About Jason

Jason is a registered patent attorney practicing in the Technology and Intellectual Property group in the Salt Lake City office.  His practice focuses on all aspects of patent strategy and client counseling in a wide variety of technological areas, including: medical devices, solar and green power technologies, and mechanical devices.

Jason has extensive experience in both U.S. and foreign patent preparation and prosecution.  He works closely with his clients to develop strategies for robust protection of their inventions, from the initial invention disclosure throughout prosecution to issuance of the patent. He focuses on compact prosecution, and in-person and telephonic interviews with examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are integral to his practice.

He also has substantial experience analyzing and drafting written opinions regarding freedom to operate, patentability, validity and infringement. Jason has conducted detailed due diligence analyses of patent portfolios covering a wide range of technologies in connection with acquisitions and other transactions, stock offerings, and client counseling regarding strategic business decisions.

His practice also includes post-grant patent proceedings. Jason has been involved in Inter Partes Review proceedings including preparing filings for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 

Prior to joining the firm, Jason was a law clerk to the Honorable N. Randy Smith of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.