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I am an intellectual property attorney focusing exclusively on matters of patent and trademark law. My practice includes patent application preparation and prosecution, providing freedom-to-operate and non-infringement counsel, license negotiation and patent litigation counsel.  In the patent space, I have represented clients in many technology areas, including manufacturing, fiber optic cable management, firearms, and construction. I also engage in trademark application prosecution, trademark rights development strategy, trademark litigation counsel and cancellation and opposition proceedings at the US Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB).  I am also an adjunct law professor, teaching an annual course in international intellectual property law at Georgia State University Law School.  I have particular experience working with medical device innovators as both in-house and outside patent counsel. To further enhance my technical capacity in this industry, I went back to school and completed a Master's degree in Bioengineering. I have worked on technologies including: ophthalmic lens design/manufacturing/inspection/imaging, surgical implant devices; medical feeding equipment; diagnostic equipment; orthopedic equipment; software; and dental inspection and surgical equipment.  My experience also includes working as an in house patent attorney for a large multinational medical device company, acting as a national team leader with the Biomedical Engineering Society, and being a continued guest advisor to the Master of Biomedical Innovation and Design program at Georgia Tech.   I am a registered US patent attorney and a licensed attorney in Georgia, Florida and Washington, DC. And, I am Board Certified as an Expert in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar Association. Only 6% of eligible Florida attorneys achieve Board Certification.  I am also AV Preeminent rated by the Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating service. I have also been selected as a Georgia SuperLayers Rising Star in Intellectual Property law each year since 2013, a designation given to only 2.5% of the state's attorneys.

I focus on helping people with their technology and intellectual property issues.. I have been involved in the prosecution of patent applications in the computer science, electrical devices and related fields since 1998 and with Internet and technology related law since 1995. I also counsels clients on patent portfolio strategy, patentability and infringement matters. My varied practical experiences range from distributed object oriented programming to kernel-level memory management to streaming media. My areas of emphasis covers a wide variety of patent, trademark and trade secret issues, with particular focus on network and security related applications. Typical clients of mine are software and technology companies as well as related inventors.

I help clients protect their ideas by obtaining software, electrical, and game patents in the United States and internationally.. ---. Hi, I am Mason Boswell and I founded Boswell IP Law to provide an unparalleled level of service to inventors seeking protection for software ideas.  I started my legal career in the biggest law firm in the Pacific Northwest and offer my clients large firm experience combined with personal service.. I am a former Microsoft developer with over 10 years of experience in the software industry and use my technical expertise to gain a thorough understanding of your invention, draft a patent application that protects your invention from competitors (and is still readable by non-lawyers), and negotiate with the U.S. Patent Office on your behalf.  I thoroughly explain each stage of the process without using unnecessary legal jargon to give you the information you need to make important decisions about your business.. I work with clients throughout the United States on some of the most cutting edge technologies and have filed hundreds of patent applications in a wide variety of technical areas.  If you are looking for a highly technical patent attorney with years of software industry experience, please contact me.. Sincerely,- Mason Boswell

Kevin Jablonski has a comprehensive intellectual property practice, which includes patent procurement, copyright and trademark. He is experienced in technology areas such as digital and wireless communication systems, computer memory architecture, analog and digital control circuits, microprocessors, digital signal processing, computer networking, microelectronic design, computer-related business methods, and interactive software and computer architecture solutions. In addition, Kevin has developed a technical focus in the audio arts and audio-related technologies. He also manages and performs (drums) with two Pacific Northwest bands: Whiskey Gaels, an Irish/Celtic band, and The Soul Proprietors, an 11-piece Motown soul band.

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.

Suraj Ashutosh Vyas is the owner and principal attorney of The Law Offices of Suraj A. Vyas, LLC™, a general law practice specializing in patent law with a focus on construction law and contract law serving clients in Maryland and Washinton, D.C. Being an engineer along with years of experience working on construction and contract law cases in India, he knew this was the right direction for his firm. After aqcuiring his Juris Doctor degree and becoming a barred attorney in the United States of America, he began work as in-house counsel to Rising Sun Engineering & Consulting. At Rising Sun, Mr. Vyas drafts, amends, and reviews contracts for construction projects.

