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I am the only intellectual property law attorney you will find who was a Primary Examiner in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, has over 30 years of experience as an attorney, is a named inventor in over 40 US Patents & many foreign equivalents, and has actually brought patented, trademarked products to market. I have been admitted to the Patent Bar, Registration No. 30722, since 1982 and have been an IP lawyer since then.  I hold 45 patents as an inventor including for the football tees used in every NFL game since 1999. My website at 4-tees dot com talks about my tees.  My law firm website is at  spiegelaw dot com .   I also invented an innovative pet drinking bowl viewable at 4lapster dot com . My practice involves preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark & copyright applications as well as litigation of IP issues.  I have been involved as lead counsel in numerous federal court litigations for a variety of clients, as well as advocating appeals before federal courts of appeals as well as before the Virginia Supreme Court.  I have extensive experience inventing and protecting rights in consumer products & bringing them to market.  My resume can be accessed at .  I have prepared, filed and prosecuted hundreds upon hundreds of patent, trademark & copyright applications.  I have taught seminars on various IP issues.

Cathy A. Kodroff became a member of Howson and Howson in 1996, having been begun her tenure with the firm in 1990. Since her entry into intellectual property practice, Ms. Kodroff has compiled extensive experience in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, focusing her patent practice in the fields of life sciences, including pharma and biotechnology, and process chemistry. In the field of biotechnology, her experience includes viral based gene therapy delivery systems, peptide-based therapeutics and vaccine compositions, antibody-based therapeutics and vaccines, viral and non-viral delivery systems, and proteomics.. Cathy further has experience in process chemistry, peptide chemistry, medicinal chemistry, including small molecules, nanotechnology, and agricultural compositions. She has also represented corporate clients in related matters, including licensing agreements, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions, and state-of-the-art searches and opinions.. Ms. Kodroff also has experience in national and international trademarks, including opinions relating to freedom to use and adopt marks and trademark prosecution, copyrights, and client counseling in related matters.