Exhibit A
Patent Attorneys work in Houston
Houston carries a steady demand for patent work. The energy, medical device and software companies along the Energy Corridor and in the Texas Medical Center generate filings year round, and independent inventors search for help with provisional applications and patent searches. The searches themselves are narrow and specific: people look for a patent attorney near them, for help with a provisional patent, for a trademark and patent firm, for someone who handles PCT filings. Paid search on these terms is contested by firms across the metro, and the results mix small owner run practices with larger intellectual property boutiques. The demand is there every month, spread across the city rather than concentrated in one district.
