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Scott Hilton is a partner at Kunzler Bean & Adamson, PC. Scott helps clients of all sizes acquire patent, trademark, and copyright protection for their intellectual property and helps them enforce that intellectual property. Scott is a go-to for corporate counsel at large software and hardware companies that need help with patent or trademark prosecution, and also enjoys helping new startups build valuable patent and trademark portfolios.. Scott joined the firm in February of 2006 after studying electrical and computer engineering at Brigham Young University. He attended law school at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. During law school, local patent attorneys selected Scott as the “Best Oralist” in the Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court competition between local law schools. Scott’s paper entitled, “Free and Open Source Software: How Free are the Nonliteral Elements?” was selected as a local winner in the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition on copyright law. Scott finished his final year of law school at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where he researched the subject of Internet regulation and worked to introduce a CyberSafety Constituency within ICANN, the Internet governing body.. Prior to joining the firm, Scott spent two years performing patent research and analysis on the 3GPP wireless standard for Coltera Intellectual Property. While at Coltera, Scott worked with and trained attorneys and engineers from many of the largest wireless companies in the world on intellectual property and technical matters. He later worked in-house for Fujifilm Microdisks, where he drafted core patent applications and screened patents in the disk drive industry in preparation for a new product release.

Sarah Matthews prepares and prosecutes patent applications, including those related to chemical arts and medical devices. Mrs. Matthews also prepares opinions for clients regarding the patentability, validity, and infringement of United States patents. She has worked on diverse intellectual property litigation issues, including patent infringement, trademark infringement, trade secrets, and copyrights. Ms. Matthews has represented clients on both sides of patent infringement suits, including non-practicing entities enforcing patents and defendants accused of patent infringement.. Outside the office Ms. Matthews enjoys outdoor activites such as backpacking, skiing, hiking, and camping. She has backpacked the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier.

Rand is the founder of Bateman IP Law Group and specializes in the protection of all forms of Intellectual Property.  His experience includes complex litigation, and prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright matters.  Rand has represented clients from across the United States and several foreign countries.  He has obtained more than 200 patents, and has overseen registration of nearly 250 trademarks.  Rand has also litigated numerous patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters ranging from architectural copyright cases to patent cases in which his clients received million dollar settlements.. Rand has also founded Utah Genius.  Utah Genius is an event dedicated to awarding those people who drive Utah's creative economy.  Utah Genius has been consistently recognized in the News and public.

Patent Prosecution Attorney with 15 years of engineering R&D experience.  I bring a practical understanding of manufacturing and product development to drafting and prosecuting applications with the USPTO.  My engineering expereince is focused on new product development and transfer to manfacturing.  Experienced in chemical process development, semiconductors, medical devices, printers, and software.

My practice includes general patent prosecution and IP counseling with respect to building and managing IP portfolios for major companies, as well as building IP portfolios for newer companies in the initial stages.  My practice includes preparation and prosecution of various patent, trademark, and copyright applications in the computer/software, architectural, chemical, mechanical, and medical arts, and related strategic counseling.  I also prepare patent opinions, and provide general strategic advice and support in litigation matters in the U.S. and internationally.. I represent clients ranging from large fortune 500 companies to small local companies and inventors.  Representative clients are located in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Asia, and include, for example, 3form, Hunter Douglas, DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Microsoft, Clorox Company, Glad Company, Miche Bag, and Traeger Grills.  I have advised fortune 500 companies on general IP strategy, and have been the primary point of contact in building a company’s IP from the stage of no intellectual property through to the first major financing round, and/or to the IPO.  I am registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.. Prior to law school, I worked as a genetic sequence analyst for Myriad Genetics, Inc., aiding in the discovery of the Human Coronary Heart Disease gene (CHD1). My work included analyzing gene sequences, as well as writing various computer scripts and programs in the GDE environment.  I also performed published research as an undergraduate while helping to develop a genetic mouse model for Multiple Sclerosis.

