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Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Manage patent portfolio covering hardware and software for Lyft's bikes and scooters, fleet, autonomous vehicle software, and 3D mapping technology. Conduct recurring patent sync with engineering teams across different lines of business to identify patentable subject matter. Identify patentable concepts and harvest patents. Manage outside patent counsel to prepare and prosecute patents to grow Lyft's patent portfolio. Collaborate with commercial and product counsel teams to draft agreements, mitigate risk, and protect Lyft's intellectual property related to partnerships, licensing agreements, supplier/vendor agreements, and M&A agreements. Provide patent litigation support including advising on favorable claim constructions for Markman hearings and providing potential invalidity opinions for IPR proceedings. Member of Open Source Software team responsible for reviewing inbound and outbound open source requests to analyze implications of using, contributing, and distributing open source software, and reduce litigation risk related to use of open source. Experienced in performing open source scans and analyzing OSS licenses for due diligence for M&A and licensing deals.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Strengthen and grow Lyft's autonomous vehicle patent portfolio by managing preparation and prosecution of patent applications covering Fleet and AV hardware and software technologies.Manage preparation and prosecution of patent applications covering various hardware and software for Lyft's bikes and scooters line of business.Support IP Litigation and competition analysis Provide IP counseling for Licensing, Strategic Partnerships and M&A AgreementsMember of Lyft’s Open Source team and counsel on both inbound and outbound open source issues

Detroit, Mi, Us

Member of IP Practice Group at Downey Brand acquired by Dickinson WrightProvide patentability opinions and freedom-to-operate opinionsPrepare and prosecute patent applications in the following technologies:Machine Learning AlgorithmsGraphical User InterfacesComputer DatabasesClient/Server ArchitectureComputer Hardware (e.g., power supply management, integrated circuits, etc.) Business Methods (e.g., POS, web commerce, license management, etc.)Mechanical Devices (e.g., laptops, smartphones, speakers, etc.)Materials (e.g., aluminum alloys, plastics, etc.) Manufacturing Techniques

Sacramento, Ca, Us

A team player. Takes pride and ownership of his work. Diverse technology background.• Draft and prosecute patent applications in the US and foreign jurisdictions for global Fortune 500 company covering consumer electronic devices, computer database, machine learning, wireless communication protocol, data encryption techniques, graphical user interfaces, integrated circuits, electromechanical devices, mechanical instruments, and material science• Manage US and foreign patent applications portfolio and conduct in-person patent examiner interviews on quarterly basis covering consumer electronic devices, manufacturing techniques, and material science• Advise clients on US and foreign patent prosecution strategies and correspondingly draft and prosecute patent applications as offensive and defensive assets• Counsel clients on patentability opinions, patent clearance opinions, and patent eligibility opinions

Prepared patent applications in the biotech, medical, and software fields. Prosecuted patent applications in the biotech, chemistry, electromechanical, medical device, and software fields, with particular emphasis in electrophoresis gel assays, antibody-antigen binding detection, flow cytometers, microencapsulated cell reaction chambers, fluid dynamics, catheters, digital signal processing, wireless communication networks, and bioinformatics algorithms.Prepared patentability opinions, non-infringement opinions, and clearance/ freedom-to-operate opinions and advised in-house patent counsel and clients of findings.Advised clients on patent strategy for new products, including assisting inventors with invention disclosures and guiding clients in guiding product development based upon technical understanding and knowledge of the field.

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

Evaluated patent applications covering surgical devices, catheters, medical diagnostics, software/hardware for surgical robotic systems, software/hardware for client/server architecture for medical networks, and software/hardware for medical diagnostic devices.

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

Assist Patent Administrative Judges in hearing and adjudicating ex parte appeals. Participate in ex parte appeal conferences, oral hearings, and inter partes review. Perform technical research and legal analysis in order to draft written opinions, written decisions on appeals, and brief Administrative Patent Judges in patent appeal cases related to wireless network systems, client/server data network architecture, search query engines, and other computer-related technologies.

Prosecuted US and foreign patent applications in fields of business methods, computer hardware/software applications, wireless network systems, client/server data network architecture, liquid-crystal display, integrated circuit manufacturing, data processing and data encryption, and graphical user interfaces.

Juris Doctor, Intellectual Property Law

Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)

Medical Device Design & Development Coursework