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Strategic patent and trademark procurement and portfolio management, patent and trademark litigation for a broad range of clients in areas of computer, electronics, semiconductors, automotive and mechanical technology. I help tech startups and high-growth companies in formation, fund raising, and entering the U.S. market. Representative technologies include mobile and wearable computing, automotive, artificial intelligence (AI), audio/video technology, smart home/sensors, and semiconductors.Since 2013, I have led the firm's Global China practice.

Michigan, California, Illinois

Strategic patent and trademark procurement, portfolio management and dispute resolution in areas of computer, electronics, semiconductors, automotive and mechanical technology. Strong track record of business origination.

Chicago, Il

Worked with technology managers on licensing agreements and IP portfolio evaluation for the College of Engineering.

Greater Boston Area

Patent applications and office action responses. Legal research and draft memorandums for patent litigation proceedings in trial courts and on appeal.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Patent applications and trademark searches. Draft corporate trade secret guidelines and legal research memorandums for commercial litigation.

Greater Chicago Area

Substantial experience in patent application and opinion drafting, patentability searches, and patent litigation support. In-depth analysis of open source licenses, including giving a presentation on this topic at the Northwestern University School of Law. For six months I also organized and taught a series of computer science lectures for a group of lawyers in the IPIT group.

Developed and maintained Oracle database applications (back-end) and ACCESS database applications (front-end).

Jd, Law

Phd, Computer Science

Be, Computer Science