IP SERVICES FOCUSED ON HELPING YOU THRIVE.

We focus on building client relationships to determine your intellectual property needs. We may then engage tools such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, opinions and counseling.

WE SERVE A BROAD TECHNOLOGY SPECTRUM

Our attorneys hold degrees in chemical and engineering disciplines which allow us to thoroughly understand your unique needs and protect your investment.

CORPORATE STRUCTURING SERVICES

For entrepreneurs, startup clients, investors, and corporate landing parties. We help you save time and effort and enjoy more opportunities by building your corporation correctly from the start.

EXPERIENCED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & BUSINESS LAW ATTORNEYS

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Stipkala & Klosowski LLC is proudly doing business as Thrive IP®. Our philosophy stands on service, and the focus centers on relationships. We want to help our clients to succeed – to help them Thrive. For some startup clients, that means launching with a proper corporate structure to attract follow-on investment and position for exit. We focus on each client’s intellectual property needs, whether “defensive IP” – avoiding the infringement of others’ rights, or “protective IP” – protecting and enforcing the client’s rights against infringers and copyists. We apply many tools, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, freedom-to-operate analysis, opinions and counseling, corporate structuring, tax credit qualification, and litigation. Our patent attorneys hold degrees in chemical and engineering disciplines. Significantly, we provide our legal services to advance the client’s business goals. And, we deliver that service at market-competitive rates or pursuant to carefully-crafted alternative fee arrangements. Consider our services and practice areas, and contact us at your convenience. We serve clients across the country and around the world from our offices in Charleston, SC, Greenville, SC, and Knoxville, TN

Our Team of Attorneys

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Ben Klosowski Presents Patent Litigation

On June 7, 2025, Thrive IP® patent attorney Ben Klosowski presented “Patent Litigation Landscape: Recent Changes and Practice Tips,” in which he discussed the use of Third-Party Funding in light of changing local and federal disclosure rules, forum shopping despite TC Heartland, the defunct Chevron deference and its potential rejuvenation of the 1944 Skidmore case, […]

Dr. Stipkala Speaks in Germany on Settling IP Litigation with Mediation

Jeremy M. Stipkala, Ph.D., J.D., Patent Attorney and Certified Mediator with Thrive IP®, and Matthias Schuhmacher, M.Sc., LL.M., US Attorney at Law and European Patent Attorney with Tautz & Schuhmacher, LLC, were invited to speak at regional meetings of the German organization of patent attorneys VPP on the topic of mediating intellectual property disputes in […]

Jeremy Stipkala Certified as Mediator

Thrive IP® patent attorney Dr. Jeremy M. Stipkala has completed the 40-Hour Civil Court Mediation Certification Training sponsored by the South Carolina Bar on August 14, 2024. This credential augments Dr. Stipkala’s previous service as a mediator and his experience as an advocate in many mediations. “Since the Baker Peace Scholarship required me to study […]