Legal experience includes over 25 years helping clients with patent protection (e.g., application preparation, prosecution, appeals, and petitions), licensing, opinions (e.g., patentablity, infringement, enforceability, validity, freedom to operate), and litigation.
Technological experience includes AI/ML, wireless communications (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G), computer hardware, software, and firmware, browsers, search engines, networks, databases, operating systems, displays, design environments, touch devices, haptic feedback, voice activation, computer security, media distribution, compression, cryptography, digital and analog circuitry (e.g., CPUs, NPUs, DSPs, memories, amplifiers), semiconductor design and fabrication, fiber optics, motors, target acquisition, gaming systems, aeronautical control systems, thermal sensors, batteries, oil and gas equipment, medical devices, and hearing aids.
Previous law firm experience includes five years with Fish & Richardson and Arnold, White & Durkee/Howrey Simon in Houston, handling pre-litigation and litigation matters, drafting opinions, negotiating and drafting licensing agreements, and drafting and prosecuting patent applications.<.
Previous engineering experience includes five years with Honeywell in Phoenix and Texas Instruments in Dallas, designing and testing control systems for commercial and military aircraft (e.g. MD-11, F-22) and other complex engineering products.