Experience

Patent Procurement and Portfolio Management

• Represents large and small software companies, computer hardware companies, medical device companies and safety equipment companies, ranging from Fortune 500-sized to startups, managing worldwide patent estates. Experience includes preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patents, patent portfolio management and strategic counseling.

Patent Opinion Practice

• Provides noninfringement, invalidity and freedom-to-operate opinions; product clearance analysis; due diligence investigation; and guidance regarding designing around patents.

Technology Areas

• Computer software technologies and business methods including media content distribution, Internet commerce, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, web applications, software as a service (SaaS), mobile applications, artificial intelligence (AI), computer networking, user interfaces, heads-up displays, social networking, speech synthesis and video games.
• Computing hardware technologies including semiconductor devices, electronics, low power always listening (LPAL) systems and network security devices.
• Communications technology including LTE.
• Mechanical and electro-mechanical technologies, including automotive safety systems and optical systems and bar code scanning.
• Energy storage and utilization including energy storage systems and smart grid and grid edge components
• Medical devices including transcatheter cardiac repair devices, vascular access technologies, catheters, stents, inflation systems and tissue repair technologies.

Honors & Activities

• Board Member, Salt Lake County Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund (EDRLF) Advisory Committee, 2014–present
• Judge, Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, 2010–present
• Mentor, VentureCapital.org (formerly Wayne Brown Institute), 2011–present
• Board Member, University of Utah College of Engineering Alumni Association, 2009–2015
• Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Utah) by Chambers USA (currently: Intellectual Property), 2017–2020
• Listed among Rising Stars (Intellectual Property), Mountain States Super Lawyers^®, 2016–2017 
• Included in Utah Business Legal Elite (Intellectual Property), listed since 2017
• Member of the David K. Winder IP Inn of Court
• Member, Intellectual Property Section of the Utah State Bar
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

Insights & Presentations

• "What’s Driving the Rise of Behind-the-Meter Distributed Energy Resources,” (co-author) Power Magazine, Oct. 1, 2019
• Co-presenter, "What is Blockchain and Why Is It Important to be Prepared," Seattle Chapter of The CFO Leadership Council, Nov. 15, 2018
• “Blockchain + Renewables = Red Tape?,” Renewable Energy World, March/April 2018
• “Blockchain 101 for Legal Counsel,” Corporate Section, Alaska Bar Association, Jan. 18, 2017
• “What Physician Entrepreneurs Need to Know about Patents,” The Society of Physician Entrepreneurs of Salt Lake City, May 26, 2016  
• “Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs,” Student Entrepreneurs Conference, eBay Inc., Sept. 26, 2015
• Co-Presenter, “Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs,” Student Entrepreneurs Conference, eBay Inc., Oct. 29, 2013
• “Before the Deal: Architecture of Intellectual Property Due Diligence,” The Enterprise, Aug. 13-17, 2012
• Co-Presenter, “Bilski Round Two: What Is Patentable in Light of the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision?,” Stoel Rives LLP, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 18, 2010
• Co-Presenter, “Business Organization: The Right Structure for the Right Idea,” Student Entrepreneurs Conference, University of Utah, Oct. 30, 2010
• “Intellectual Property: It’s Not Just For Lawyers,” Student Entrepreneurs Conference, University of Utah, Nov. 7, 2009
• “Are Software and Business Methods Still Patentable After In re Bilski?” Intellectual Property Series, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 22, 2009
• “From Patent Pending to Patent Holding,” The Enterprise, Oct. 13-17, 2008
• “Trademark for Creating a Kid-Friendly Cyber-Playground on the Internet,” Utah Law Review 465, 2006

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