• Prepared patent applications in the field of computing, including, particularly, applications relating to machine learning, security and privacy, IoT, video conferencing, and human-computer interaction. Conducted inventor interviews.• Prosecuted patent applications in the field of computing before the USPTO. Drafted office action responses, pre-appeal briefs, appeal briefs, and other USPTO correspondence.

• Reviewed and counseled clients on copyrights and patents, as well as licenses, service agreements, SaaS Terms, API terms, SoWs, contractor agreements, and other contracts.• Negotiated and drafted various contracts, including service agreements and nondisclosure agreements.• Developed IBM policy regarding product clearance, open source clearance, and open source contributions.• Reviewed data usage issues including IP and privacy-related issues.• Conducted complex risk analysis for third party patents, including non-infringement analysis.• Provided guidance to engineers, business clients, and in-house counsel on legal risks related to intellectual property, transactions, and technology.• Charted claims for patent licensing and enforcement team. Conducted and reviewed patent searches.• Prepared a patent application in the field of computing. Conducted an inventor interview.• Conducted due diligence review of commercial and open source software, data sets, marketing and research materials, and other IBM offerings for IP risks.• Trained attorneys in product clearance and open source review.

Served as a Research Assistant for Professor Justin Hughes. Researched and prepared report regarding limited copyright license granted to Facebook by Facebook Terms of Service. Handled survey data for Intellectual Property Scholars Conference 2013.

Attended the Patent Training Academy and Patent Law and Evidence courses. Examined a patent application for a GPS-based software invention. Analyzed and drafted boundaries of software patenting post-CLS Bank. Addressed customer inquiries to the USPTO concerning patent law. Attended a hearing of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.