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Veronica Cao received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Santa Clara University School of Law in May 2003. As a law student, she earned her Certificate in High Technology Law through successful completion of courses specializing in areas of Intellectual Property Law such as patents, copyrights and trademarks.. Veronica Cao’s extensive knowledge of Patent Prosecution and Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation is evident through her 12 years as a registered U.S. Patent Attorney at Weiss & Moy, P.C. Regarding Veronica’s skill in Patent Prosecution, her experience is limitless as she has conducted IP audits, managed patent portfolios, and prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications in various technical fields such as: sporting equipment, methods of exercise, medical devices, physical therapy devices, chemical compositions, electrochemical devices, biochemical processes, geology, atmospheric chemistry, automotive technology, electronic cigarettes, gaming, furniture, simple mechanical devices, and design.. Similar to her understanding of Patent Prosecution, Veronica’s expertise in IP Litigation has consisted of actively participating in all stages of litigation in various patent, copyright, and trademark infringement cases. As part of these litigation matters, she has negotiated and drafted settlement agreements and license agreements.

Michael W. Goltry holds a chemistry degree from the College of Idaho and a law degree from Brigham Young University. After graduating law school, Michael moved to Washington, D.C, where he was a judicial law clerk for Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker of the United States Court of Veteran’s Appeals. Michael is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office since 1995. He has prepared and prosecuted trademark applications, and patent applications relating to a wide variety of technological fields including the farming, communications, chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, computer, computer software, and semiconductor fields. Michael is the managing partner of Parsons & Goltry, an intellectual property law firm in Scottsdale, Arizona, an active member of the state bar of Arizona, is an affiliate member of the state bar of Idaho, and is an a avid fly-fisherman.The focus of Michael's practice is to provide premium intellectual property legal services tailored to meet the needs of each individual client. Michael specializes in U.S. and international patent and trademark prosecution, copyrights, licensing agreements and negotiation, contracts, contract negotiation, and general intellectual property counseling.

Jeff Weiss, a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney based in the firm's
Washington, D.C. office and a partner in the firm, has been practicing
law since 1987. Mr. Weiss has primary responsibility for the firm's
patent and intellectual property litigation. Prior to joining the firm,
he practiced commercial litigation with Irell & Manella in Los
Angeles and Ross, Dixon and Masback (now Ross, Dixon and Bell) in
Washington, D.C.. In addition to appearances in
District Courts throughout the country (including Arizona, California,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Texas and
Washington), Mr. Weiss's substantial litigation experience includes
five infringement appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit, one of which remains pending.. Mr. Weiss's recent IP litigation accomplishments include:. Represented
the defendant in a patent infringement case in Nevada District Court
involving two patents relating to gaming technology. Obtained favorable
Markman ruling and summary judgment of non-infringement with respect to
both patents.. Represented the plaintiff in a
lawsuit in Nevada district court against a former employee alleging
copyright infringement and breach of employment agreements relating to
product designs and confidential manufacturing information. Obtained
preliminary injunction, leading to settlement of all pending claims.. Served
as co-counsel in highly complex trademark ownership and infringement
dispute, involving litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy courts
in Arizona and California. Case culminated in full vindication of
clients' positions with respect to ownership and infringement issues,
following lengthy trial and post-trial and plan confirmation
proceedings.. Represented the defendant in a
trademark infringement action in Arizona District Court involving
claims relating to the name of an NBA arena. Confidential settlement
achieved following representation at evidentiary hearing in connection
with plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction.. Obtained
reversal of summary judgment in favor of an infringement defendant,
with the Federal Circuit holding that there was a material factual
issue with respect to infringement under the doctrine of equivalents
(1998 U.S. App. Lexis 10416 (Fed. Cir. 1998)). Obtained
reversal of summary judgment of patent invalidity, based on the alleged
failure to name an inventor (216 F.3d 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000)). The
Federal Circuit's decision in this appeal interpreted the second
paragraph of Section 112 of the Patent Act, one of the basic laws
governing the validity of issued patents. Irah Donner, the author of
Patent Prosecution: Practice and Procedure Before the U.S. Patent
Office, has called it a "key" Federal Circuit decision. It has also
been the subject of at least one law review note. See Janet S.
Hendrickson, Solomon v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.: The Federal Circuit
Throws Out the § 112 2 "Regards" Clause with Inventor Litigation
Testimony, 32 Univ. Tol. L. Rev. 407 (2001).. Represented
plaintiff in a patent infringement action in Maryland District Court,
culminating in a withdrawal of the accused infringing product from the
market.. Represented defendant in patent infringement
action in Eastern District of Texas relating to telecommunications
equipment and involving multiple defendants. Case resulted in pre-trial
settlement.. Represented defendant in patent
infringement action in Eastern District of Texas relating to wireless
location technology. Case resulted in pre-trial settlement.. Represented
defendant in patent infringement action in Northern District of
California relating to harvesting technology. Case resulted in
pre-trial settlement.. In addition to his litigation
practice, Mr. Weiss prosecutes patent applications for a wide variety
of products, components and technologies, and has particular expertise
in the medical device, mechanical, and business method areas. In 1992,
he appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit, and persuaded the Court to reverse a unanimous decision of the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, denying patent protection to
a football shoe having break-away cleats. (26 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1885 (Fed.
Cir. 1993)). The New York Times profiled that patent, U.S. 5,255,453, as one of its patents of the week. He has also argued before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.. Mr. Weiss also conducts infringement studies, issues patentability opinions, and negotiates licensing agreements.. Mr. Weiss is also the co-inventor of a utility patent directed to a bench press shoulder protection method (U.S. Patent 6,224,518).

I am a registered patent attorney who employs a seamless approach to protecting clients' technology and intellectual property to allow clients' businesses to thrive.  I offer a diverse array of intellectual property services including patent prosecution and procurement, patentability searches and opinions, foreign patenting services, invalidity and infringement analysis and opinions, and transactional trademark and copyright services to clients in a variety of industries including electronics, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, optics, data encryption, signal processing, medical devices, and renewable energy sources.. In addition to my private practice, I believe in the importance of education and am also a Professor of Practice at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where I serve as Director of the Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic and the Masters of Legal Studies, Patent Practice Program.  My instructional focus is on training students in the practical applications of laws and rules pertaining to transactional intellectual property practice, namely the practical aspects of patent and trademark drafting and prosecution. I have developed curriculum for and teach courses in Comprehensive Patent Practice, Patent Drafting, Patent Law, and Patent Licensing & Enforcement.

Craig Weiss, a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney and partner with the firm of Weiss & Moy, P.C., specializes in patent application preparation and patent prosecution. Based in the firm's Scottsdale office, Mr. Weiss prosecutes patent applications for a wide variety of products, components and technologies, and has particular expertise in the gaming, medical device, mechanical, ecommerce and business method areas. Mr. Weiss has a technical background in the area of biology. Mr. Weiss focuses on international patent law issues, and in 2000 and 2001 practiced in Israel. He is also the sole or co-inventor of three U.S. Patents (5,984,951, 5,117,823 and 4,834,377).

As president and founder of the firm and COO of Anticipat, a patent data company, I am no stranger to the challenges of starting new and innovative businesses—and the benefits of constantly innovating. My journey from starting the firm in half of my son’s bedroom to representing Fortune 500 and other publicly traded companies has been a blessed one. Along the way, my experiences have ranged from successfully issuing a software patent in 11 months using Track 1 examination to obtaining final rejection of a publicly traded conductive energy weapon company’s patent via ex parte reexamination. To date, I have written and been involved in the prosecution of hundreds of patents across the entire spectrum of technology.

Experienced Patent attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.