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Simsbury Connecticut

Advises clients on trademark, trade dress, and copyright issues in addition to trademark portfolio management, prosecution, and client counseling. Represents clients in a diverse range of industries including apparel, automotive, electronics, food and restaurant services, gaming, machinery, mobile technology, and sporting equipment.Handles cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).Handles worldwide trademark portfolio and enforcement efforts for numerous Asian technology companies from China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Santa Clara, Ca

• Drafted utility patent applications: personal electronic device accessories for smartphones and tablets, medical devices, consumer electronic devices, consumer goods, cosmetic electronic devices, consumer apparel, chemical formulations, and software (including mobile applications and medical diagnostic software)• Prepared design patent applications• Prosecute utility and design patent applications before the USPTO and foreign patent offices. • Worked closely with engineers and inventors to mine invention disclosures• Worked with foreign counsel to prosecute foreign applications• Prepared patentability and freedom to operate reports• Advised clients on infringement and non-infringement positions• Prepared appeal briefs for Patent Trial and Appeal Board • Supported litigation and respond to cease and desist letters• Prepared filings and documents for patent interference • Developed national and international patent portfolios for clients

Atherton, Ca

• Drafted utility applications: internal combustion engine, online video gaming, and mobile crowd-sourcing software• Prosecuted patent and trademark applications before the USPTO• Prepared a licensing and co-development agreement• Structured strategic business plans for startups, including venture capital seed funding, securing acquisitions and partnerships, best practices, and risk minimalization counseling• Prepared an International Trade Commission (ITC) section 337 complaint

Researched the author's right to termination under the Copyright Act, in the context of the Superman case.

Drafted various types of agreements: artist recording and management, book publishing, online media distribution, film production, master use music and synch licensing, and partnership and corporate formation documents. Registered trademarks and copyrights. Managed and enforced clients' DMCA rights and infringement claims.Researched new media uses for online content distribution.

B.S., Neuroscience, French Literature

Activities and Societies: Class of 2004 President, Phi Mu

Doctor Of Jurisprudence, May 2011

Activities and Societies: Academic Director of Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity, Intellectual.