Associate

• Apr 2020 - Present

Founding President

• Aug 2014 - Mar 2020

Patent and Trademark Prosecution • Developing strategies to bolster client portfolios • Preparing, filing, and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent and TM applications covering a variety of technologies and goods and services • Guiding foreign counsel on responding to foreign patent office communications Copyright • Counseling clients on copyright, domain name, and brand protection and enforcement strategies • Obtaining federal registration of copyright for software, literary works, and musical compositions Litigation • Drafting complaints, answers, motions, and briefs in complex litigation matters • Supporting offensive and defensive strategies in complex patent infringement actions • Preparing arguments and filings supporting patent infringement and non-infringement positions • Conducting expert witness interviews and prepared expert reports E-Discovery • Managing e-discovery teams for large-scale litigation matters, including early case assessment, data collection strategies, workflow development, and quality control processes implementation General Legal & Business Advisory • Supporting due diligence reviews and transactional, governance, and compliance matters (e.g., entity formation; M&As; assets transfers and sales; sales and leases of commercial real estate) • Developing corporate document portfolios Show less

Patent Agent; IP Support Specialist

• Jul 2007 - Jun 2014

Patent Prosecution & Litigation: • Conferred with clients to review IP protection goals and intake invention disclosure information • Conducted patent prior art searches and prepared freedom-to-operate analyses • Drafted and filed provisional and non-provisional domestic, foreign, PCT, WIPO patent applications • Prosecuted patent applications, including: responding to USPTO Actions and Communications and interacting with Examiners to develop strategies for overcoming claim objections and rejections in preparation for notices of allowance • Advised foreign counsel on response strategies to foreign patent office communications • Provided patent litigation support including: preparing arguments and strategies defending against infringement allegations; interviewing expert witnesses and preparing expert reports; preparing documents for discovery production Trademark Prosecution & Litigation: • Prepared, filed and prosecuted domestic and foreign trademark applications, including: conducting trademark clearance searches and drafting trademark availability opinions; responding to USPTO Actions and Communications • Provided trademark litigation support including collecting evidence of and preparing arguments demonstrating infringement of client marks for notices of opposition and cease and desists Show less