Experience

Ahmann Kloke LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • May 2019 - Present

  Electrical engineer patent attorney with 22 years of experience and deep technical expertise as well as litigation experience. Highly effective at working with technologists and executives to build strategic intellectual property portfolios to further business objectives, protect innovations, and defend market share. Strategically created and prosecuted IP portfolios that assisted multiple company acquisitions, each for more than $1 Billion. Technology transaction licensing drafter and negotiator for Fortune 500, midsized, and startup companies. Expert in open source issues as well as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. Show less



Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner - Patent Attorney

  • Jun 2008 - May 2019

  Electrical engineer specializing in intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent prosecution, strategic patent counseling, patent litigation, privacy, negotiating intellectual property licensing agreements, patent valuation, cybersecurity, and counseling on standards-setting issues. Expert on open source diligence and compliance. Providing copyright, trade secret, licensing, and litigation strategies. Assisted with corporate formation, compensation agreements, and labor & employment issues. Filed over thirty ex parte reexaminations and assisted in inter partes reviews. • Prepared and prosecuted patent portfolio of security startup that was acquired in excess of $1 Billion. • Prepared and prosecuted patent portfolio of OpsWare, a network provisioning/configuration company and represented that company in acquisition by HP in excess of $1.6 Billion. • Prepared and implemented entire IP strategy and patent portfolio for Ayasdi, a big data analytics company specializing in topological data analysis valued at $400 million. • Counseled IP, licensing, open source, and corporate strategies for startup and Fortune 100 companies including automobile manufacturers, networking companies, transportation brokers, wearables, renewable energy farm/legacy electrical network performance companies, data analytics, and machine learning companies. • Created IP strategy and IP portfolio for network analytics and performance company valued at $600 million. • Prepared patent valuation and litigation strategies for mid and large companies regarding security, application/smartphone technologies, and satellite communications. • Successfully co-defended startup specializing in posture and ergonomics within two separate patent lawsuits (full defense). • Successfully overcame invalidity challenges in ex parte reexamination on behalf of media patent owner initiated by the US Government. • Defended Palm, Inc. as counsel of record in class action litigation regarding cloud security. Show less



Carr & Ferrell LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Patent Attorney

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2008