Atty. Rachel A. Smith
Rachel Smith has a wide range of knowledge stemming from her extensive experience over the past two decades. With a degree in Electrical Engineering, she focuses on software, supplier, and medical device businesses, aiming to ensure that their IP protection aligns with their business needs and goals.
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Rachel A. Smith is a ip attorney based in Royal Oak, Michigan, practicing at Brooks Kushman PC. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law (2026). Serands clients in Royal Oak, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Rachel Smith has a wide range of knowledge stemming from her extensive experience over the past two decades
- With a degree in Electrical Engineering, she focuses on software, supplier, and medical device businesses, aiming to ensure that their IP protection aligns with their business needs and goals
- Rachel is a registered patent attorney and focuses primarily on domestic and foreign patent prosecution in the electrical arts
- Rachel consults clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups
- She enjoys working closely with clients to counsel them on how to best protect their intellectual property based on their specific business goals
- Rachel has a deep understanding of various technologies in mechanical and electrical arts
- In particular, she has extensive experience prosecuting patent applications in consumer electronics, automotive, medical device, and network technologies
- Her practice further includes drafting patentability, infringement, validity and freedom to operate opinions
- Rachel’s practice also includes consulting clients on open source software license agreements
- She works with clients to understand complex software licenses and copyright matters
- Rachel has worked with the firm’s open source team to perform software audits on complex systems and has advised clients on software license obligations while assisting in compliance solutions
- To compliment her client’s needs, Rachel also has experience preparing, reviewing, and negotiating agreements involving intellectual property, including licenses, confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, and others, with a focus on open source and indemnification provisions often included therein
- Rachel received a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Ohio Northern University
- During law school Rachel was a member and officer of the Wayne State Intellectual Property Student Association (WIPSA) and earned the Silver Key Award for academic achievement
- At Ohio Northern University she was active in several student groups holding numerous leadership positions
- Rachel served as president of both the student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and her social sorority
- Prior to attending law school, Rachel gained electronics hardware and software experience while working as an intern at an avionics safety company in Columbus, OH
- Rachel loves a good Disney Cruise (she's a Gold level member) and can be found on her Peloton bike
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Michigan
Practicing law in Michigan. Legal matters in Michigan are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Royal Oak are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Michigan state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Michigan brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Michigan courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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