Education:

     Purdue University
     Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

     Indiana University
     Bachelor of Science in Biology

     UCalifornia Western School of Law, 1990
     Juris Doctor
     Dean's Honor List

     Areas of Practice:                                                                       

Patent matters, Trademark matters, litigation before state and federal courts

He focuses on the procurement, protection and management of intellectual property rights for high technology companies. He has handled the preparation and prosecution of hundreds of patent applications for companies listed with the NASDAQ and NYSE.

In particular, he has experience across a broad spectrum of technical fields including analog and digital electronics, communications systems, processors, hard drives, semiconductor technologies, networks, hardware, software, signal processing, aerospace technologies, powerplants, mechanical engineering and medical arts.

Other practice areas include intellectual property license agreements, patent infringement and validity opinions and related analysis.

He has experience providing trademark clearance and application services.  He has handled trademark oppositions before the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and trademark appeals before Federal courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

     Industry experience:
Previously employed with Teledyne Isotopes as a Laboratory Scientist

     Litigation experience:
He has handled lawsuits as first chair through bench trials and jury trials in both State courts and Federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  He applies his litigation experience to strategically handle patent applications, trademark applications, and related IP matters.

     Admissions:
Registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Federal and State Courts of California; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; Federal and State Courts of Illinois; and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

     Associations:
American Intellectual Property Law Association; Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE); American Bar Association.