Ronald J. Koch combines engineering experience with intellectual property law to help inventors and businesses secure, defend, and leverage their ideas.
Owner of The Eley Law Firm · Worthington / Columbus, Ohio
Ron Koch is the owner of The Eley Law Firm. He brings a rare combination of deep technical knowledge and legal expertise to every client matter.
As a degreed electrical engineer and licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), he has designed electrical, mechanical, and medical devices and has worked in electronics, construction management, project management, energy engineering, and medical devices — both for companies and in his own entrepreneurial ventures. He remains actively involved in prototype design.
As an attorney, he has litigated patent, trademark, copyright, and other civil and criminal matters in state and federal courts across the nation. He is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in the mechanical, electrical, and chemical arts, along with numerous federal trademark applications.
Focused intellectual property counsel for inventors, startups, and established businesses
Preparation and prosecution of utility and design patent applications before the USPTO in mechanical, electrical, and chemical technologies.
Enforcement of patent rights and defense against infringement claims in federal courts nationwide.
Federal trademark clearance, application, prosecution, opposition, cancellation, and enforcement matters.
Copyright registration, ownership issues, licensing, and enforcement for creative and software works.
Protection of confidential information, technology licensing, and strategic IP portfolio management.
Helping emerging and established businesses build assets and preserve market share through thoughtful intellectual property strategy.
Technical depth meets legal precision
Engineering and legal practice working for companies and as an entrepreneur.
Understands the technology at a professional engineering level — not just the paperwork.
Hundreds of patent applications prepared and prosecuted across multiple technology areas.
Work directly with the attorney handling your matter — no layers of associates.
Ready to discuss your invention, trademark, or IP strategy?
Whether you need help filing a patent application, registering a trademark, enforcing your rights, or developing an overall IP strategy, I am available to discuss your matter directly.
Email Ron DirectlyPrefer to call? Reach me at 614.825.3539