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At a Glance
| Firm | Patent Law Group: Atkins and Associates, P.C. |
| Founder | Robert D. Atkins |
| Office | 55 N. Arizona Pl., Suite 104, Chandler, AZ 85225 |
| Focus | Patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP litigation support — a dedicated IP practice rather than a general business firm with an IP sideline |
| Education | J.D., Arizona State University College of Law |
| Recognition | Named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms for Patent Law in Arizona (2014); Robert Atkins named to Best Lawyers in America for Patent Law (2015) and America’s Best Lawyers (2017) |
Sources: plgaz.com (firm site), Yelp, LinkedIn, Avvo. Compiled August 2026.
Origin
A Chandler-Based Firm Built on Patent Prosecution
Robert D. “Bob” Atkins founded the Patent Law Group after earning his J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law, building a practice licensed for national and international patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, licensing, and technology-transaction work. The firm’s current team, per its own site, includes partner Brian Kaufman alongside office and paralegal staff. Its Avvo listing shows Mr. Atkins licensed for 31 years, and he holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer-review rating.
Practice
A Dedicated IP Practice, From Prosecution to Litigation Support
The firm’s stated practice is exclusively intellectual property: patent and trademark prosecution before the USPTO and foreign offices, trademark and copyright protection, trade secret and unfair-competition counsel, mergers-and-acquisitions IP due diligence, licensing agreements, legal opinions on patent infringement and validity, and litigation support. The firm’s own materials emphasize that not all patent claims are drafted equally and that claim-writing quality directly affects a patent’s ability to cover competitors’ products — a practice philosophy centered on portfolio value rather than filing volume alone.
Track Record
Patent prosecution results are individual to each application and are not typically published as a comparable table of outcomes; no independent case-result compilation was located in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
No independently attributed third-party client reviews were located for this firm in the directories reviewed for this profile (its Yelp and Avvo listings show no published reviews as of this research); that reflects a gap in the public record checked, not a claim about the quality of the firm’s work.
Community
No specific civic or pro bono activity beyond the firm’s direct client practice was independently documented in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Recognition
The firm was named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms for Patent Law in Arizona for 2014, and Robert Atkins was individually recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Patent Law (2015) and named one of America’s Best Lawyers (2017) — peer-review-based recognitions distinct from pay-to-play marketing designations. Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialization does not currently certify an intellectual property law specialty, so this profile does not use the word “specialist” to describe any firm attorney.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are almost entirely federal matters, governed by the Patent Act (35 U.S.C.), the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq.), and the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C.). Arizona’s own statutory contribution is narrower: the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act, A.R.S. § 44-401 et seq., which governs trade secret disputes that sit alongside a firm’s federal patent and trademark practice.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Patent Law Group’s genuine differentiator is a dedicated, IP-only practice model — unlike several firms in this category where IP is one of several practice areas within a broader business law firm — backed by verified peer-review recognition for founder Robert Atkins specifically in patent law. The honest caveat: this profile could not locate independently sourced client reviews for the firm, so prospective clients evaluating service quality will need to rely on direct references from the firm rather than public third-party review data.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from plgaz.com (firm site), Yelp, LinkedIn, and Avvo’s attorney directory. Patent Law Group: Atkins and Associates, P.C. did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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