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- Patent preparation and prosecution- Patent Office litigation proceedings including ex parte and inter partes reexaminations and inter partes review- Validity, infringement, and patentability opinions- Primary areas of technical experience: medical devices, sporting goods, physiological sensors, communications systems, consumer electronics, automotive.

- Performed legal research, analysis and writing for briefs defending USITC decisions on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit pertaining to circuitry devices of variable speed wind turbines and virtual channel tables for digital televisions- Participated on moot court team to prepare an attorney for oral argument regarding ground.

- Responded to USPTO Office Actions and amended patent application claims from diverse technical fields including a chemical compound for chemotherapy treatment of colon cancer, tandem filters for efficient thermovoltaic energy conversion and a business method for computer aided schematic drawing- Reviewed invention disclosures and conducted prior art.

- Conducted prior art analysis and assisted in the preparation of patent applications- Reviewed and analyzed patent appeals decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit- Performed marketing and research activities to help build the client base

- Assisted with launch of Coalition for Innovation, Employment and Development to strengthen, improve and defend intellectual property domestically and internationally- Researched the economic impact of innovation and intellectual property at national and state levels- Supported legislation to prevent compulsory licensing of patented innovations

- Analyzed feasibility of remote cargo inspection system via particle propogation using LANL radiation transport code- Oversaw lightweight armor development for DARPA Armor Challenge- Organized project to design and construct nanotube pilot manufacturing plant and completed research study to determine market potential and business development strategy.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Executive Editor, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal; Moot Court Board.

Bs, Physics & Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Varsity Lacrosse, Courses and Degrees Comittee