My name is Daniel Morath, Ph.D. and I am a US intellectual property (IP) attorney who lives in Utah.  Professionally, I have worked in most areas of intellectual property law (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and related litigation), with a special emphasis in obtaining patent and trademark protection for chemical and life sciences developments (e.g., drugs, natural products, vaccines, biotechnology, gene therapy, medical devices, cosmetics, and other related inventions). In this regard, I have represented people and companies in various litigation matters including patent interference proceedings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, in due diligence analysis and opinions, in protecting clients' brands, in analyzing worldwide patent positions of various parties, and in negotiations

Mr. Todd's practice primarily focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications related to the chemical and mechanical arts. He has experience in patent preparation in technologies such as dental compositions, pharmaceuticals, medical and dental device technologies, polycrystalline diamond products, petroleum refining and catalysis, especially nanocatalysts, biodegradation systems, air pollution control systems, as well as sports, fitness, and exercise equipment.. Mr. Todd also assists with transaction work such as opinions regarding patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom to operate.. Prior to law school, Mr. Todd completed a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering while also working with the faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department as a teacher's assistant in the area of air pollution control technologies.

Mr. Todd has participated as counsel in over 25 patent appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in a number of patent actions in federal trial courts.  His practice focuses primarily on the summary judgment and appellate phases of patent litigation, and on client counseling matters requiring an analysis of patent infringement and validity.. Mr. Todd served from 1997-1998 as a law clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which resolves patent appeals from all U.S. district courts as well as all appeals from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Todd has participated in authoring a number of publications on patent law issues, has lectured on intellectual property issues, and currently serves as an adjunct professor of law at Brigham Young University where he teaches courses in patent law. He has also served as the principal author in amicus briefs filed on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in cases pending before the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Lunt’s practice currently focuses on preparing and prosecuting foreign and domestic patent applications in a variety of areas. He has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in the areas of computer hardware, computer software, medical devices, fiber optic devices, automotive technologies, exercise equipment, portable touchscreen devices, semiconductor devices, RF devices and others. He regularly works with small businesses, large corporations and educational entities to provide U.S. and foreign patent filing strategies. Mr. Lunt has also developed strong relationships with many of the patent examiners at the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office, having conducted hundreds of in-person examiner interviews.

Mr. Johanson is a shareholder at Durham Jones & Pinegar who specializes in patents, trademarks, copyright and technology law.  He chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property Section.  He provides patent-related services involving the electronics arts, especially wireless communications, computer technology, software and other technologies. He focuses on all phases of intellectual property management, including domestic and foreign patent procurement, post-issuance administrative proceedings, portfolio management, preparation of noninfringement and invalidity opinions, product clearance analysis, due diligence evaluations, and pre-litigation evaluations and strategic counseling for asserting patent rights or responding to patent infringement allegations. He provides comprehensive counseling for defending the validity of clients’ patents and challenging the validity of patents owned by clients’ competitors.

Mr. Cassell counsels clients in all areas of United States patent practice, ranging from patent procurement to opinion preparation to licensing.. He has written many patent applications in close cooperation with inventors and actively participates in the management of patent portfolios of companies. He helps clients evaluate inventions in the context of business objectives and applies his extensive prosecution experience to develop internal patent procurement strategies and procedures for clients. He routinely handles applications received from abroad in the United States, as well as filing applications in international patent offices directly and in accordance with the International Patent Cooperation Treaty. Mr. Cassell also counsels clients on patent validity and infringement. He has written numerous opinions to defend clients against charges of willful patent infringement, and has negotiated with opposing counsel about such patents. In addition, he regularly advises clients about infringement risks during the design process and has coordinated clearance studies requiring the evaluation of competitor patents. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Cassell worked as a design engineer with particular focus on industrial applications involving high temperature materials.

Mr. Aycock is a member of the firm’s litigation group. His practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions, and trade secret, false advertising, and unfair competition cases. He also works on transactional matters such as the preparation of opinions regarding validity, infringement, unenforceability, and patentability.

