Bell & Manning LLC is a women-owned law firm focused exclusively on intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on U.S. and international patents.WHAT WE OFFER:Experience and Expertise. Our attorneys have extensive technical and legal experience. Not only do our attorneys hold advanced scientific degrees, but they also have real-world experience working in academia and industry. In addition, prior to forming Bell & Manning LLC, our attorneys spent a number of years working for large national and regional law firms, where they benefitted from sound legal training, while gathering valuable insights about how intellectual property legal services could be delivered effectively and efficiently in a small law firm environment. Dedication and Focus. Our attorneys work with a variety of clients, including individual inventors, small start-up companies, academic institutions, and large, multi-national corporations. We are dedicated to building long term, collaborative relationships with each of our clients. As a result we gain a deep understanding of the client's underlying technologies and business goals, allowing us to provide strategic guidance with a broad range of issues, from protecting inventions to market development. In addition, because of our small size and our specialized focus on intellectual property, we are able to provide personalized attention to our clients as we help them to develop a coherent and effective intellectual property position. Quality, Value, Flexibility. Our firm is committed to providing high quality, personalized services at reasonable rates. Our attorneys function as an efficient and responsive team, giving clients the benefit of our diverse range of technical and legal backgrounds. Our low overhead and small staff size makes it feasible to reduce costs without compromising quality. We have the flexibility of providing alternative billing arrangements, providing our clients with critical budget predictability.