Willis Intellectual Property Lawyers

Leela Madan’s practice includes domestic and international patent and trademark selection, registration, acquisition, enforcement, transfer, licensing, policing, and defense. Ms. Madan is experienced in US trademark administrative practices, including Opposition and Cancellation proceedings, before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Ms. Madan is also a licensed Patent Attorney with extensive experience in patent prosecution in the areas of chemistry and various types of engineering and other technologies. With almost five years of progressive experience, she has experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, including drilling muds and downhole tools, as well as experience in other...

Paul R. Juhasz, J.D. is a leading patent attorney specializing in strategic preparation, prosecution, counseling, monetization and litigation, with degrees in electrical engineering and chemical engineering. He served as Captain in the U.S. Air Force at the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory. He is an adjunct professor at the New Hampshire School of Law, is extensively published, and an expert on Alice and 101 Bilski patent eligible subject matter and patent exhaustion. He has submitted amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court covering several patent cases. Juhasz served as director of IP for Nokia, where he lead the protection and enforcement of...

I have over 30 years of experience with patent prosecution including patent interferences. I advocate determining the outcome of potential patent interferences before a request for interference is filed. Patent interferences can be identified early in prosecution when reviewing cited references if the reviewer is trained to recognize interfering subject matter. Once identified, an interference proceeding can be focused on the right issues or avoided.