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Greater Seattle Area

• Development and strategic management of patent portfolios, and serving as Patent Counsel for start-ups, incubators, research organizations, private companies, and publicly traded companies • Software, eCommerce, social networks, network security • AI, machine learning, neural networks and NLP (e.g., YOLO, XNOR, and ELMo) • SaaS platforms and applications, Telecom, wireless, mobile • Industrial automation, robotics, medical devices, hybrid computing architectures, Blockchain• Development of patenting programs, stimulating and identifying innovations

Seattle, Wa

• Development and strategic management of patent portfolios for clients ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies• Software, eCommerce, social networks, network security• AI, machine learning, neural networks and NLP• SaaS platforms and applications• Telecom/wireless, industrial machines, automation, robotics • Development of patenting programs, stimulating and identifying innovations• Served as “virtual” Chief Patent Counsel for start-ups and publicly traded companies• Litigation support and IPR related tasks as needed by clientsPractice directed to providing counseling related to the establishment and operation of patent programs, the development and implementation of patent strategies for high-value patent portfolios, and the management of intellectual property related risks. Experience representing companies ranging in size from start-ups to publicly traded companies. Clients include (or have included) Visa, Micron, NetSuite/Oracle, Pixar, Amazon, Nordstrom, National Semiconductor, Jawbone, Support.com, the Allen Institute for AI, Dimensional Mechanics, and multiple start-ups in areas such as mobile applications, eCommerce, Telecom, VR, AI, and hybrid-electric transportation systems.

• Development and strategic management of patent portfolios • SaaS platforms and applications• Mobile payments and payment processing• Software, social networks• AI, machine learning, neural networks and NLP• Practice group leader for Seattle officePractice directed to stimulating the innovation process, and the development and management of high-value patent portfolios for clients ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies. Assisted client in negotiations with a Fortune 100 company having significantly greater leverage by executing plan to increase value of client’s portfolio, resulting in client’s ability to negotiate license on more favorable terms. Helped multiple clients to better position themselves for success within their competitive environment and improve opportunities to obtain funding.Practice group leader for Seattle office.

• Strategic management of domestic and foreign patent portfolios• Restructured patent department to adapt to changing economic and business environment of company• Product clearance, pre-litigation counseling, M&A support, and product development assistance• Portfolio used as part of licensing effort that has generated tens of millions of dollars• Managed patent department and provided legal analysis and support to company executives (CEO, CFO, COO, GC, CTO) during period in which this wireless data services and wireless Internet pioneer grew from 100 employees to over 2200, and from one location to multiple locations world-wide• Developed patent department infrastructure, company-wide plan to increase generation of invention disclosures and filed applications, educational materials for employees, and budget and cost tracking mechanisms for department• Grew patent portfolio from one issued patent to over one hundred

• Developed and executed initial operational phases for start-up• Evaluated licensing potential of acquisitions, developed portfolio strategy, and managed outside counsel responsible for acquired patent portfolios• Developed infrastructure and modeling tools to enable scaling of portfolio evaluation and management functionsResponsible for patent portfolio evaluation, acquisition, and management during initial operational phase of company. Worked closely with founders and other executives to identify patent portfolios of potential value, negotiate their purchase, and develop them into assets that could be licensed.

• Practice directed to obtaining patent protection for switched power supplies, semiconductor packaging methods, image and signal processing methods, and radar systems – also provided litigation support

J.D., Law

M.A., Physics

B.S., Astronomy