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Areas of Practice Emphasis
Intellectual Property
Emerging Business
Gaming
Representative Clients
Federal-Mogul Corporation
Kimir Seatpost
K-Space Associates
TEK Designs Studios
His 2 Overcome Ministries, Inc.
Prominent Assignments
Counsel to all types of businesses in IP strategy and implementation, and protecting innovation through patents and trade secret methods
Advises companies on contested issues (infringements, oppositions and interferences), product clearance, negotiating and preparing development and licensing agreements, compliance with IP agreements, and transfer of IP in connection with business acquisitions, joint ventures and other business transactions
Former Senior Patent Counsel for Federal Mogul Corporation responsible for focusing their intellectual property strategy to proactively align with technology and product strategies, managing the company's IP enforcement activities, developing a global anti-counterfeiting initiative and spear-heading a multi-national approach to their use of outside counsel
Education
J.D., Wayne State University Law School, 1990
B.S.M.E., Lawrence Institute of Technology, 1986
Admitted to Practice
Michigan, 1990
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1995
Professional and Community Involvement
Member, State Bar of Michigan, Intellectual Property Law Section
Member, Washtenaw County Bar Association
Member, Michigan Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
Coach, Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest
Member, Board of Directors, Inverness Woods Condominium Association
Member (2003-2005), Board of Directors, His 2 Overcome Ministries, Inc.
Publications and Presentations
Presenter, "Protecting Your Business and Your Intellectual Property," October 18, 2007; FastTrac TechVenture Training, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Presenter, "Five Deadly Intellectual Property Sins of the Innovative Manufacturer," Sept. 19, 2007, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) - Great Lakes Expo, Grand Rapids, MI
Presenter, "Intellectual Property 'Gottahaveits' for the Emerging Business," May 8, 2007; FastTrac TechVenture Training, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Presenter, "Legal 'Gottahaveits' for the Emerging Business," April 24, 2007; Wayne State University "TechTown", Detroit, MI
Presenter, "Legal 'Gottahaveits' for the Emerging Business," March 6, 2007; Automation Alley , Troy, Michigan
Keynote Speaker, Engineering Honor Society Banquet, December 6, 2005; Warren, Michigan
Presenter, "A Macro View of IP for Business," November 9, 2005; Kalamazoo, MI
Presenter, "A Universal Approach to Intellectual Property for the Business Manager," August 17, 2005; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Author, "Businesses Need IP Strategy" Guest Opinion June 23, 2005; Washtenaw-Livingston Business Review
Invited Speaker, Federal-Mogul's New Anti-Counterfeiting Program; 1-Day Symposium on Counterfeiting in the Automotive Industry, October 1, 2003; Dearborn, Michigan
Events and Seminars
Attorneys Address Legal Essentials for Emerging Businesses at Entrepreneur's Network Breakfast
Innovations
Inventor of US Patent No. 6,196,623 "Vehicular Clothing Protector"
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