Thrive IP

Thrive IP, the business name of Stipkala & Klosowski LLC, is an intellectual property and business law firm dedicated to helping innovators, entrepreneurs, and established companies protect and grow valuable ideas. The firm’s philosophy centers on service, long-term relationships, and strategic legal guidance that supports meaningful business success. By combining deep technical understanding with legal expertise, the firm helps clients transform innovation into protected, profitable assets.

Thrive IP delivers comprehensive intellectual property services, including patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright protection, trade secret strategies, licensing, and freedom-to-operate analysis. Attorneys also provide intellectual property opinions, counseling, and litigation representation in state and federal courts as well as before administrative bodies such as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Each strategy is designed to align intellectual property protection with broader business objectives.

Thrive IP distinguishes itself through the strong technical backgrounds of its attorneys, many of whom hold degrees in chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, and related scientific disciplines. This technical expertise allows the firm to understand complex inventions and emerging technologies across a wide spectrum of industries, including biochemistry, renewable energy, medical devices, materials science, software, industrial chemistry, and oil and gas technology.

Thrive IP also assists entrepreneurs, startups, and investors with corporate structuring and strategic planning designed to attract investment and position businesses for growth or acquisition. By integrating intellectual property protection with sound corporate strategy, the firm helps clients establish strong foundations that support long-term innovation and expansion.

Thrive IP serves clients throughout the United States and internationally from offices in Charleston and Greenville, South Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee. Through strategic counsel, technical insight, and dedicated client relationships, the firm remains focused on protecting innovation while helping clients successfully grow and thrive in competitive markets.