After working at two software companies in Austin, Texas, John began law school in 2005 at the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene, Oregon. During law school, John served as an associate editor for the Oregon International Review of Law and as an on-campus research assistant for two professors at the Knight Law School. Knowing the areas of law he wished to specialize in after law school, John focused his legal studies on intellectual property, business law, and computer law.. Current areas of focus involve copyright and trademark law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in addition to cyber law matters including domain squatting issues, cease and desist letters, and disputes over virtual property. John has sent countless DMCA takedown notices and secured numerous federal subpoenas on behalf of his clients, and is efficient in removing infringing content hosted online.. Moreover, John provided intellectual property legal assistance during the development of a multi-million dollar software product released in 2010, including creation of the DMCA policy, assistance with the End-User License Agreement, and Privacy Policy. In 2011, John successfully defended several clients in Righthaven and other copyright litigation suits.. As a Colorado patent attorney, John also has experience addressing office actions and responses for software, nanotechnology, and mechanical patents on both the federal and international level. John has drafted the claims and specifications for several pending nanotechnology and mechanical patents. For corporate clients, John has drafted End-User License Agreements, provided international patent strategy advice, addressed trademark infringement claims, copyright assignment questions, non-disclosure agreements, licensing valuation, and more.. John Arsenault represents plaintiffs and defendants as an intellectual property attorney in any state or federal matters involving infringement or licensing issues. John's previous background in the software industry places him in a unique position to accurately and efficiently answer intellectual property and computer law questions for clients as both an expert in technology and as an IP attorney.. John serves clients throughout Colorado, including Denver, Englewood, Boulder, Broomfield, Longmont, Westminster, Louisville, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Golden, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Vail, Aspen, Beaver Creek, Denver County, Adams County, Jefferson County, Boulder County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County and Weld County, and nationwide on federal patent, trademark, and copyright matters.

Originally the founder of prominent Denver patent law firm Rocky Mountain Patent, he merged the practice with a major national law firm in 2018 following his successful exit in a separate medical device firm. He later invested and became involved in several other Colorado startups and the Rare Air Venture Studio.. Jeff brings a wealth of varied experience to his practice of law. Jeff was a delegate at the Harvard China-India Development & Relations Symposium. ColoradoBiz Magazine named Jeff one of the 25 "Most Influential Young Professionals in Colorado.” He was also a finalist for the Denver Post's "Colorado Innovator of the Year" and "Denver Trailblazer" awards. In 2017, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock invited Jeff to participate in Denver's official trade delegation to South Africa and Kenya. Jeff also served as the President of TiE Denver, a member of the Denver Downtown Partnership Economic Development Council, and has been a representative on multiple boards in the years since.. Jeff attended Northwestern University, graduating with degrees in Engineering and Economics in 2004. He subsequently earned his JD and masters degrees in International Studies and Medical Informatics. Jeff separately studied economics at Harvard University.. Jeff and his team now selectively work with a limited number of promising clients via Schell IP.

