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📞 (248) 544-0888Michigan-based patent attorney J. Baron Lesperance (USPTO Reg. No. 57,182) helps startups, inventors, and companies nationwide secure patents, register trademarks, and protect intellectual property. Founder of The Patent Baron, PLLC, he offers business-focused IP strategy for Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and clients across the U.S. Baron handles utility and design patent prosecution (provisionals, non-provisionals, PCT, office actions, appeals), trademark clearance and registration, copyright counseling, trade-secret protection, licensing, and portfolio management. Typical matters include patentability and freedom-to-operate opinions, brand selection, USPTO actions, and IP-driven deal support. An engineer-turned-lawyer with six years in automotive (Lear, Bosch, Hella, Ford) and experience managing a global wireless-charging patent portfolio in-house, Baron speaks the language of product teams. He regularly works with hardware, software, consumer products, medical devices, automotive, and electronics companies to align IP filings with roadmaps and revenue goals. Admissions: USPTO; Michigan; District of Columbia; Law Society of Ontario; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; Supreme Court of the United States. Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Lawrence Technological University); M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering (Lawrence Technological University); J.D. and LL.M., Intellectual Property (WMU Cooley); M.S., International Administration (Central Michigan University). Approachable and responsive, Baron delivers big-firm capability with small-firm attention. For patents, trademarks, and IP strategy, visit patentbaron.com.