Cal. Bar # 212778; PTO Registration # 48,813
Courts Admitted to Practice: U.S. Central District of California
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Eastern District of Texas
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW -- J.D. May 1999
President, Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, UC Davis Law Review
Moot Court
Faculty Appointments Committee
King Hall Alumni Scholarship Award
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY -- B.S. Chemical Engineering, May 1996
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Solo Practitioner, Irvine, CA, February 2004 to Present
Patent Prosecution
Interviewed inventors.
Drafted 63 patent applications (electrical, chemical, medical devices, business methods, and mechanical inventions).
Answered 48 Office Actions.
Trademark Prosecution
Prepared Applications.
Answered Office Actions.
Cancellations and Oppositions.
Litigation
Lead Attorney currently for 3 plaintiff patent litigation suits.
Represented Defendant in 1 patent infringement case.
Copyright Infringement, Libel, Unfair Competition, Breach of Contract.
Professional Malpractice.
$1 million judgment for Online Libel.
Internet Issues
TOS, DMCA, Privacy Policies, Domain Name Disputes.
Trade Secrets
Draft Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Trade Secret Litigation:
Sole Defense Counsel.
Conducted 1 Deposition and Defended 1 Deposition.
Profitable Settlement On First Day Of Trial.
Criminal Practice
Drug and Firearm Charges Dropped.
Felony Expungement.
Immigration
Asylum: Clients Successfully Obtained Asylum
Residency: Client Successfully Obtained Green Card.
Lead Patent Attorney, Aetas Technology Inc., Irvine, CA, October 1999 to February 2004
Extensive Non-Infringement Research
Reviewed several thousand patents.
Drafted non-infringement opinion letters.
Directed Design Around Plans.
Patent Prosecution
Interviewed inventors.
Performed patentability searches.
Drafted patent applications (electrical, chemical, software, and mechanical inventions).
Answered Office Actions.
Monitor competitor patents and publications.
Intellectual Property Portfolio
Manage company portfolio of patents, trademarks, and copyrights (domestic and foreign).
Other Concerns
Licensing, trade secrets, contract negotiation and drafting, antitrust, and employment law.
Foreign Language: Speak, Read, and Write Spanish