Practice Areas: Patent Application
With a background in Mechanical Engineering, Brandon's practice is concentrated on patent preparation and prosecution, patentability and freedom to practice analysis, and licensing.
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Firm: Olive Law Group
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Daniel W. Cole is a registered patent attorney who enjoys using his scientific and legal knowledge to help startups and larger companies manage and protect their intellectual property interests. He has experience in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law. Mr. Cole has a degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a degree in biochemistry from Wake Forest University. He also taught at the college level for five years, which has given him the experience to deal with varied and complex legal and scientific issues.Among his experiences with handling intellectual property matters, Mr. Cole has prepared and prosecuted patent applications for biotechnological technologies. In addition, Mr. Cole has conducted patent searches for mechanical and computer-implemented technologies. He has also registered trademarks, conducted trademark searches, and written cease and desist letters for both trademark and patent matters.. During law school, Mr. Cole was an intern with GlaxoSmithKline, North Carolina State University’s Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development (ORIED), and Quintiles. Additionally, he was a staff member of the University of North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation where he wrote a blog post on America’s Treatment of Famous Marks. His publications can be found on the popular website IP Watchdog.. During graduate school, Mr. Cole studied the enzyme kinetics of TREX2 a 3’ to 5’ DNA exonuclease.
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Practice Areas: Patent Application
Mr. Leonard is a registered patent attorney at Coats and Bennett. His
work there encompasses all areas of intellectual property, with a
primary focus on patent preparation and prosecution. He has prepared and
prosecuted patents related to digital systems design,
telecommunications, computer and network architectures, integrated
circuits, and software development. Mr. Leonard is admitted to the
practice of law in North Carolina, before the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of North Carolina, and before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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Firm: Coats & Bennett, PLLC
Practice Areas: Patent Application
William G. Pagán is a multi award-winning patent attorney, a member of the NC State Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame, and a named inventor on over 130 patent applications; an achievement that earned him the title of Master Inventor during his nearly 15 years at IBM in various software/hardware engineering and intellectual property roles. Nationally-recognized as a Hispanic Luminary in the STEM disciplines at the Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference, he has significant technical expertise in software, computers, telecommunications, consumer electronics, systems management, & related fields. In addition to his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, he graduated Summa Cum Laude (highest honors) from NCCU Law as their Evening Program valedictorian.. Will practices law at Coats & Bennett, PLLC, where he uses his engineering background to represent inventors, developers, and content creators in obtaining, enforcing, and monetizing patent, copyright, and trademark rights. He also helps technology companies understand and navigate the intellectual property rights of others, among other things. His experience as a private patent attorney, corporate patent engineer, and hardware/software developer gives him significant insight into the legal, business, and technical sides to patent development, enforcement, valuation, licensing, and transfer objectives.. Will's practice has historically had a substantial technical focus grounded in software, computing devices, and telecommunications, which reflect his professional engineering experience. While at IBM, Mr. Pagán was mostly entrenched in IBM's server development business, leading teams across companies and geographies in the development of software to interface with the embedded software and micro-controllers in IBM's Intel x86/64 and Power PC-based server architectures, whether in rack, tower, chassis, blade, or cloud configurations. His leadership work on IBM’s Intel-based Thurley platforms in particular won him an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award.. Will's leadership throughout his storied legal and engineering careers has also been marked by committed volunteer service and mentorship. One way in which Will serves his community is as the NC Wing Legal Officer of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), United States Air Force Auxilliary, in which he holds the grade of Captain. CAP is congressionally chartered to provide emergency services (e.g., air/ground search and rescue, disaster relief), aerospace education, and youth programs to the public. The NC Wing Legal Officer is an attorney pro bono volunteer that is a member of the NC Wing Commander's staff and supervises a team of Assistant Legal Officers (who are also attorneys) throughout the state of NC. He advises on legal implications of CAP programs and activities, which may include issues pertaining to, e.g., interpretation of laws and regulations; contracts and agreements; insurance; real estate; taxation; investigations; corporate records and organizations; and relations with local agencies.. Will is admitted to practice law in North Carolina, as well as before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a life member of the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers and the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals.
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