Practice Areas and Expertise

• Preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign-origin patent applications in a wide range of technologies including: radiant energy, ultraviolet and visible lamps, electron beam, microwave, optics, night vision, signal processing, semiconductor fabrication and architecture, and mechanical devices.

• Developing and implementing domestic and foreign patent application prosecution strategies.

• Preparing patent clearance, patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement opinions.

• Counseling clients regarding legal matters relating to Intellectual Property including patent portfolio management and filing strategies, freedom to operate issues, patent prosecution, post-issuance procedures (e.g., reissue and reexamination), trade secret law, licensing, and enforcement.

• Providing due diligence services in connection with initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions.

• Negotiating and preparing patent licensing agreements.

• Assisting in patent and trademark litigation, including preparing trial strategies, drafting motions and briefs, and presenting oral arguments.

• Inter-partes opposition practice in both European and Japanese patent offices.

• Trademark counseling, prosecution and enforcement, including preparing clearance opinions, filing and prosecution of federal trademark applications, and handling oppositions, cancellations, and domain name and internet disputes.

Prior Experience

Former Patent Examiner at The United States Patent and Trademark Office.