patent + trademark attorney
Quarles & Brady LLP & 52Launch
File your patent and trademark with Quarles & Brady LLP - and bring them to life with 52Launch.
James Aquilina and the Quarles & Brady team protect great brands and ideas. 52Launch brings them to market.
Together, we guide entrepreneurs from protection to profit.
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Meet Your Expert Team
James Aquilina
Patent and Trademark Attorney • Partner, Quarles & Brady • Washington, DCIP portfolio builder with expertise across utility and design patent, trademark, and copyright disciplines. Technological experience across many types of consumer goods and software. Recognized U.S. design law expert.
Peter Drakulich
Founder • 52 LaunchProduct development expert leading a team that has taken dozens of products from idea to viral sensation, retail shelves, and six-figure launch days. Specializes in end-to-end product development from design and prototyping to manufacturing, branding, and go-to-market strategy.
More about Quarles & Brady
James is an intellectual property attorney and the Office Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office of Quarles. He advises start-up, mid-size, and global companies on legal protection for inventions, designs, brands, and artistic works. He is widely recognized in the field of U.S. design law, which regards the intersection of design patents, trade dress, and copyrights in useful objects. He provides intellectual property business counsel in the areas of utility and design patent, trademark (including advanced trade dress), copyright, and trade secret law, with emphases on rights procurement, portfolio development and management, rights enforcement, licensing, and litigation strategy.
His representative clients include emerging and market-leading companies in the personal apparel, footwear, sporting goods, outdoor recreation products, toys and games, juvenile, beauty and wellness, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), home furnishing, lighting products, consumer electronics, tools and hardware, automotive aftermarket, medical and wellness, and software technology spaces.
Connect with Quarles & Brady →Why Work with a Patent Attorney and 52 Launch?
Comprehensive patent protection guarantees ownership of your idea and seals your competitive advantage in the market
Leverage the 52Launch team's expertise to transform your protected ideas into products that sell while you sleep
Your idea needs to be both protected and commercialized. By working with a trusted patent attorney and 52Launch you'll unlock a team that can do both.
From early stage idea to product on shelves, we'll be there every step of the way to build a business around your product.
Products Patented and Developed
Eggmazing Egg Decorator
Transformed a rough 3D model into a patented spinning Easter egg decorator. Overcame complex geometry and electronics challenges to achieve mass production. Result: Over 55 million units sold, featured on CBS, Today Show, USA Today, and in Kardashian Easter celebrations.
KlockItGolf
Evolved a homemade prototype (dog leash stake + rope + golf ball) into a professional golf training device. Developed proprietary core technology ensuring the ball stays permanently attached during intense club impacts while maintaining authentic golf ball appearance.
lava lunch
Created for a mother whose children had severe food allergies, this insulated lunch bag with microwavable heat packs keeps food warm for 5 hours. Overcame complex manufacturing challenges by coordinating multiple suppliers for bags, heat packs, and assembly.