Houston’s Nolte IP Law Group is merging with Lackenbach Siegel, an IP boutique in Scarsdale, New York, creating a 38-lawyer firm that aims to link Nolte’s patent strength with Lackenbach Siegel’s trademark and litigation expertise.

The result, once the deal is final Sept. 1, will be a “quite nice, national midsize IP firm,” said Howard Aronson, managing partner of the 97-year-old Lackenbach Siegel. The firm will be known as Nolte Lackenbach Siegel.