Managing Partner of Cislo & Thomas LLP and member since 1987.. Education:B.S., Systems Engineering (Electro-mechanical), UCLA 1981.J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1986.Previously with Pretty, Schroeder, Brueggemann & Clark of Los Angeles, CA 1986-1987.. Recent Accolades:Featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal, Most Influential Lawyers of 2014.Named as one of the 2015 Trusted Advisors for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.Awarded as 2016 Top Attorneys of Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine.Awarded 2016 Global Law Experts Award for Business Start-Up IP Law Firm in California.Named 2016 Intellectual Property Practitioner of the Year by Acquisition International.Named 2017 America’s Most Honored Professional by The American Registry.Awarded multiple years of AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell recognition.Awarded Super Lawyer recognition from 2013-2023.Named 2019, 2020, and 2021 Business Start-Up IP Law Firm of the Year in California by Corporate International Magazine Global Award.Named 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Best Law Firms by Best Lawyers of U.S. News and World Report.. Admissions: United States Supreme Court; Court of Appeals for the Federal Court (CAFC); Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals; Federal and State Courts of California; United States Patent and Trademark Office; District of Columbia, Washington D.C.; U.S. District Court of Texas; U.S. District Court of Illinois; U.S. District Court of Indiana; and Canadian Patent & Trademark Office.. Associations: Santa Monica Bar Association Board of Trustees and Past President; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association; Federal Bar Association Board of Directors; Los Angeles Copyright Society; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; American Bar Association; Malibu La Costa Board of Directors; President of Malibu Winding Way Homeowners Association Board of Directors; Malibu MPC Nursery School Board of Directors; Younglife of Malibu Board of Directors; Malibu Presbyterian Elder; Phi Kappa Psi UCLA Chapter Advisor; 9th Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representative 2014-2015; Central District Court of California Lawyer Representative 2014; President of SecureCase Co.; Member of the Lawyer Representatives’ Mediation Panel Selection Committee.. Areas of Practice: Specializing in patent, copyright, trademark clearance, filing, licensing and litigation matters for a wide variety of complex technologies. Expertise in startup ventures requiring patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition clearance, protection, enforcement, and licensing. Extensive experience in the high-tech, direct marketing, infomercial and multilevel marketing industries.. Intellectual Property Experience:. IP Litigation: Daniel M. Cislo has been involved in an extensive number of intellectual property federal and state court cases, in excess of over 500 cases, handling all aspects of intellectual property. Mr. Cislo has also been involved in state unfair competition and trade secret cases in the state of California.. Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB): In addition to his federal court litigation concerning intellectual property, Mr. Cislo has also been extensively involved in handling trademark oppositions and cancellation proceedings before the TTAB, successfully litigating over 400 TTAB cases.. United States Patent and Trademark Office: Mr. Cislo has also filed a large number of patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). These patents range from laser optics, to internet ecommerce applications, to medicinal science, to exercise equipment, to kitchen appliances. Mr. Cislo has filed almost 4000 patents, including United States utility patents, design patents, provisional patent applications, and PCT applications.. Additionally, Mr. Cislo has been extensively involved in the clearance and the filing of trademark applications in the United States and throughout the world through his network of international intellectual property associates, some of whom have been working with Cislo & Thomas, LLP for over 30 years. Mr. Cislo has successfully filed and/or obtained over 3000 trademark applications and/or registrations at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).. United States Copyright Office: Mr. Cislo has successfully filed over 1400 copyright applications with the United States Copyright Office, as well as hundreds of copyright licenses and assignments. Mr. Cislo has also handled nearly 100 copyright litigation matters in federal court. He is notably a longstanding member of the prestigious Los Angeles Copyright Society, whose admission is only possible by extensive copyright experience.

With technology industry experience combined with legal and business education, Ben has a unique perspective enabling him to work with groups to produce results that make sense in the risk, legal, business and product realms.. Ben Holt is a registered patent attorney who focuses his practice on privacy, risk, patent prosecution and intellectual property. He advises Fortune 500 companies, mid-size companies, foreign entities and start-ups on cutting edge privacy risks, becoming GDPR compliant, responses to the office for civil rights, global patent prosecution and portfolio strategy including US and foreign applications. On a pro bono basis, Ben has acted as an "outside general counsel" for an international foundation seeking to cure Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.. As a privacy attorney, Ben's focus is on helping companies become compliant with the changing privacy landscape (including GDPR & California Consumer Privacy Act) and finding the value in their data while minimizing risk and disruption. By helping stakeholders focus on what brings value to the table (compliance, data, partners, etc.), Ben helps companies shed risk and costs while avoiding a substantial increase in business process slow-down.. As a patent attorney, Ben’s work has included cloud computing solutions, video games, digital fingerprinting and secure computing technologies - including platform technologies including storage, advertising, computing, access control and security.. Ben was formerly a project lead and embedded engineer in Salt Lake City. He gave two BOF presentations at JavaOne. Ben also enjoys programming, hacking items to increase functionality and teaching kids (business, programming, robotics and hacking).. Specialties: GDPR, California Consumer Privacy Act, privacy, hacking, cloud hardware, cloud software, distributed computing, medical devices, storage algorithms, emulation, embedded hardware, digital fingerprinting, java, ruby, linux and business administration.

