Firm Overview

Hayes Soloway, P.C., an AV PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated* intellectual property firm, has offices in Tucson, Arizona; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Salt Lake City, Utah.

The firm started in New Hampshire in 1979, and was originally named Strimbeck, Davis & Soloway. Later Oliver Wolcott “Pat” Hayes joined the firm and it became Hayes, Davis & Soloway. The firm was exclusively located in Manchester, New Hampshire until the fall of 2001 when Nick Soloway opened the first western office in Tucson, Arizona under the current name of Hayes Soloway.

Our firm's attorneys have earned a solid reputation for legal excellence and have strong engineering, scientific and litigation backgrounds. We have prosecuted over **4,500** U.S. patent applications to issue for a domestic and international client base that includes Fortune 100 clients and industry leaders in aerospace, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemical technologies, mechanical and electromechanical technologies and microelectronics.

The firm is consistently included in Intellectual Property Today's publication "Top Patent Firms" as one of the top IP law firms in the United States according to the number of U.S. utility patents issued for the previous year. Founding partner, Nick Soloway, is also included in Woodward/White, Inc., 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America, as one of the top 200 intellectual property attorneys in the U.S. Nick Soloway and Todd Sullivan (managing partner, Manchester, New Hampshire office) were named 2011 "Top Patent Prosecutors" in a peer nominated and peer reviewed selection process, placing them among the top 2% of all registered U.S. patent attorneys (535 out of approximately 30,000). Most recently, Attorney Todd Sullivan was recognized in 2024 and 2025 by the Best Lawyer in America publication in the area of patent law.

More than anything, Hayes Soloway is a firm dedicated to protecting and defending the intellectual property rights of its clients. We are engineers and scientists with a wide range of backgrounds steeped in experience and prepared to obtain for you the property rights you deserve. We work tirelessly and with singular focus to understand your needs and determine how best to solve your problems. Above all, we work responsively and with integrity to accomplish these goals, respecting the trust each of our clients bestows in us. 

Areas of Technology Experience Include:

  • Avionics
  • Analog and digital electronics
  • Photonics/optical technologies
  • Mechanical, electromechanical, semiconductors, microelectronics, hydraulics, and fluid handling
  • Software applications and computer related technologies 
  • Medical, biomedical, pharmaceuticals, and chemical technologies
  • Liquid crystal displays, optics, and laser technologies
  • Cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids, or transformed plants and Algae or macro-fungi 

We encourage you to contact our team for more information regarding your intellectual property needs by using the online form or calling us at one of our offices in Arizona, New Hampshire and Utah.

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