Originally founded in Albany, the Capital District of New York in 1983, Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts has experienced continued success, resulting in the establishment of patent attorney offices in Arizona, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. Internationally, our firm's practice has increased dramatically and our patent attorneys now service clients in Europe, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, and many other countries.

Focused exclusively on the practice of intellectual property law, the firm covers all components related to Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Computer and Trade Secret Law. By specializing in acquiring, protecting and managing ideas and innovations, the patent invention lawyers of Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts stay abreast of all new rules and regulations governing the protection of unique ideas. This allows us to skillfully guide our  through the legal corridors of intellectual property law, thus avoiding or removing obstacles and pitfalls they might encounter along the way.

The patent invention lawyers, support staff, and industry experts of Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts possess extensive training and experience in a broad range of technical fields, with 100% of our attorneys holding scientific or technology-related undergraduate or graduate degrees. Our patent attorneys and technical specialists represent virtually every major industry or growing field of research. The technological education and expertise of the law firm's members include:

• Aerospace engineering
• Astronautical engineering
• Biomedical engineering
• Biotechnology
• Business Methods
• Chemistry
• Computer engineering
• E-Commerce
• Electrical engineering
• Materials science
• Mechanical engineering
• Medical Technologies
• Medicine
• Microelectronics
• Nanotechnology
• Nuclear Engineering
• Pharmacy
• Physics
• Software

Finally, Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts is committed to advancing its body of knowledge, and our patent attorneys are committed to assisting in the development and improvement of regulations as pertaining to patent and intellectual property law.

Members of the firm actively conduct seminars, give lectures, teach courses at institutions of learning, and participate in various organizations and committees dealing in technology, intellectual assets, and intellectual property law.