Top best Intellectual Property Lawyers Near me in ZIP 20036

Mr. Iwashko is an attorney who focuses his intellectual property practice on patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and also provides legal representation and services in various other fields of law. Mr. Iwashko has over a decade of intellectual property law related experience, and has represented clients by drafting patent applications and prosecuting patents directed toward a myriad of different technological fields, including, but not limited to, computer hardware, software, circuit design, image forming apparatuses, medical devices, chemistry, biomedical technology, pharmaceuticals, mechanical devices, semiconductors, databases, micro-electromechanical systems, communication devices/systems, amplifiers, optical devices, and switches.. Prior to becoming a registered patent attorney, Mr. Iwashko worked as a Patent Examiner at the USPTO, where he examined patents focused on Computer Memory, Storage and Control. While at the USPTO, Mr. Iwashko received the Special Achievement Award within his first 10 months of employment.. Furthermore, Mr. Iwashko was the first student who graduated from the Johns Hopkins University/Goucher College 3/2 Engineering Program with a triple-degree, after which he worked at International Business Machines (IBM) as an Engineering Consultant in the Government Sector. At IBM, Mr. Iwashko presented solutions for various projects contracted by ARMY, the IRS, and the DoD DLA, programmed code for hardware, software, web-pages, and databases, as well as wrote business proposals, priced application ventures for clients, and acted as a liaison between the engineers and the sales staff.

I advise clients to protect their IP assets and manage their IP risks in the commercial marketplace, with an emphasis on patent transactional issues such as patent procurement, product clearance, due diligence of IP assets, the changing legal landscape in view of the America Invents Act, and IP-related agreements including licensing, joint development, cooperative research agreements, supply agreements, and more.  I am a registered patent lawyer, a partner in the Haynes and Boone, LLP IP group, and have been practicing law for almost 18 years.  I have helped technology-saavy clients in industries as varied as healthcare, energy, materials, food, automotive, leisure/golf, and more.

Elizabeth H. Cohen, a partner at Arent Fox, practices in the areas of trademarks, copyrights, as well as other areas of intellectual property and litigation. Her experience includes all aspects of trademark law including, managing large and small domestic and international trademark portfolios for major companies, filings and prosecution, federal court litigation, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising, domain name and Internet issues, copyright law, marketing advice and agreements, and licensing.. Elizabeth represents clients in trademark infringement and unfair competition suits in federal courts nationwide, as well as in general commercial litigation. She has extensive experience with ex parte and inter partes proceedings before the TTAB and conducting mediations and settlements of disputes. Elizabeth also handles domestic and international trademark prosecution practices, including clearance, prosecution, maintenance and enforcement and strategies. She has worked with clients to establish brand identity and internal intellectual property procedures and style manuals. In addition, Elizabeth has experience with negotiating licensing and merchandising agreements for multiple Fortune 500 companies.. Elizabeth has worked with clients in a variety of industry segments including, for example, entertainment, advertising, automotive, franchising, food and beverage, publishing, trade associations, software, internet, real estate and hotel services.. Before joining Arent Fox, Elizabeth practiced in New York City and Atlanta, where she was extensively involved in trademark, unfair competition, copyright and patent infringement litigation and trademark counseling, licensing and litigation.. An active member of several professional associations, Elizabeth currently holds membership in the following: the International Trademark Association (INTA); the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); the Bar Association for the District of Columbia; the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA); the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI); and the American Bar Association.. Elizabeth’s recent publications include: