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Advises clients on the legal and practical aspects of intellectual property protection, development and management.Represents technology and emerging businesses on U.S. and international patent application preparation and prosecution, patent validity and infringement opinion, and intellectual property counseling matters. Advises on intellectual property licensing and other transaction matters, on ‘open source’ software matters and on the intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including intellectual property due diligence and the negotiation of intellectual property terms and opinions.Areas of technical focus - complex electromechanical and mechanical systems, optics, semiconductor lithography and processing equipment, software, Internet and e-commerce applications, cryptography, network devices and protocols and wireless communications equipment.Areas of legal focus - intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.) counseling; licensing; mergers and acquisitions; open source

Listed skills include Patents, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Licensing, and 12 others.

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  Intellectual Property Law Partner

  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp

  Mar 2001 - Present