About
BAR ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
- Admitted to the State Bar of California, 2007, (CASB # 254565)
- Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2007, (Registration #61504)
- Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.), State of California, 2004, (License # 00120046)
EXPERIENCE:
J. MARK HOLLAND & ASSOCIATES
Patent Attorney June ’08-January ‘09 Newport Beach, CA
- Temporarily filled in for intellectual property associate while associate was on sabbatical.
- Participated in intellectual property litigation, drafted Motions, Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions, Requests for Productions, and various other discovery requests.
- Prepared and filed U.S. Trademark applications and Madrid Protocol applications.
- Prepared and filed responses to Office Actions and TTAB Oppositions.
- Drafted patent specifications, claim language, and responses to Office Actions.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM, LLP
Contract Attorney March ’08-June ‘08 Los Angeles, CA
- Reviewed discovery documents in copyright and trademark litigation using DocuMatrix.
- Reviewed and recorded objections to opposition’s trial exhibits.
LAUSON & SCHEWE, LLP
Patent Attorney Feb. ’08-March ’08 Manhattan Beach, CA
- Assisted with late stage patent litigation until settlement was reached.
- Drafted motions, oppositions to motions, and reviewed jury instructions.
- Drafted patent applications and responses to trademark office actions.
QUINN, EMANUEL, URQUHART, & HEDGES, LLP
Contract Attorney Jan. ‘08-Feb. ’08 Los Angeles, CA
- Reviewed technical discovery documents in patent litigation using iCONNECT.
THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN STRAIN
Law Clerk Oct. ’08-Jan. ’08 Redondo Beach, CA
- Assisted with legal research concerning probate and commercial tax issues.
PATENT LAW & VENTURE GROUP
Patent Law Clerk May ’06- May ‘07 Newport Beach, CA
- Participated in client consultations concerning the appropriate form of intellectual property protection.
- Wrote preliminary drafts of utility and design patents, and responses to office actions.
- Wrote and filed various petitions with the USPTO (e.g., time extensions, withdrawals from abandonment, accelerations).
USFILTER/WESTATES
Field Sales Engineer Dec. ’02-Aug. ’04 Los Angeles, CA
- Designed and sold activated carbon filtration systems for liquid and vapor phase waste streams based on pressure, temperature, flammability, gas solubility, pH, material compatibility, and relative humidity concerns.
THERMOTRON
Field Sales Engineer Feb. ‘02- Dec.’02 Los Angeles, CA
- Consulted client selection of thermal, humidity, and vibration test, stress, screening, and simulation systems.
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY
Technical Program Manager Feb. ‘00-Aug. ’01 Austin, TX
- Assisted customers in semiconductor package design and material selection based on electrical, thermal, environmental, and financial restrictions.
FLOWSERVE INTERNATIONAL
Applications Engineer Co-op Jan. ’97-Aug. ’98 Houston, TX
- Engineered custom mechanical seals for the oil and chemical industry.
EDUCATION:
WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL Costa Mesa, CA
- Juris Doctor, Graduated May 2007.
- Dean’s Merit Scholarship Recipient.
- Intellectual Property Fellow and Participant in Intellectual Property Certificate Program.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY College Station, TX
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Graduated December 1999.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Orange County Bar Association
- Orange County Patent Law Association
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association