I have over 23 years of experience in patent prosecution and counseling. I counsel clients on patent and trademark portfolio development and management, intellectual property litigation, intellectual property licensing, and intellectual property due diligence. My clients span a number of different industries, including medical devices, health care, life sciences, university research and development, energy, mining, and aerospace. A significant part of my practice includes representing clients from outside of the United States before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including clients from Europe, China, Japan, Korea, and Israel.. Clients trust my ability to obtain patents that are enforceable against competitors. U.S. patents in the medical device field that I obtained have been successfully asserted at the district court level to obtain a multimillion-dollar judgement. U.S. patents in the superabrasive materials technology area that I obtained have been enforced at the U.S. International Trade Commission.. Clients also trust my counseling on patent infringement and validity issues. I have served as opinion counsel for a defendant in a patent infringement case in which the patent at issue was found invalid and not infringed at the district court along with the decision being upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. I have also performed due diligence investigations for investors and companies considering acquiring large patent portfolios.. While I have specific experience with medical device, materials science, and mechanical technologies, my patent prosecution and counseling experience covers a wide range of technology areas. Some examples of specific technologies I have worked with include invasive and external urinary catheters, ureteral and vascular stents, thrombectomy devices, bone implants, diagnostic devices, cardiovascular devices, and superelastic and shape memory alloys; polycrystalline diamond cutting elements and bearings; physical and process metallurgy; chemical compositions and processes; composite materials; food science and technology; osmosis systems; and lasers, fiber optics, photodetectors, and other photonic devices.. Before practicing law, I gained practical engineering experience as a materials engineer and fracture mechanics specialist at a large aerospace corporation that designed solid-fuel rocket motors.

I am the founder of Eminent IP®, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Eminent IP®, specializes exclusively in intellectual property law. I have 18 years experience in private practice as an intellectual property attorney generally, and more particularly as a registered patent attorney. Prior to law school I had a successful career as an electronics engineer for the United States Air Force, composing software and designing hardware test interfaces to test computer hardware for military weapons systems. I have prosecuted over 200 patent applications to issuance and have technical expertise in wide variety of disciplines including: electrical engineering, electronics, software, mechanical and medical devices.I provide legal counsel on all aspects of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and related licensing and litigation. The bulk of my practice involves the acquisition of patent and trademark rights. But, I also litigate infringement issues for all types of intellectual property including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets. I also do a significant amount of strategic counseling and licensing related to intellectual property.I work with clients ranging from start-ups to fortune 500 companies. If you need legal advice relating to any aspect of your technology, whether acquisition, leveraging or enforcement of IP rights, I would be delighted to speak with you. Initial consultations are always free of cost. Eminent IP® - Nothing But IP®Paul C. OestreichEminent IP, P.C.P.O. Box 573Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-0573USA Legal Specialties: Intellectual Property Law including Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and related Licensing and Litigation

As an accomplished legal professional with over 20 years of experience, I specialize in procuring and managing global IP rights, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights, with a particular emphasis on working with skin care, dietary supplement, and other product-based companies.. I have extensive experience in brand management, labeling requirements, and social media enforcement on a global level, and have successfully assisted businesses with the filing and procurement of trademarks in various countries worldwide.. Although my main focus is on trademarks, patents, and copyrights, I am confident in providing legal support to companies in all areas of intellectual property law and corporate legal matters, including employment agreements, manufacturing contracts and licensing agreements. I also offer contracted in-house general or IP counsel services, tailored to meet the unique needs of my clients.

Areas of practice include general civil litigation, appellate litigation, condominium and association law, real estate litigation, construction litigation, commercial litigation, product liability litigation, patent, trademark litigation and trade secret litigation.

Areas of Focus: STRATEGY: Development and implementation of intellectual property (IP) protection strategies for US and foreign clients. SECURING CLIENT RIGHTS: preparation/prosecution of US and foreign patent and trademark applications. OPINIONS OF COUNSEL: preparation of opinions concerning validity, infringement and freedom to operate. DILIGENCE; due diligence investigations. TRANSACTIONAL; licensing. OTHER: trade secrets counseling; infringement investigations. FOREIGN: advance client rights with assistance of foreign counsel in foreign jurisdictions including Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Mexico, and South Africa. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT; management of client IP portfolios ranging in size from a single patent to 900+ patents. Example Technologies: SPORTING GOODS: ski equipment; kayaks; paddle boards; clothing. MECHANICAL: medical devices; plastic films; mining and drilling equipment; fluid pumps; mechanical power transmission systems and components; molded plastic products; x-ray equipment and systems; wind power technologies; locks. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC: wireless communication systems and networks; LIDAR systems. MANUFACTURING: plastic film processes; semiconductor fabrication; plastic molding. SOFTWARE: simulation and modeling methods; data mirroring, backup, and restoration; network diagnostics. FIBER OPTICS: active and passive optical components; transceiver modules; fiber components.