About
Patent & Trademark Attorney Registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office
Highest Designation of Master - The Arthur J Gajarsa American Inn of Court
Some highlights of my fulfilling client goals include:
* Building an international patent portfolio for a platform technology of a company leading up to its acquisition for almost $700 million
* Leveraging a provisional application into a worldwide patent portfolio protecting valuable market share, purchased for a multi-million dollar valuation by a competitor
* Representing the IP interests of Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists and their portfolio companies
* Collaborating with engineering teams in designing non-infringing patentable products
* Succeeding with getting patent applications allowed where other law firms have been unable
* Counseling clients in obtaining patent and trademark protection, and in licensing their IP
* Preventing competitors from copying product innovations
* Identifying when a competitor is infringing on client intellectual property rights
* Authoring freedom-to-operate, patentability, and non-infringement opinions
I enjoy working collaboratively with my clients to provide good value, high quality, results, in line with the business strategy and desired goals of the inventor or company, whether a start-up company or an international conglomerate.
I patent high-tech inventions in areas including: medical devices, mechanical & electrical devices, robotics, consumer retail products, energy, software (including Internet e-commerce, enterprise software, smartphone apps, cloud computing, etc.), combination technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and design patents, and our patent group has capabilities in biotech, chemistry, health care, and life sciences technologies.
Awards: "Rising Star" Intellectual Property Attorney by Boston Magazine (multiple years); "Top Patent Prosecutor" by Patent Buddy; and Corporate LiveWire - Global Awards for Intellectual Property.
Work history
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C., Member/Partner
Registered Patent & Trademark Attorney currently practicing intellectual property law, including patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, and the provision of patentability and non-infringement opinions.
Advise clients on intellectual property portfolio development, strategy, and implementation in high-technology. Leveraging my mechanical engineering background, I specialize in medical device, cleantech, mechanical, electrical, software, and combination technologies.
Lahive & Cockfield, LLP, Partner
Invensys, plc, In-house Patent Counsel
Davis & Bujold, Patent Agent
Facilities Resource Management Company, Supervisor, Energy Management, Strategy & Implementation
