Firm: Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC
PO Box 9319 , Richmond , Virginia 23227
Practice Areas: Patent Application
I am a registered patent attorney (Registration Number 55,670) specializing in patent preparation and prosecution in a wide variety of technical areas, including: telecommunications, computer networking, computer gaming, semiconductors, fiber optics, aerospace, homeland security, medical systems and devices, and software.. My clients include large, mid-size, and small corporations, and many individual inventors.. I received my J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2004, where I served as Managing Editor of the University of Richmond Law Review and was a member of the McNeill Law Honor Society. I received my B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Biomedical Engineering, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1987. I am admitted to practice in Virginia and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.. Prior to law school, I worked for GE for 13 years in the areas of computer numerical control, drives systems, and factory automation. While at GE, I was trained as a Black Belt in GE's renowned Six Sigma quality initiative, a data-driven methodology for eliminating defects in any process. I was a nationally registered Paramedic, with over 15 years experience as an emergency medical service volunteer.
Firm: Cantor Colburn LLP
1800 Diagonal Road , Alexandria , Virginia 22314
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Firm: Johnson Legal PLLC
12545 White Drive , Fairfax , Virginia 22030
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Patent law first intrigued me while working on a boat in the Caribbean on crystal clear, blue waters. I was a photographer with an assignment to help with a pending patent infringement lawsuit by taking pictures of fishing lines with various color treatments to determine the accuracy and enablement of whether fluorescent dyes in fishing lines are activated underwater in fishing lines.. I became a patent lawyer in large measure due to that early project. I have an undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in Chemical Engineering and my law degree from The George Washington University.. I have been a patent examiner, and now my practice involves most aspects of matters that involve a patent, a trademark, a copyright and the asociated business interests around these topics.. I offer an extended consultation to better gauge whether you need help and, if so, just how I can help.
Firm: Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC
308 Wolfe St , Fredericksburg , Virginia 22401
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Steven M. duBois, Managing Partner with the firm of Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC, practices in the areas of patent monetization, patent preparation and prosecution, patent opinions and patent licensing in the electrical and computer technologies. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in the patent field including corporate, law firm and government positions.. Prior to founding Patent Portfolio Builders, previously, Potomac Patent Group of Fredericksburg, he was the Chief Patent Counsel for a start-up optical networking company. In this capacity, Steve expanded the company’s patent portfolio by over fifty applications within one year.. Steve was previously affiliated with a large patent boutique for many years, most recently as an equity partner. He has drafted hundreds of original patent applications and authored numerous patent opinions and studies related to the scope and validity of patents. Steve has negotiated and drafted license agreements for corporations and individuals. He served as co-lead counsel in district court patent infringement litigation and was a member of a litigation team before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Steve has also mentored and trained numerous attorneys and patent agents.. Steve received his B.S.E.E. from Virginia Tech and was awarded his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.. Prior to law school, Steve was a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent Office. Steve is admitted to practice law in Virginia and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.. EducationJuris Doctor, George Mason School of Law (Patent Track), 1993B.S.E.E., Virginia Tech, 1986. Bar AdmissionsUnited States Patent OfficeVirginia State Bar. Professional Associations and MembershipsAmerican Intellectual Property Law Association
