Krystyna Colantoni Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Mei & Mark LLP provides clients high quality legal services in a flexible, cost-effective manner, focusing on the full range of IP practice including Patent Prosecution, IP Licensing and Litigation. Mei & Mark LLP is a minority-owned law firm based in Washington, DC.Head of Prosecution 2017- PresentPartner 2016-Present• Lead attorney for patent prosecution matters• Counsel international and domestic clients on portfolio strategies• Prepare and prosecute applications, including budget and client relationship management• Provide opinions on validity, infringement, product liability, & patentability• Support litigation teams at International Trade Commission, Court of Appeals, and District Court, including selecting arguments and enforcement strategies, preparing and reviewing briefing and motions, drafting cross-examination outlines, mooting arguments, and providing legal research, claim charts, and revised patent searches

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Associate and Student Associate, Electrical Practice Group• Receive basic training in the law firm side of patent prosecution and client services with world-class leaders in Intellectual Property Law.• Drafted new patent applications, client counseling letters, and opinions.• Prosecuted design and utility patent applications in the areas of gaming, consumer product components, DVD & Blue-Ray, telecommunications hardware & software, and software-as-a-service (SOS).• Participated in client intake and relationship building meetings and dinners. Research and draft documents for bidding on projects and for deciding whether to engage relationships.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Researched legal topics for civil cases, including contracts, trademark, and tort matters. Attend medical malpractice trial in observational capacity. Discuss topics of interest to the judge, such as jury selection strategy, outcome-determinative jury instructions, and motions practice.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Perform all aspects of pre-signatory authority patent examination. Attend all trainings and maintain production. Advance Director initiative to reduce pendency by taking on new subject matters in a Time-to-Office-Action regime as an Examiner for Class 378, X-ray Devices & Image Analysis; Class 385, Optical Waveguides; and Class 356, Measuring and Testing.

Washington, Dc

As the first employee for a start-up free space optical telecommunications company (FSO), I researched impediments and solutions to implement end user and broadcast equipment.• Researched competing patents and Trademarks to understand the landscape of competition, including training at the USPTO for use of the “shoes” and electronic public search tools. • Revised business plans and patent applications to liaise with investors and vendors, including pitching at trade shows, attending venture capital and angel investment meetings, and strategizing the advantages of cost and numerosity of end user devices.• Performed optical software modeling, organized and executed a Proof-of-Concept project, and deciphered IEEE, Federal (C.F.R. & U.S.C.) and international laser & telecommunications requirements for compliance of the end-user consumer products and telco hotel/server equipment.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Serve as house parent for at-risk youth, including coordinating community service involvement. Assist students in their participation in extracurriculars and academics. Assist in household activities: planning, meals, chores, homework, and other team dynamics.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Support general practice attorney with docket management, depositions, document drafting, client correspondences, implementation of automation tools, and staff training.

Jd

Activities and Societies: AIPLA Intellectual Property Moot Court participant; Soap Box Moot Court participant.

Bs, Biophysics

Activities and Societies: Author for Aquinas newspaper; Faculty-Student research on Yttrium-based superconductors.

General-Study Abroad

Activities and Societies: Quokkas Orienteering; Author and Artist for Heretical student magazine