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Natick, MA, US

Marlborough, MA, US

Marlborough, MA, US

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

• Managed patent portfolio for lighting electronics, LED lamps, control systems, and LED luminaires.
• Managed outside counsel in drafting and filing patent applications, and responses to office actions.
• Drafted responses to US office actions and provide instructions to foreign agents.
• Reviewed and evaluated invention disclosures, critically analyzing new ideas and concepts.
• Conducted risk assessments for introduction of new products.
• Worked closely with engineers and research groups to extract intellectual property from ongoing projects.

Boston, MA, US

• Prosecuted over 90 patent applications in a wide range of technical areas, including e-commerce, mobile applications, social networking applications, financial management software, consumer electronics, gaming systems.
• Counseled small start-up companies and large corporations in mining and managing patent portfolios, including performing patentability, freedom to operate, due diligence, non-infringement and invalidity analyses.
• Reviewed and assisted in negotiating joint development agreements, software licenses, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Provided litigation support including drafting complaints, managing discovery, preparing witnesses for depositions, performing infringement and claim construction analyses.
• Advised clients regarding Internet presence and best practices including reviewing and drafting website privacy policies and terms of service agreements.
• Performed trademark clearance searches and responded to trademark office actions.

• Completed over 50 intakes and pro bono referrals.
• Performed legal research and drafted legal memoranda.
• Conducted a webinar titled “Protecting Your Creative Works.”
• Filed copyright and trademark registrations and responded to trademark office actions.
• Drafted and reviewed license agreements for musicians, writers and artists.

• Managed product production and distribution from contract manufacturer in China.
• Managed world-wide customer support including technical support and returns handling.
• Created content and managed production of multilingual manuals for next generation products.
• Devised pre-production tests for engineering prototypes.
• Researched technical feasibility of future products.

San Jose, CA, US

• Responsible for the sales, account management, and technical support for fiber optics transceivers, ASICS, LEDs and other optoelectronic component product lines.
• Managed geographical sales through distribution channels.
• Negotiated development contracts and non-disclosure agreements.
• Developed relationships at all levels of the target organization.
• Performed market research for the Boston area.

Jd, Intellectual Property - Patent Law

China Intellectual Property Summer Institute

Bs, Electrical Engineering