Bar in February 2022 on his first attempt.

Born in Washington D.C. and educated in the United Kingdom before returning stateside in 1995, Ben graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management, focusing on pedology — the genesis, morphology, and classification of soils. His studies applied hard science across a heterogeneous medium where the biotic and the abiotic combine, requiring advanced chemistry, biology, mineralogy, and physics.

After graduation, Ben worked for the National Resource Conservation Service as a biological technician updating the soil survey in rural Maryland. He later worked as an award-winning journalist for a conglomerate of newspapers.

Before coming to the bar, Ben learned the art of claim drafting at a high-volume firm as a Registered Patent Agent. He wrote scores of patents before transitioning to found Williams Intellectual Property, Inc., where he offers inventors personalized service to manage their IP across the U.S. and abroad. He works closely with inventors to craft the right language to protect their inventions. He has developed strong relationships with overseas firms for filing internationally under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, Paris Agreement, and Madrid Protocol.

Ben opened his second office in Los Angeles, California after passing the bar in 2022. He now practices all facets of intellectual property law, in the courts and at the USPTO, including registering trademarks, authoring license agreements, settling copyright disputes, and protecting against patent and trademark infringement via inter partes and ex parte proceedings at the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Federally, he is admitted to the United States Courts for the Central District of California, the District of Colorado, the Southern District of Texas, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is competent to represent clients in Section 332 proceedings before the International Trade Commission and in other corporate alternative dispute forums, such as Amazon's APEX procedure or ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution procedure.

In the last couple of years, he has successfully settled several copyright infringement claims out of court, arbitrated an eight hundred thousand dollar judgment in favor of his client at the American Arbitration Association, and succeeded in winning a significant judgment over extensive trademark fraud. More recently, he represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement suit regarding industrial safety equipment and was successful in settling the suit early, during pleading.

All consultations begin with a free call. Ben's team is always happy to hear from you.

Education & Credentials

B.S. in Natural Resources Management — University of Maryland, College Park, 2000 Registered Patent Agent — admitted USPTO, 2012 J.D. — Abraham Lincoln University School of Law, 2021 Delta Theta Phi, Law Honor Society Admitted to the California Bar, 2022 Central District of California District of Colorado Southern District of Texas Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Power Lawyer — Lawyers of Distinction, 2022, 2023, 2024 Top Ten Law Firm in Intellectual Property — Attorney and Practice Magazine, Raising the Bar