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Primarily responsible for drafting and negotiating material transfer agreements and collaboration agreements for UTMB's Office of Technology Transfer to support research teams in pursuing cutting-edge research

Drafted and negotiated intellectual property agreements including license agreements and asset purchase agreements; evaluated global patent portfolios; drafted patent claims for high impact continuation applications; conducted intellectual property due diligence; drafted patent legal opinions; prepared patent licensing presentations; managed patent claim charting projects for license negotiations; conducted patent freedom-to-operate studies; analyzed complex copyright issues.Drafted joint defense agreements, common interest agreements, and settlement agreements; drafted and argued patent litigation discovery and dispositive motions; argued claim construction hearings; examined and defended fact and expert deposition witnesses; developed witness outlines and trial demonstratives; negotiated patent litigation settlements; drafted patent litigation mediation briefs; prepared technology tutorial presentations; drafted inter partes review petitions and patent litigation pleadings; managed sophisticated document reviews; trained and supervised teams of document review attorneys; provided privilege and patent training; led prior art investigations and joint defense groups of outside counsel; prepared patent indemnity notice letters; served as local counsel in trademark and copyright litigation; supervised patent litigation activities of junior attorneys.Representative technologies: cybersecurity, cellular, automotive, camera, graphics, crib liners, medical devices, software, mobile apps, semiconductor, mobile payments, electronic marketplaces, networks

Taught seminar on attorney-client privilege and work product protection with an emphasis on patent cases

Led 15,000-member body of intellectual property professionals and set Section priorities in advancing the development and improvement of intellectual property laws; became first African-American Chair of the Section; chaired Section Council and Officer meetings; fostered relationships with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officials including via numerous meetings; provided strategic drafting input on amicus briefs.

Drafted patent claims for high-impact continuation applications; drafted intellectual property licensing agreements and assignment agreements; drafted and negotiated film agreements; drafted website terms of use; managed trademark and copyright portfolios; conducted trademark audits and advised on trademark strategy; prepared copyright applications; developed copyright strategy for content.Negotiated source code escrow agreements; managed patent litigation budgets; conducted prior art investigations; developed and coordinated patent search and analysis projects; examined and defended fact and expert deposition witnesses; drafted patent litigation pleadings and discovery; presented technology tutorial presentations; analyzed patent infringement issues.Representative technologies: set-top boxes, cellular, semiconductor, modems, software

Litigation practice group of intellectual property law firm

Drafted and prosecuted patent applications; managed and assisted in managing patent portfolios; drafted intellectual property agreements including licensing agreements and assignment agreements; prepared patent legal opinions; conducted trademark audits and advised on trademark strategy; analyzed non-compete agreements; analyzed copyright infringement issues; reviewed and analyzed marketing materials for legal issues; conducted trade secret investigations; examined and defended fact and expert deposition and trial witnesses; drafted discovery and pleadings for patent and trade secret litigation; conducted patent infringement and validity analyses.Representative technologies: semiconductor, medical devices, barcode scanning, sensors, software, modems, video, power supplies, automotive, oilfield monitoring

Joined intellectual property practice group via merger

Drafted and prosecuted electrical and mechanical arts patent applications including as to software; conducted invention disclosure and harvesting sessions; developed patent portfolio strategies; trained and supervised junior attorneys and patent agents on patent prosecution; drafted patent, trademark, and software license agreements; prepared patent legal opinions; prepared patent licensing presentations; drafted and prosecuted trademark applications; managed trademark clearance searches; prepared copyright applications; drafted discovery, pleadings, and legal research memoranda for patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright litigation.Representative technologies: audio, video, encryption, microcontrollers, memory, peripheral devices, software, security management