Mr. Kaufhold is a patent attorney serving clients who require assistance with patent searches and opinions, patent application preparation and prosecution, trademark application and prosecution, patent litigation advisement, infringement opinions and clearance studies. Due to his previous work, Mr. Kaufhold also serves as an advisor for small to large companies as they evaluate current and future intellectual property strategies. By assisting in this capacity, Mr. Kaufhold ensures that companies are properly focused and only spend money where it will offer the greatest opportunity for returns.

Specializing in Patent Law, Trademark Law, Intellectual Property, and bringing ideas to market across the USA.. Now also offering divorce, custody, and other services in Connecticut, including for those whose lifestyles may affect their legal matters.. Attorney Pfabé is a Patent Attorney & Intellectual Property (including Trademarks) Counsel with over 15 years in engineering, management, and executive roles, having launched dozens of products in both start-ups and established companies. He knows what it's like to take an idea, assess the market, protect the idea, manufacture it, and make it profitable.. He works with Patents and other Federal Intellectual Property matters all across the USA.. Attorney Pfabé has expanded his practice to include divorce, including uncontested divorce, custody, and other family law matters in Connecticut, with a growing network of partnered attorneys in other states. He is also a Kink Aware Professional and welcomes clients whose lifestyles may affect their legal matters, all with experience, understanding, and empathy.

Jack is a shareholder in the high tech patent prosecution group at Allen Dyer. Born and raised on the Southside of Jacksonville, FL, he received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Jacksonville University. Jack also received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech (i.e. making him a “helluva engineer”). Jack received his law degree from the University of Florida.. Jack is a cigar aficionado and enjoys fine habanos when time allows. Being a father of two toddlers, Jack is an expert at working long hours with little sleep.

Private practice attorney with a back ground in Engineering and Business Management.. We offer IP services to clients to protect ideas and marketing investments through patents and trademarks.. We also provide overflow and medical leave services to clients to handle legal matters on a temporary basis, in-house or remotely.. Patent and trademark searching. response to Office Actions, Application amendments.

Steven Fisher-Stawinski is a patent attorney from Buffalo Grove, IL.  He is currently an in-house counsel at IBM working on patent licensing and assignment deals.  Steven previously practiced patent prosecution in the IBM Patent Drafting Centers in Endicott, NY and Rochester, MN, and most recently has joined IBM's patent enforcement team. Before joining IBM in 2015, Steven practiced in a small firm and solo settings focusing on patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, and general litigation.. Education and QualificationsSteve is a licensed patent attorney; he joined the Illinois bar in 2010 and became a registered practitioner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2011. Steve graduated from DePaul University College of Law in December 2009 with a Juris Doctor and a Certificate in Intellectual Property and Information Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College where he majored in Computer Science and minored in Physics.. IT and Scientific BackgroundSteve is a web developer as well as a lawyer with experience assisting business clients with their information technology and web development needs, as well as their legal needs.  Today, Steve applies his IT background to understanding, describing, protecting, and asserting cutting edge IBM technology with enfrocement activities in web technologies, cloud, database, machine learning, and more.  Steven has drafted numerous IBM patents in semiconductor, microelectronics, machine learning, IoT, web technologies, coud, database, and more.  Steven has drafted patents for non-IBM clients in diverse areas including architectural products, consumer products, tools, mobile apps, chemical products, and pharmaceutical products.

Dr. Fairborn is both a patent attorney and an eye doctor.  He earned his doctorate from one of the world's leading universities - the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. He also earned a bachelors degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a second bachelors degree from the California State University where he graduated with highest honors. With a dedication to life-long learning Dr. Fairborn later attended Texas Tech University as a Regents Scholar where he earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree with honors in 2000.. Dr. Fairborn is a member of the Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) at the University of Washington.  He has also been a member of the American Intellecutal Propertery Law Association (AIPLA).  In addition he is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and is registered to practice as an attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.. As licensed patent attorney Dr. Fairborn has worked with small inventors, large corporations, and universities, helping them to protect their intellectual property and bring new technologies to market.