Practice Areas and Expertise

• Preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign-origin patent applications in a wide range of electrical and software technologies including: wired and wireless RF communication; wireless local area network communication; radio integrated circuit technologies, digital signal processing for communication applications; application specific semiconductor integrated circuits.

• Developing and implementing domestic and foreign patent application prosecution strategies for both large and small corporate entities.

• Preparing patent clearance, patentability, invalidity and non-infringement opinions.

• Counseling with respect to patent portfolio management and filing strategies, freedom to operate issues, patent prosecution, post-issuance procedures (e.g., reissue and reexamination), trade secret law, licensing, and enforcement.

• Providing due diligence analysis in connection with licensing, mergers and acquisitions.

• Analyzing patent portfolios, drafting and negotiating patent licenses and cross-licenses with multinational telecommunication corporations.

• Managing licensing program for defacto standard communication technology.

• Patent litigation, including conducting patent interference proceedings, drafting motions and legal memoranda for U.S. District Court proceedings.

Prior Experience

• In-house counsel for both a multinational telecommunications equipment and wireless communication technology start-up company.