Vince Gustafson Email & Phone Number

Cary, Nc

My responsibilities include preparing and prosecuting patent applications, preparing and prosecuting applications for trademark registration, preparing legal opinions (e.g., validity, non-infringement, and freedom to operate), developing and implementing domestic and foreign intellectual property protection strategies, counseling clients on intellectual property issues, and providing intellectual property portfolio analyses.

Durham, North Carolina

My responsibilities included preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, preparing intellectual property-related legal opinions, counseling clients on domestic and foreign intellectual property strategies, and providing intellectual property portfolio analyses

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I was the first in-house patent attorney at Nanostream and developed the company's U.S. and foreign patent portfolio, registered trademarks in the U.S. and several foreign countries, drafted contracts, and provided technology-related legal support.

I participated in patent and trademark litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, wrote patentability optinions and legal opinions regarding invalidity, unenforceability, and non-infringement of patent claims, and drafted and prosecuted patent applications.

Mechanical engineer for power generation group of the Public Service Department (now Burbank Water & Power), providing: engineering support for operations and maintenance of four fossil fired steam-electric generating units and three gas turbine peaking units;project management for capital improvements including emission control retrofits, control upgrade, major equipment overhaul, etc.; andinterface with regional air quality and national water quality regulatory agencies.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Delta Phi Delta legal honor society

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Novice & Varsity Crew Team (rowing)

Education record