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En resumen
| Despacho | Weiss & Moy, P.C. |
| Founded by | Harry Weiss, in 1976, in Scottsdale (per the firm) |
| Office | Scottsdale, AZ, with additional offices including Nevada |
| Enfoque | Full-service intellectual property firm — patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, spanning prosecution through litigation |
| Distinctive edge | Founder Harry Weiss was formerly managing patent attorney for IBM and patent counsel for Motorola (per the firm) |
| Known for | Nearly 50 years of continuous IP practice from the same Scottsdale base, litigating before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
Sources: weissiplaw.com (firm website). Compiled July 2026.
Origin
An IBM and Motorola Patent Attorney, Then Nearly 50 Years in Scottsdale
Harry Weiss founded the firm in Scottsdale in 1976 after a corporate career as managing patent attorney for IBM and patent counsel for Motorola, per the firm’s own site — a corporate in-house background distinct from most other firms in this category, which trace their founders’ roots to private practice or government service rather than large-company patent departments. The firm states its attorneys bring “a diversity of experience from large firm and major corporate settings,” a direct extension of Weiss’s own career path.
Práctica
The Full Spectrum, From Filing to Federal Circuit Appeal
Weiss & Moy is, per its own description, a “full-service intellectual property law firm” spanning advice, prosecution, registration, pre-litigation work, and litigation for patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, plus ancillary corporate and immigration counsel. Its litigation attorneys report substantial experience across all phases of dispute resolution for patent, trademark, and copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims, representing both plaintiffs and defendants — a two-sided litigation posture distinct from firms that only bring or only defend IP claims. The firm states it has successfully litigated infringement cases in district courts nationwide and on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the specialized federal appellate court that hears most patent appeals.
Historial
No Published, Itemized Case List
Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published, itemized settlement or verdict table for this firm’s litigation practice. The firm’s own marketing references successful district-court and Federal Circuit litigation in general terms rather than itemized dollar figures or named case citations, and Awesome Attorneys is not estimating specific outcomes here.
La voz del cliente
Not Independently Documented
Awesome Attorneys did not identify a substantial volume of independently published, attributable client reviews for this firm as of the research date.
Comunidad
Not Independently Documented
Awesome Attorneys did not identify specific, publicly documented community involvement, sponsorships, or pro bono programs for this firm as of the research date.
Reconocimientos
A Corporate Pedigree, Not an Independently Verified Peer Rating
Harry Weiss’s prior roles as IBM’s managing patent attorney and Motorola’s patent counsel are independently plausible, verifiable-type corporate credentials, though Awesome Attorneys sourced them from the firm’s own site rather than an independent corporate record. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, or Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating for this firm as of the research date.
Contexto legal de Arizona
Why the Federal Circuit Matters
Patent appeals in the United States are consolidated in a single specialized court — the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — rather than the regional circuit court that would hear other types of federal appeals from Arizona’s federal district court. A firm with direct Federal Circuit litigation experience, as this one reports having, has argued before the specific appellate court that will hear any patent case appealed out of the District of Arizona, a narrower and more specialized credential than general federal appellate experience. This is general information, not legal advice.
Evaluación de Awesome Attorneys
Deep Institutional Longevity, Limited Independent Documentation
Weiss & Moy brings a genuinely distinctive founding story — a former IBM and Motorola in-house patent attorney building an independent practice that has now operated continuously in Scottsdale for roughly fifty years — and a two-sided litigation practice with reported Federal Circuit appellate experience, a specialized credential relatively few Arizona firms can claim. The honest limitation is independent documentation: Awesome Attorneys was not able to identify published client reviews, itemized case results, or peer-review ratings for this firm, and the corporate-pedigree claims about the founder, while plausible, are sourced to the firm itself. For a patent holder specifically anticipating the possibility of a Federal Circuit appeal, this firm’s reported experience there is a genuine differentiator worth asking about directly.
Metodología & fuentes
This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team in July 2026. Primary source: the firm’s own website (weissiplaw.com), including its litigation and about pages. Awesome Attorneys was not able to independently corroborate Harry Weiss’s IBM and Motorola background against an outside source and is reporting it as firm-stated. Weiss & Moy, P.C. did not commission, pay for, or pre-approve this article.
Declaración del editor & aviso de independencia
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