Shane V. Cortesi

Welcome to the Law Office of Shane V. Cortesi

Brief Overview: Shane began his career working at a large law firm in New York. Since starting Cortesi Law 13 years ago, he has filed and been granted over 100 patent and trademark applications on behalf of small, medium-size and large companies. Stephan Wright joined Cortesi Law in 2018 as an Of Counsel attorney. Stephan has practiced law over fifteen years, primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, corporate transactional work, and trust and estates. The Law Office of Shane V. Cortesi is committed to delivering sound, cost-effective advice. His is law office is at the intersection of 5th and Church Street, downtown Nashville. Meetings are by appointment only.

Meet The Team

Patents

Cortesi Law performs patent searches and opinions, writes nonprovisional and provisional patent applications and design patent applications, manages domestic and foreign patent portfolios, and advises clients on patent infringement issues.

Trademarks

Cortesi Law performs trademark searches and opinion, files trademark applications, manages domestic and foreign trademark portfolios, and advises clients on trademark infringement issues.

Copyrights

Cortesi Law files copyright registrations and advises clients on copyright infringement issues.

Draft & Negotiate Contracts

Cortesi Law drafts and negotiates IP and non-IP agreements, such as license agreements, physician employment agreements, joint venture agreements, nondisclosure agreements and non-competes.

IP Litigation

Cortesi Law represents plaintiffs and defendants in patent, trademark and copyright litigations.

Business Formation

Cortesi Law assists clients in forming limited liability companies (LLCs) and partnerships.

Client Testimonials

Our association has employed Shane Cortesi for over three years now. We have greatly appreciated his expertise for all our trademarks and copyrights. His assistance has been instrumental in protecting our association’s intellectual property. We will continue to utilize his friendly and prompt services moving forward.

Elizabeth Martineau-Dupuis, Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc.
Rudell Design LLC has been active in new product invention and licensing since 1975. We’ve been involved in countless licensing agreements, patent matters, and other IP adventures. This activity has included many attorneys and law firms, from very large to one-man offices.

Rudell Design LLC (Torrance, Calif)
Shane and his team are great to work with. They are responsive, thorough and provide a high level of service.

Eaglemont Entertainment, LLC (Franklin, TN)
We are very pleased with Shane’s management of our toy company’s IP portfolio. He brings along experience and expertise at an affordable price.

Sam Harwell, President Big Time Toys
I have been paying intellectual property attorneys to protect consumer products I've been involved in for over 35 years. Shane Cortesi is my all time favorite IP attorney. He is very accessible, honest, affordable, listens well and speaks clearly and treats my money and my interests as if they were his own. Shane is the one out of 100 lawyers that give the other 99 a good name.

Jamie O’Rourke, Nashville TN, Inventor of the FUNNOODLE Pool Noodle & Serial Entrepreneur