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Germantown, Md, Us

Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

• Prepare, file, and prosecute US patent and trademark applications as a sole practitioner.• Render legal opinions for clients on ideal scope and form, and other aspects of IP portfolio strategy.• Outside expert in intellectual property law hired by other attorneys and law firms.• Pro bono work: Assisted in identifying and correcting inadvertent misrepresentations/inconsistencies in prior immigration filings. Successfully guided a US citizen in sponsoring her mother's permanent residency.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Prepared US patent applications and claim sets based on direct discussion and disclosure by inventors. Analyzed potential patent applications for patentability, scope, and licensing and marketing viability.• Prepared office action responses and appeal briefs; held examiner interviews to advance prosecution.• Analyzed and revised translated contents of foreign priority and national stage applications for clarity, USPTO standards, and improved claim scope.• Prepared, filed, and prosecuted patent applications in arts including but not limited to: automated movement and routing of aerial and ground vehicles, machine learning models, computer language and speech input processing, automated bidding in online advertising, search query processing, computer workflow management, computer networks, display panels and LEDs, video and image compression, image enhancement and processing, aerosol devices, cybersecurity, and mobile networks.• Associate of choice at the firm to answer § 101 rejections. Overcame § 101 rejections on first response at over twice the success rate of fellow associates. Trained colleagues on § 101 case law and best practices.• Specifically requested by a major client to draft their newest series of patent applications in the art of mobile network operation and control.

Ellicott City, Md

• Prepared patent applications and claim sets based on direct discussion and disclosure by inventors. Analyzed potential patent applications for patentability, scope, and licensing and marketing viability.• Prepared office action responses and appeal briefs; held examiner interviews to advance prosecution.• Prepared, filed, and prosecuted patent applications in arts including but not limited to: user authentication, encryption, trainable user incentivization systems, image processing and filtration, signal source recognition, signal receivers and transmitters, computer network organization, electronic design software, circuit board components, memory controllers, reprogrammable credit cards, touchscreens, electrical connectors, medical devices and implants, eye infection treatments, water storage and filtration structures, mechanical locks, gear structures, eyeglass structures, and slide rail assemblies.• Prepared, filed, and prosecuted trademark applications, including post-registration maintenance. Prepared and served motions, discovery requests, and discovery responses in trademark oppositions.• Prepared, reviewed, and recorded intellectual property assignments.

Ellicott City, Md

• Researched and prepared office action responses in various mechanical, electrical, and software fields.

El Segundo, Ca

• Prepared, filed, and prosecuted US patent applications as an unsupervised in-house practitioner, in the arts of web-based interfaces and website administration systems, based on direct discussion and disclosure by inventors.• Conducted thorough prior art searches to determine patentability and ideal claim scope. • Analyzed and revised client’s patent portfolio strategy, considering factors such as likelihood of allowance and probable value of resulting patent for each potential patent application

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed and revised translated contents of foreign priority and national stage applications for clarity and USPTO standards.• Conducted thorough prior art searches to determine patentability, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate.• Researched and compiled biannual reviews of recent intellectual property legal developments for benefit of firm and clients.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Prepared, filed, and prosecuted patent applications in arts including but not limited to: smartphone operations, wireless power transmission, audio recognition, data filters, user authentication, and robotic surgical tools.• Prepared answers and motions in infringement lawsuits and trademark oppositions. Composed cease-and-desist letters and responses thereto.• Regularly analyzed effects of patent legislation, including the America Invents Act and associated rulemaking, and new developments in patent case law. Evaluated changes to best practices, updated official firm procedure, and advised clients and fellow associates accordingly.• Composed legal opinions for colleagues and clients on subjects including but not limited to: patentability of various subject matters, trademark use-in-commerce, and viability and desirability of IP assignments.• Wrote articles on developments in intellectual property for the firm’s legal blog.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Composed internal memos detailing research and proposing legal arguments on subjects including post-KSR obviousness, patent claim interpretation, and trademark assignments. • Assisted partners and other attorneys in the drafting of patent applications, office action responses, and motions before the USPTO. Proofread articles and communications.

Herndon, Va

• Researched and prepared opinions for clients as to possible responses to office actions. Composed responses per client instruction.

Washington Dc

• Prosecuted patent applications in arts including but not limited to: 3D displays, image filters and encoding methods, touch input devices, hearing aids, and display drivers.• Corresponded with international clients regarding case status and potential prosecution strategies.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and composed more than twenty published articles for the Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, covering recent case law, legislation, rulemaking, and other legal developments related to intellectual property.• Attended and reported on Senate Judiciary Committee meetings and hearings as a member of the press.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched Federal Communications Commission and Department of Homeland Security rulemaking related to cellular communications issues. Attended policy meetings and hearings.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Researched and drafted briefs and legal memoranda for civil litigation, in topics such as transactional law, rules of evidence, principles of equity, child custody, and civil unions. • Assisted presentation at trial, prepared exhibits and files, and maintained document filing schedules.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Retrieved case material, proofread briefs, organized files, supervised document filing schedules and ensured timely submission of legal motions.• Maintained computers and office equipment.

Orange County, California Area

• Analyzed and recommended third-party software for use in the office.• Programmed scripts for automated software load testing. Ran scripts and reported testing results. • Maintained a series of manual testing checklists, revising as the product altered or added features, for more precise and efficient manual testing.• Uncovered and documented over 2300 bugs in the company’s online collaborative software in two years, roughly a third of those discovered by the entire company during the same period.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Counseled the branch CEO on all matters of web design and other technical decisions. • Wrote procedural manuals for office operation.• Designed and maintained company online presence, including advertising copy and email campaign.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: AIPLA Quarterly Journal, Student Intellectual Property Law Association, Cyberlaw Student.

Bs, Information And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Society, Campuswide Honors Program.Minor in Digital Arts. Studied abroad at Tsuru University.