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Jeffrey R. Kuester is an attorney with Taylor English Duma LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, where he also maintains the award-winning intellectual property law website, , which was founded in 1995.  Jeff is also providing intellectual property consulting services through , which also hosts an IP Blog and provides additional links to important IP information.. Prior to receiving his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, Jeff earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree, with honors, under the Computer Engineering and Cooperative Education programs from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Jeff financed his education through employment with IBM and Georgia Power Company. While an undergraduate, he was a member of Gamma Beta Phi honor society, Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and Phi Eta Sigma freshman honorary. After entering law school, Jeff passed the Patent Bar Exam and began working as a Registered Patent Agent. While in law school, Jeff was a winner on the Intrastate Moot Court Team, was a member of the National Moot Court Team, was listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students, and received an American Jurisprudence Award in Moot Court.. Today, besides teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Georgia State University College of Law, where he recently received the Alumni Service to the College of Law Award and continues to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Intellectual Property Advisory Board and an Organizer for the Corporate IP Institute, Jeff's areas of practice include all areas of patent, trademark and copyright law, including licensing, litigation, and patent and trademark preparation and prosecution. Until recently, Jeff also served on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Technology Authority, which works to bring Georgia the benefits of technology: greater efficiency, security safeguards, expanded access to government information and services, and economic development throughout the state.. In addition to being listed in the prestigious Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property, Jeff was recently voted one of the Top 5% of all attorneys in Georgia in the area of intellectual property, being selected as a Super Lawyer, and he was also selected by his peers as one of the Legal Elite, as published by Georgia Trend magazine. In addition, he was rated by Chambers USA as one of America's Leading Business Lawyers, describing him as a "smart, responsive lawyer," "never flustered by hard work," who "proves an excellent team manager." Jeff has also been listed in Who's Who Legal, has been listed as one of Atlanta's Top Patent Attorneys by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and is assigned Martindale-Hubbell's highest "AV" ranking.. In addition to serving on the Board of Editors for American Lawyer Media's Patent Strategy & Management, as well as Internet Law & Strategy, Mr. Kuester is also actively involved with a variety of educational and professional organizations, including the The Intellectual Property Owners Association, where he serves as Chair of the Small Business Committee and served as Vice Chair of the Corporate IP Management Committee; The Business Law & Litigation Section of the Cobb County Bar Association, where he served as Founder and President of the Section and previously served for five years as Editor of the Bar Association's monthly newsletter, The Cobb Bar News; The American Intellectual Property Law Association; the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI); and the Intellectual Property Law Section of The American Bar Association where he was appointed as Chair of the Computer Hardware Technology Committee, the Patent Legislation Committee, the Special Committee on Patents and the Internet, Co-Chair of the Special Committee on Trademarks and the Internet, Co-Chair of the Patent and Trademark Office Affairs Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee.. As a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Jeff has served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section, which won the coveted "Section of the Year Award" from the State Bar during his term, and was past Webmaster and Editor of the Section's previous quarterly newsletter, A Novel Expression of Confusion. Jeff is also an active participant in the State Bar's Technology Law Section, which he also served as Chair during the year that section won the "Section of the Year Award," and he also previously served that section as Webmaster and Newsletter Editor. As a previous Communications Director for the 4,500-member Atlanta Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jeff was the Webmaster and Editor of the organization's monthly newsletter, The Atlanta Circuit. He also served as the Electronic Communications Chair for the Business and Technology Association (B&TA), maintaining their website.. On the personal side, Jeff is the founder of the International Association of Christian Intellectual Property Professionals (), which provides free intellectual property assistance to churches and ministries around the world.  Jeff's wife, the former Pamela Jo Meeks of Atlanta, is an honor graduate of The Westminster Schools and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Spanish with minors in French and music from Georgia State University. Previously active in the Junior League of Atlanta and now in various genealogy groups, she spends her time in church activities, volunteering, and caring for their five children.

Mr. Friedland’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and strategic counseling including complex contract disputes, class actions, unlawful business practices, trade secrets, business torts, real estate and appellate matters.  Prior to forming Stephens Friedland LLP, Mr. Friedland practiced with the multi-national law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.  Mr. Friedland was also a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul Boland and the Honorable Alexander H. Williams of the Los Angeles Superior Court, and a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Alicemarie H. Stotler, U.S.  District Court, Central District of California.. Mr. Friedland is a Past-President of the Orange County Bar Association, Past-President of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County, serves on the executive committee of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers - Orange County Chapter, and is a member of the board of Project Youth OCBF.  Mr. Friedland is also Martindale-Hubbell AV - Preeminent rated, a California "Superlawyer" for 2011-2018, and is listed in U.S. News and World Repots' Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms.

The creative community is generally been poorly served by the legal community that has failed to respond to the changing . In our current firm, we strive to deliver creative inputs to build patent, trademark, and other IP assets; in a way that integrates with client business goals and iin a value driven way.. Every matter we work on has a emotional and creative investment of our clients and while the burden of securing the property that holds that effort in the form of a patent, trademark, or copyright is a heavy one; I use all of my technical background and experience in working with the Patent and Trademark Office to do so efficiently.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

A registered patent attorney, I followed my decade of engineering experience at a Fortune 100 company with more than 25 years of legal practice in law firms, a major scientific research institution and public corporations, most recently as worldwide director of intellectual property for Microsoft Services.. In my practice now, while I serve clients of all sizes, my focus is particularly on the needs of the individual inventor and entrepreneurial start-up. My goal for each client is to craft cost-effective strategies for developing, strengthening and enforcing the client's valuable intellectual property portfolio.

