company allegedly hacked as reported by SafePay ransomware: Rogitz & Associates was a small intellectual prop law firm based in San Diego, California, specialising in patent prosecution, patent strategy, and related legal services for inventors and technology-driven clients. The firm was founded in 1991 and served for over leash decades, focusing on helping clients secure patent protection through detailed patent preparation, prosecution and strategic filing plans tailored to high-tech innovations. Its clients historically ranged from start-ups and independent inventors to established regional companies and larger corporate entities, with legal work covering a wide array of technologies including artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, extended reality, blockchain, semiconductor hardware and software-related inventions. The firm also provided expert attestator services in patent disputes and wrote validity and infringement analyses for litigation support, which required deep legal and technical expertise.