Joshua is an intellectual property attorney and counselor. An entrepreneur himself with a background in physics and a penchant for learning how things work, Joshua loves helping inventors, entrepreneurs, and creators consider and secure protection for inventions, brands, and creative works. He has experience working with startups, small businesses, large companies, independent inventors, and universities on an array of domestic and international intellectual property matters. With his physics background and experience as an engineer, Joshua is able to work with inventors, creators, and businesses in fields including:

• Mechanical Inventions
• Software & Computer Programming
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning
• Electronics & Optics
• Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, & Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
• Thin Films, Nanotechnology, & Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Thermodynamics
• Heat Exchangers & Process Systems
• Materials Science
• Manufacturing Processes

Prior to founding Mertzlufft Law, Joshua began work as a patent attorney with a large general practice law firm in Buffalo, NY's. He graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Law with a concentration in Intellectual Property and Privacy Law. While there, he researched legal questions related to blockchain and crypto, was the Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Law Review, and was an internationally-ranked oralist in the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court. Before attending law school, he was a mechanical engineer in the energy and heat transfer industry and trained in Lean Six Sigma.

Highlights

• Editor-in-Chief, Buffalo Law Review (2017–2018)
• Concentration in Intellectual Property
• Internationally-ranked oralist in the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court (2017)
• Order of the Barristers
• Awards in Intellectual Property and Trial Technique