J.D. Houvener, a Registered USPTO Patent Attorney, draws upon his technical background in engineering and extensive experience in the aerospace industry to offer a unique perspective to entrepreneurs and businesses seeking patent assistance. With a focus on aiding clients in maximizing the value of their intellectual property, J.D. works closely with those committed to investing in their patent assets. Through services such as patentability searches, applications, office actions, infringement opinions, and post-grant actions, he guides clients in developing effective patent strategies and managing their portfolios. Prior to his legal career, J.D. spent nearly a decade at Boeing, where he engaged in various roles related to payloads design, regulatory compliance, systems integration, and project management for the innovative 787 airplane. This hands-on experience at the forefront of technology equips J.D. with a deep understanding of the complexities involved in solving contemporary challenges, enabling him to effectively communicate with a diverse range of clients about their patent needs.

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.

Experienced Patent Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Our business is advising clients at reasonable prices.  Our practice includes all intellectual property matters, such as, but not limited to drafting and prosecuting patent applications on medical, electrical, mechanical, computer, software,  sound, consumer products, devices and methods,in the US and abroad, and protecting and enforcing trademark, copyright, trade dress, slogan, logos applications and file and prosecutea applications regarding same in the US and abroad.. Andra Vaccaro is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  In her decades of practice before the USPTO, she has successfully filed hudreds of applications on numerous inventions in the medical, electrical, signal processing, audio, audiovisual, hardware, toy, wine, entertainment, construction, sports, and consumer products.Andra Vaccaro has represented Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs, physicians, dentists, inventors, writers, artists and others in connection with patent, trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation and licensing issues.Andra Vaccaro's practice include counseling on a wide range of issues, particularly in the Intellectual Property arena.  She often manages her clients' IP portfolios.  Andra also is experienced in reviewing labeling, advertising and internet copy for FTC and FDA compliance, preparing disclaimers and product inserts, drafting warrantees, foreign and domestic licensing agreements, sales and manufacturing agreements, confidentiality agreements, work for hire agreements and personal releases.  She also has expertise in drafting employee and independent contractor agreements.

I am an expert in computer software patent prosecution and litigation. I have drafted numerous patent applications in the fields of a variety of technologies, such as computer software, telecommunication, wireless networking, Internet and mechanical device. Additionally, I have litigated a number of patent cases, trademark cases and copyright cases.. I have worked nearly twenty years at a number of technology companies in different roles, ranging from device driver programmer to engineering manager and startup founder. Additionally, I am an inventor for thirty patents. I truly understand the needs of both corporations and individual inventors. I am passionate about professionalism and product quality.. I speak and write fluently in both English and Chinese. My working experience in both US and China enables me to efficiently interact with clients from either country.. I am a licensed patent attorney as well as licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.

I am a registered patent attorney located in Irvine, Orange County, California. I offer flat fee arrangements for many of my patent and trademark prosecution services.. I serve Orange County residents and residents of neighboring Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.. In the same time, I also assist clients who found me online from allover US (e.g., New York, Montana, etc) and from foreign countries (e.g., Germany).. As a former entrepreneur, I can relate well to my clients' needs and I understand perfectly how difficult it is to build a successful business. Hence, I work diligently to ensure that my clients' intellectual property assets propel them faster toward success.

Scott D. Smiley is a Registered Patent Attorney, holds a degree in Electrical Engineering, and, in addition to his daily legal practice, teaches Patent Law at Nova Southeastern University's Law Center. Scott assists clients with patents in virtually every technology area, trademarks, and copyrights. Mr. Smiley was part of a team that litigated a three-year long patent infringement case against The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., where they successfully proved that The Home Depot engaged in willful patent infringement. In 2010, after a nearly month-long trial that made news across the nation, the jury awarded the client $15 million in actual damages. To that, the Court added an additional $3 million in punitive damages, $2.8 million in attorneys' fees, $3.1 million in prejudgment interest, and over $300k in costs, for a total award of almost $25 million.This year, Scott was named to the list of Florida's "Super Lawyers" by Super Lawyers Magazine (limited to top 5% of Florida's attorneys).  For the past five years, Scott has been named by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida's Legal Elite (limited to top 2% of Florida's attorneys).. Mr. Smiley's qualifications include years of real-world experience working in various fields of engineering as well as several years serving as a professor of engineering courses at a local South-Florida college.Mr. Smiley frequently co-counsels with other law firms, giving them the ability to utilize the Concept Law Group's experienced registered patent attorneys whenever needed.  Scott is a member of the Florida Bar, the Patent Bar, the American Bar Association, and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida and sat on the Florida Bar's committee for Intellectual Property Law.. Mr. Smiley has litigated cases involving issued patents and has prosecuted patent applications in the fields of electrical circuits, electrical components, wireless communication systems, wireless communication devices, semiconductors, superconductors, fiber optics, computer hardware, assembly-line devices, medical devices, automobile devices, safety devices, building construction, mechanical devices, nuclear-power devices, alternative-power devices, chemical, computer networking, clothing, household products, and many more.