about
Mission
At Michael & Hope (M&H), our mission is to transform intellectual property (IP) from a legal formality into a strategic business asset. We support inventors, startups, and businesses in building, protecting, and commercializing their IP, crafting portfolios tailored for investment readiness, licensing opportunities, and global scalability.
We go beyond IP protection (through our licensed IP attorneys) we create valuable IP portfolios that attract funding, enable global expansion, and secure long-term business success.
Vision
At M&H, We envision a world where inventors regard their IP not as paperwork, but as a business driver, a source of revenue, investment, and lasting market advantage.
Values
- Innovation First
Every breakthrough deserves strategic support, not just legal coverage
- Value Creation
We ensure IP assets become valued business opportunities, not dormant filings
- Strategic Growth
Our advice aligns with your strategic business goals, so your IP actively accelerates success.
- Integrity & Transparency
We communicate clearly and honestly, ensuring inventors understand the business potential of their IP (along with legal counsel)
- Education & Empowerment
We bridge the gap between IP mechanics and commercial impact, enabling informed strategic decisions.
The Story Behind Michael & Hope: Lessons from
5 Years of Working with Inventors
The Birth of Michael & Hope IP: Creating Valuable Intellectual Property
We recognized early on that the traditional approach to intellectual property, focused solely on securing protection, was fundamentally flawed. Legal filings, on their own, don’t deliver business outcomes.
So, we built Michael & Hope with one clear objective:
To help inventors and businesses create IP portfolios that investors want to fund and companies want to license.
- Strategically aligned with business growth – support for fundraising, licensing, and commercialization, not mere filings.
- Investment-ready – structured to attract venture capital, angel investment, and corporate partners.
- Designed for market success – evaluated from legal and business perspectives to ensure real-world viability.
The Challenge We Discovered in the IP Industry
- Inventors were securing patents with no business strategy – Filing for IP without a clear monetization plan, leaving them with patents that had no market value.
- The misconception that patents = success – Many believed that having a patent alone would bring them investment, only to realize that investors look for business potential, scalability, and commercialization strategies.
- Lack of licensing and commercialization strategies – Most IP firms only focus on securing patents, not on helping inventors turn them into business opportunities.
- Money wasted on low-value patents – Many inventors invested heavily in IP without validating market demand, leading to patents that never translated into real profits.
How We Make a Difference
A Business-Focused IP Approach
Unlike traditional firms, we don’t just file patents, we build IP assets , with our legal team that power real business outcomes.
Education & Strategy
A Proven Track Record
Across diverse industries, we’ve helped innovators secure IP, through our IP licensed attorneys, that generates business success, not just legal protection
