Expert Details
Intellectual Property Protection
ID: 725547
Kentucky, USA
He is an expert witness relating to legal and technology matters in federal courts, including in infringement of patents, both for the patent owner and the accused infringer.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1960 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Kentucky |
| Year: 1964 | Degree: Juris Doctor | Subject: Intellectual Property Law | Institution: George Washington University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal owner of firm - patent attorney | Department: |
Responsibilities:He advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and related engineering matters. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1964 to 1982 | Employer: self employed | Title: Owner of earlier firms - patent attorney | Department: |
Responsibilities:He advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and related engineering matters. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1960 to 1964 | Employer: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | Title: Patent Examiner | Department: |
Responsibilities:He examines patent applications of corporations and individual inventors to determine if a US Patent should be granted, and if so, the scope of the protection. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1960 to 1964 | Agency: US Patent and Trademark Office | Role: Patent Examiner | Description: He examines patent applications and rules on the granting of patents, as well as the scope of the claims. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1964 to Present | Country / Region: Industrialized countries, including European and Japan, primarily | Summary: He advises clients on obtaining patents, and registering trademarks and copyrights in all industrialized countries. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| He is a member and leader in several intellectual property organizations, including the National Inventors Hall of Fame, ABA, AIPLA and National Council (See UK HOD Resume). |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and Federal and State Courts, as required. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| He is an Officer and Chair of Committees in professional organizations (See UK HOD Resume). |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He is top rated by Lexis-Nexis and Best Lawyers (See UK HOD Resume). |
| Medical / Professional |
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| NA |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has prepared hundreds of patents for clients, and written and published on Intellectual Property. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| In addition to representing clients in intellectual property legal cases, he has served as an expert witness in other federal court cases, relating to legal, as well as technology and engineering, matters. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has written a book entitled Intellectual Property that is now in its 3rd Edition. The current version includes co-authors. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| When researching patent or trademark matters, he investigates the competing products in the relevant technology. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He follows the development of the technology in many industries (See web site). |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He advises clients with respect to introduction of new products and the use of new manufacturing processes, primarily from the aspects of patents and trademarks. |
Fields of Expertise
canons of claim construction, claim (patent), patent claim chart, patent claim construction, literal infringement, inventions, patent application, patentability evaluation, foreign patent, process inventing, device patenting, electronic device patenting, technology transfer, trade secret law, trademark law, copyright law, advertising claim substantiation, computer-aided design patent figure, contributory infringement, copyright, copyright infringement, device inventing, device patent, direct infringement, Doctrine of Equivalents, electrical device patenting, electromechanical device patenting, induced infringement, intellectual property, international patent law, inventology, legal liability, legal patenting, license, Markman hearing, mechanical engineering, metal patenting, network architecture, patent, patent claim construction brief, patent cost reduction, patent infringement, patent law, patent prosecution, patent specification, patent trolling, plastics patent, plastics trade secret, royalty rate, small business, software copyright, software patent, software reverse engineering, statute, trade secret, trademark, trademark infringement, trademark survey, United States patent, trade secret protection, fiduciary duty, branding, legal malpractice, negligence, dispute, false advertising, computer networking patent, data communication patent, mediation, conventional licensing, brand extension licensing, commercialization, business development, business ethics, entrepreneurship, consumer survey, new consumer product development, fluidics, generic drug, crane design, design for cost, electronic control new product development, drag reduction, technology innovation, new product market survey, new product design, machine design review, paper document, document, reverse engineering, design for manufacturability, dynamic balance, new technology business value measurement, new product development, new product assessment, mechanical device design, machine design, helicopter design, conveyor design, product liability, technology licensing, marketing, innovation, friction, fluid mechanics, fluidic control device, concurrent engineering