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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Provo, Utah Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Managed small law firm focused on intellectual property and litigation support.• Advise and assist clients with patent, trademark, e-discovery, and litigation matters.• Review and analyze contracts for provisions relevant to merger and acquisition transactions, including intellectual property licenses.• Analyze documents for privilege or confidentiality and relevancy for e-discovery in patent, trade secret, and other litigation.

Greater Chicago Area

First and only in-house patent attorney for multinational dairy equipment manufacturing company. Provided advice on all aspects of business related to intellectual property. Managed patent review boards improving decision making and reducing costs.• Managed outside intellectual property counsel, reducing costs by 65%.• Implemented and directed process for reviewing invention disclosures and developing strategies for protecting new or improved technology and products.• Conducted patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and invalidity studies.• Conducted due diligence reviews of intellectual property rights for licensing and purchase.• Advised marketing on trademark selection, conducted trademark clearance searches, and prosecuted trademark applications.• Managed development, prosecution, and policing of U.S. and international patent and trademark portfolios.• Reviewed and drafted contracts related to licensing IP, confidentiality agreements, and other commercial contracts.• Monitored third party activities, patents and applications, and trademark protection reports and prepared cease and desist letters.• Trained research and development teams on patents and the patent process.• Trained employees on compliance with company policies and legal requirements regarding corrupt practices.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Managed small law firm focused on intellectual property for a diverse array of individual and business clients.• Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications.• Prepared and prosecuted U.S. trademark registrations.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Member of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright practice team of a full service law firm providing clients with a complete array of intellectual property services.• Drafted and successfully prosecuted to allowance patent application protecting an agricultural machine that increased client’s annual revenue by 700% in five years.• Obtained allowance of patent protecting a truck accessory that became the dominant OEM product of its kind.• Obtained dismissal of patent infringement suit on the pleadings leading to favorable settlement.• Negotiated settlement and license for design patents targeted by declaratory judgment action.

Houston, Texas Area

Member of intellectual property practice group. Obtained patent, copyright, and trademark protection. • Obtained reexamination of patent allowing client to conduct business without infringing patent. • Wrote thorough patentability, invalidity, and infringement opinions.

Boise, Idaho Area

Attorney with small IP boutique specializing in strategic enforcement and licensing of intellectual property. • Conducted due diligence reviews of patent portfolios and licensing positions. • Counseled major high tech corporate client on outbound licensing strategy for worldwide IP portfolio.

Boise, Idaho Area

Associate with small IP boutique firm. • Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications. • Prepared and prosecuted U.S. trademark registrations. • Assisted with patent, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation and appeals.

Boise, Idaho Area

• Researched applicable law and prepared bench memos on pending appeals. • Drafted court opinions.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Intellectual Property Law & Policy

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Chemical Engineering

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