Hovey Williams LLP

Hovey Williams LLP is an intellectual property law firm with 95 years of experience helping clients protect valuable ideas, brands, and innovations. The law firm serves established companies, startup businesses, and individual inventors. Established companies rely on the firm to help protect employee inventions and intellectual property that support a competitive advantage. Startups benefit from experienced legal guidance that helps them grow while protecting key assets. Individual inventors work with the firm to secure rights to their inventions and creative ideas.

Hovey Williams LLP provides a broad range of intellectual property services tailored to the needs of modern businesses and innovators. The law firm offers IP strategy and due diligence, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP litigation services. The firm also assists clients with intellectual property disputes and enforcement matters. These services help clients develop strong protection strategies and manage intellectual property risks throughout the life of a business or invention.

Hovey Williams LLP has earned a reputation as a trusted resource for complex intellectual property matters. The law firm describes itself as the firm that other lawyers choose when they need assistance with challenging IP issues. Its accomplishments include recognition in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, including two Lawyer of the Year awards. The firm has also been recognized by IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2024, Super Lawyers®, Missouri Lawyers Media Top 100 Power List, and the AIPF Association of Intellectual Property Firms®.

Hovey Williams LLP continues to provide valuable industry insights through its blog and news updates. Recent topics include Amazon Brand Protection 2025 Enhancements, the February 26, 2025, U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., discussed on March 10, 2025, and guidance from the U.S. Copyright Office regarding certain AI-generated content published on February 18, 2025. The law firm is also recognized as an Amazon Accelerator Firm. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, the firm remains committed to helping clients protect and maximize the value of their intellectual property.