As a registered U.S. Patent Attorney and partner at the intellectual property (IP) law firm of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, I enjoy working with companies—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—to develop and protect their innovations and businesses with IP. I take a strategic approach to IP, leveraging my experience as a former consultant at Accenture. My clients also benefit from my background in computer science and my MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Companies routinely work with me in a variety of technical areas and industries in my expertise, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Metaverse inventions, Blockchain/Cryptocurrency, Internet of Things (IoT), cryptography and encryption, database, and information systems, GUIs, wireless communications, signal processing, software-related inventions, business methods, internet, e-commerce-related web systems, fintech, client-server architectures, medical devices, mechanical devices, among others.I have significant experience with patent preparation and prosecution. I have prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in emerging and technical areas and industries, including in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions (e.g., Europe, China, and Japan).Also, I litigate IP cases in various U.S. district courts and have practiced before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (including via inter partes review (IPR)) and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). I have experience at all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, summary judgment, and trial.I am honored to have been published in several prestigious IP publications, including the World Intellectual Property Review, Bloomberg Law, and IP Litigator, and to have been invited to speak at several IP conferences. I have recently spoken as a panelist for the USPTO, AIPLA, IPO, and IPWatchdog, among others. I am also the founder of PatentNext (https://www.patentnext.com/), a Patent and IP law blog focusing on Next-Generation and New Age Technologies.As an adjunct professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, I teach coursework on Patenting Software Inventions in the United States. Beyond my legal practice, I enjoy spending time with my family, skiing, playing golf, and computer programming.I welcome you to contact me to start a discussion at rphelan@marshallip.com or via LinkedIn. To view my full bio, please visit my law firm page at https://www.marshallip.com/ryan-n-phelan/