Patent Attorney
CurrentPartner at DeWitt LLP focusing on domestic and international patent prosecution and intellectual property litigation, as well as preparing patentability, infringement, and invalidity analysis and opinions, and assessment and management in mergers and acquisitions. My technical experience lies in the areas of chemical, biochemical, renewable energy, mechanical, and medical devices.Some recent projects for clients have involved:• Ammunition primer compounds• Biodegradable fiber-molded products• Carbon nanotube technologies• Electrochemical deposition compositions and processes• Coagulation agents and anticoagulants• CpG binding protein homologs for Prokaryotic DNA enriching• Ethanol byproduct processing• Fertilizer and cementitious compounds• Fischer-Tropsch catalysts• Immunological assays• Ion-exchange filter technology• Mutein proteins for binding TNF receptors• Nanoscale green-fuel technology • Nutraceuticals• Oil extraction process in ethanol production• Polymer compositions• Processes for detecting chemical, biological and environmental analytes• Processes for removing impurities from gas streamsIn my IP litigation capacity, some of my successes on behalf of clients include:• Represented defendant, a distributor of cooking accessories, in patent infringement case that settled before initiation of the discovery phase on favorable terms for the defendant• In a trade dress case, represented manufacturer and distributor of music chairs—settled with favorable terms for client during course of bench trial• Represented various defendants in architectural design copyright cases that settled before trial with favorable terms for the defendants• In a trademark litigation case, represented the plaintiff against multiple infringers who were not only infringing on client’s trademark, but also cybersquatting on confusingly similar marks—cases settled with defendants transferring domain names to plaintiff, along with other terms favorable to client
