Tope-McKay & Associates is a Malibu, CA-based intellectual property prosecution firm founded in 1996. Since its foundation, Tope-McKay & Associates has focused on the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications, both domestically and in foreign jurisdictions.

We specializes in the mechanical, electronic, software, and chemical arts, assisting inventors in a variety of technical areas, ranging from very simple, incrementally developing technologies, to highly-complex, breakthrough technologies.

In addition to assisting clients with patent and trademark prosecution, we are also experienced in related areas, including licensing, entity formation, and business planning/strategy.

We have worked with inventors in a variety of settings over the last eight years.  In addition, we are also highly experienced in the areas of trademarks and copyrights, and have assisted clients in obtaining well over 1,000 trademarks as well as numerous copyrights.

Tope-McKay & Associates has served as outside counsel for a wide variety of clients with various fields of expertise, from high-tech international conglomerates to individual inventors, including Fortune 100 companies, leading research facilities, top academic institutions, smaller companies, start-ups, and independent inventors.

Since its founding, we have operated with low overhead, supporting a small office structure.  Although our attorneys and agents often meet at the office, they are encouraged to spend their time working directly with inventors, on-site at client facilities.  We feel that this strategy encourages optimal efficiency in the application preparation process and ensures the best possible conversion of an invention to a completed patent application.  Because the we operate with low overhead, we are able to pass on significant savings to our clients, while providing a high-quality work product.