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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 06:16:03+00:00

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J.D. Intellectual Property Law, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California. Graduated 05/2008.
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. Graduated 12/1999.
M.A., Clinical Psychology with emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy , Pepperdine University, Irvine, California. Expected 05/2018.
Note: In addition to Marriage & Family Therapy, applications of clinical psychology include jury selection, witness preparation and examination, and trial presentation and strategy.
Admitted to practice in California (Bar No. 261371) and Illinois (ARDC No. 6298472).
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Reg. No. 60271).
Admitted to Central and Southern U.S. District Courts for the State of California.
Eligible for Admission by Motion to practice in 36 states including New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
Dissolutions (Divorces), Custody and Visitation, Restraining Orders, and Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements.
Intellectual Property: Leveraged law firm experience and background at technology companies, to provide broad-based, holistic counseling to startup companies.
Advised clients regarding patents and other forms of intellectual property, as well as requirements for patentability, and successful leveraging and monetization of intellectual property.
Advised clients on a broad array of contractual matters, including non-disclosure and ownership of intellectual property rights.
Assisted clients focus on opportunities for market disruption based on current products, projected market direction, while avoiding patent positions of other entities.
Represented the People of the State of California as a trial attorney prosecuting misdemeanors before the Superior Court of Los Angeles.
First chair trial experience in all phases of jury trials, including pre-trial/402 procedures, evidentiary motions including 1538.5 motions to suppress evidence, jury selection (voir dire), opening statements, witness examination, closing arguments, and advocating for sentencing recommendations.
Selected for inclusion in a six-month Volunteer Trial Attorney Training Program comprising a five-week immersive training program showcasing the latest advances in substantive law, and best practices in pre-trial strategy, witness preparation, and trial practice.
Discovery, depositions and witness preparation.
Assisted clients in procuring patent protection for inventions in software, electrical, and mechanical technologies.
Prepared invalidity and infringement contentions.
Performed due diligence, including invalidity, infringement, and design-around analysis.
Worked with, and prepared Expert Witnesses for trial.
Advised clients regarding patents, extent of patent protection, and requirements for patentability.
Prepared, filed, and prosecuted patent applications before the USPTO.
Worked with inventors to obtain invention disclosures with an eye to novelty and non-obviousness.
Represented clients on matters relating to electrical, software, and mechanical technologies. Experience includes patent litigation and prosecution, due diligence, and portfolio management.
Invalidity and infringement analysis, and preparation of claim charts.
Patent portfolio audit and analysis.
Patent prosecution for software and electrical inventions.
Increased productivity by analyzing and streamlining business processes for Legal and Engineering departments. Responsible for enterprise-wide backups, antivirus, data search, and Active Directory domain administration.
Awarded the title of “Principal” in recognition of work excellence.
Saved $200K+ by repurposing computing equipment within company.
Projects: Virtual environments, terminal computing, workflow/process design, contract processing and management software design, and repurposing computer equipment.
Drafted Utility Patent Applications, and Responses to Office Actions.
Analyzed patent claims, prosecution file histories, and prior art.
Drafted “Proper Use” product disclaimer.
Provided Windows/Unix technical support to Executive Staff & 1000+ end-users.
Reduced support costs by introducing system images and implementing a company-wide antivirus solution.
First apprentice in company’s history to be included in profit-sharing program.
Projects: CAD data manipulation, real-time monitoring of concealed load coils, and modem speed testing.
Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. ISBNs: 1931836817 & B000079Y5B.
Compaq ProLiant Systems Technologies. ISBN: B000079Y5H.
Sun Solaris 9 Administration Guides. ISBNs: B000079Y5L, B000079Y5V & B000083F6H.
ABA Report on the Federal Circuit’s Rehearing En Banc of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Working knowledge of basic Hindi and Punjabi.
Case Names Intentionally not Listed.
Subject Matter: Child custody and visitation, spousal support, and child support.
People of the State of California v. Tyson Christopher Johnson, No. 3MP05179 (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2014).
Client: People of the State of California.
Subject Matter: Hit and run case involving expert testimony on the reliability of cross-racial eyewitness identification.
People of the State of California v. Claudia Yolima Torres, No. 3MP09426. (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2014).
Subject Matter: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs case involving refusal to submit to chemical test.
People of the State of California v. Mark James Fierro, No. 4MP01654 (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2014).
Subject Matter: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs case involving a motion to suppress evidence.
People of the State of California v. Walter Morales, No. 4MP00831 (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2014).
Subject Matter: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs case involving a motion regarding the propriety of conducting separate prosecutions for a misdemeanor and vehicle code infractions.
Broadcom Corporation v. SiRF Technologies.
Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Subject Matter : Patent dispute involving GPS receivers, false advertising, and unfair competition.
Hill-Rom Services, Inc. et al v. Stryker Corporation.
Court : U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin & U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Subject Matter : Patent dispute involving electrical and mechanical technologies relating to hospital beds.
Novatel Wireless, Inc. et al v. Franklin Wireless Corp et al.
Client: ZTE Corporation, which was named as a co-defendant.
Court : U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Subject Matter : Patent dispute involving the architecture and functionality of mobile wireless hotspots.
B. B. Graham & Co., Inc. v. Know Your Options, Inc.
Client: Know Your Options, Inc.
Subject Matter : Trademark dispute involving likelihood of confusion, informational/mere slogans, laches, estoppel, silence, and generic marks.
MacNeil Automotive Products, Ltd. v. Winfield Consumer Products, Inc.
Client: Winfield Consumer Products, Inc.
Court : U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Subject Matter : Patent dispute involving thermoforming techniques for custom-made automotive floor mats, and patterns and fluid collection reservoirs therein.
Negotiated Data Solutions, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al.
Client: HTC Corporation, which was named as a co-defendant.
Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Subject Matter : Patent dispute involving computing devices with USB functionality.

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