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Schell IP helps athletes and athlete-led businesses evaluate inventions inspired by training, competition, recovery, and equipment use. The focus is the product you are developing, whether it is a training tool, equipment improvement, wearable device, or practical accessory.
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An athlete's experience can reveal a problem a product team has overlooked. Turning that insight into a patent conversation requires the details of the solution: the structure, method, or technical feature that produces the result. Personal reputation and product inventorship are separate questions.
We can help translate practical observations into an organized invention disclosure, identify questions for patent searching, and discuss filing priorities as the design changes. When engineers, coaches, designers, or manufacturers contribute, understanding those contributions helps clarify the record.
Consider timing before publicly testing a new product, posting a demonstration, or presenting it to a brand partner. A clear development and disclosure timeline supports a more useful assessment.
Endorsement alone does not establish inventorship. The analysis concerns the person's contribution to the claimed invention.
Yes. A grip, adjustment mechanism, attachment, or sensing feature may warrant analysis depending on its technical details and prior art.
Identify the collaborators and existing agreements early. Ownership and development rights should be understood before licensing or launch discussions advance.
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Jeff Schell is a patent lawyer and entrepreneur who helps athletes and athlete-led product businesses obtain and defend patent rights for their product portfolios. He connects patent strategy with product development, commercialization, and business priorities.
Based in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, Jeff is the founder of Schell IP, which is part of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP.
Please share only a general description and your timing. Do not submit confidential invention details through this website. A consultation request does not by itself establish an attorney-client relationship.
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