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When not practicing law, I enjoy doing anything automotive, reading books by C.S. Lewis, and rowing on the Potomac River.

Recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2019, I hold a “Superb” rating on both Avvo and Justia. I have also consistently been ranked among the top three patent attorneys in Washington, D.C., by ThreeBestRated since 2016.. As an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, I specialize in teaching the legal facets of entrepreneurship, with a strong emphasis on Intellectual Property and Patents. I currently serve as the Managing Director and a registered patent attorney at NovoTech Patent Firm, located in Washington, D.C. My contributions extend to co-authoring the annually updated "Patent Applications Handbook" by West Publications.. My expertise lies in patent preparation and prosecution, focusing on fields such as electrical engineering and computer science. I have successfully secured patents in cutting-edge areas including AI, machine learning, medical devices, semiconductors, and mobile applications. I am experienced in patent reexaminations and provide comprehensive advice on patent licensing, validity, enforceability, and infringement.. Previously, I was a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery and an Associate at Fish & Richardson, both in Washington, D.C. Additionally, I served as in-house counsel at Panasonic Corporation in Osaka, Japan, and have dedicated time to pro bono work at the Landlord-Tenant Resource Center in D.C. My technical acumen is bolstered by my early career as a radio frequency technician.. I hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, where I graduated at the top of my class, and further honed my legal skills as an article editor for the Houston Business & Tax Law Journal during law school. I am licensed to practice in Maryland, D.C., and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Randy has more than seven years of Intellectual Property (IP) Law experience backed by extensive industry experience with a focus on patent acquisition/prosecution for software, communications, electronics, computer hardware, real-time systems, medical device, and business method inventions.. Randy has experience experience in patent preparation and prosecution, M&A due diligence investigations, patent reissue, reexaminations, and preparing patentability, non-infringement and freedom to operate opinions.. He uses his extensive software engineering background to help clients obtain patent protection for their inventions. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in a broad variety of technical fields including software, telecom, e-commerce, data security, computer graphics, and Internet applications. He has applied his technical background with significant work for clients in wireless communications, telecom, user interfaces, data security, data backup, databases, and healthcare records and reimbursement management tools, among many technologies.. In addition to his broad-base intellectual property background, Randy has extensive experience in all aspects of software development. He has worked as a Database Architect performing database design and development for a variety of clients, including the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), state law enforcement agencies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).. Additionally, he developed software for Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) that enabled submission of state electronic fingerprint records to the FBI.. Randy has also worked as a management consultant and software developer for several large companies, including Booz Allen & Hamilton, PriceWaterhouse, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, and the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCo), in the areas of real-time systems, electric utility software, relational database management systems and telecommunications.

Protect it! IP provides intellectual property and contract-based legal counseling for technology companies. Our international practice focuses on merging legal counseling with economics and marketing. We’re in the business of making our clients money through their technology, and particularly protecting their technology from competitor theft and copying.

Karen Sepura, a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney based in the firm's
Washington, D.C. office, has been practicing law since 1999. Her
practice includes both patent prosecution and intellectual property
litigation. Ms. Sepura has experience working in all phases of
litigation, from initiating lawsuits, seeking temporary and preliminary
injunctive relief, and conducting various motion practice, through
trials and appeals.. Examples of matters that Ms. Sepura has handled include:. Represented
plaintiff in copyright infringement suit in District of Arizona against
software development company. Obtained temporary restraining order and
preliminary injunction following evidentiary hearings.. Represented
defendant in patent infringement suit in District of Nevada brought by
design company. Defeated motion for summary judgment of infringement,
leading to settlement of all claims.. Represented defendant in
trade dress and copyright infringement suit in District of Arizona
brought by competitor and former employer. Defeated request for
temporary restraining order.. Represented plaintiff in lawsuit
in District of Nevada 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 claims.. Represented
defendants in trademark infringement lawsuit in brought by professional
sports leagues in Southern District of New York. Case resulted in
pre-trial settlement.. 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.. In addition to her federal
court litigation practice, Ms. Sepura has represented clients before
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, and in arbitration
proceedings.

I combine my love for science and technology with legal expertise to advocate for my clients in all matters necessary to grow, protect, and defend their businesses. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry and numerous scientific and legal publications, I produce creative and effective approaches to achieve his clients' goals as efficiently as possible.. I have prosecuted over a thousand patent applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and mechanical fields and handled numerous IP diligence projects. I have represented clients in Federal district courts and at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. I have also represented clients in inter partes review, post grant review, appeal, and reexamination proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

I am an intellectual property law attorney with a small law firm located in Washington, DC. I have a broad range of experiences advising and assisting individuals and start-ups on how to protect their inventions, trademarks, and trade secrets domestically and outside the U.S. I have counseled clients of all sizes regarding the advantages and disadvantages to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets while keeping in mind their goals and resources for pursuing intellectual property protection and the current state of the law.Specialties:  Intellectual property law including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

I am a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Sughrue Mion, PLLC, where for over thirty-five years I have engaged in all facets of patent related matters, including prosecution, opinions on infringement and validity issues, licensing, litigation, ex parte and inter partes reexamination practice, post-grant and inter partes review, and Federal Circuit appeals.  My practice has covered a wide range of electrical, mechanical, optical, computer science and medical device technologies, with particular focus and extensive experience in hearing aids, telecommunications, networking systems, and computer system architecture, for both U.S. and international clients.  My clients range from individuals wanting to protect their ideas, technology start-ups and other small companies requiring freedom to operate and design review counseling and development of an overall intellectual property plan, and Fortune 100 companies with in-house intellectual property counsel seeking assistance in all areas.. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1973 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and am a 1976 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.   I registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and am admitted to practice in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.  I am a member of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.