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Gerald Ray Prettyman
Pleasanton, CA Patents Lawyer with 18 years of experience
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Golden Gate University
Gerald R. Prettyman has been preparing and filing patents since 2001, and since 2006 has filed trademarks, copyrights and business filings, and worked to prevent and solve legal problems for his clients. Mr. Prettyman has prepared and filed over 200 patent applications for his clients and over 70 trademarks. Mr. Prettyman was previously an engineer and business manager, making him uniquely qualified to work with and protect the intellectual property of tech companies and to advise start-ups on how to make money without spending money. Mr. Prettyman is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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James Gulseth
Livermore, CA Patents Attorney with 51 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
UC Hastings COL
James H. (Jim) Gulseth was born and attended high school in Devils Lake, North Dakota and graduated with an A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Jim earned his JD degree at the University of California Hastings School of Law in San Francisco and is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the Corporations, Business Transactions, Securities and Tax and Intellectual Property Sections of the State Bar of California. Jim’s reported cases include...
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Peter Tormey
Pleasant Hill, CA Patents Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
John F. Kennedy University
Mr. Tormey has over 20 years of experience in product development, marketing and intellectual property protection. As a company startup veteran, Mr. Tormey brings a unique perspective on the value of intellectual property to a small and growing business. As such, he also speaks to entrepreneurs and business executives on how to protect and leverage IP assets. Mr. Tormey is the author of the "Startup Guide to Intellectual Property." As a patent attorney, Mr. Tormey has drafted over 100 patent applications covering software, electronics, wireless, radio, mobile applications, encryption and automation controls. Besides intellectual property law, ...
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Robert Lockhart Taylor
Livermore, CA Patents Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Robert L. (Bob) Taylor was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended high school in Berkeley, California. Bob graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with high honors from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982 with an A.B. degree in Economics. Bob graduated from the Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley) in 1985, where he was a member of the California Law Review. In 1985, he was admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He has since also been admitted...
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Quynh Chen
Newark, CA Patents Attorney with 11 years of experience
Patents, Business, Family and Trademarks
Quynh (“Quinn”) Chen is a bilingual attorney that has been admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit of the United States Appellate Court. Her practice areas primarily focus on family law, entity formations, and intellectual property. Her interest is in software patents and helping underrepresented clients in her community.
As part of her interest in software patents, Ms. Chen is proficient in programming in Ruby on Rails, MEAN stack Javascript, and working with various databases. While at Golden Gate University, School of Law, she served as Vice President of Asian Pacific American Law Student Association.
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Richard Bennett Salles
Walnut Creek, CA Patents Attorney with 25 years of experience
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Univ of Oregon School of Law and U.S. ARMY TJAGCLS
Richard is a USPTO Registered Patent Attorney who loves helping creative people realize their dreams. Rich received his BA from Princeton University, then completed his Physics coursework at San Francisco State University. Rich received his J.D. with Honors & Certified in Intellectual Property from the University of Oregon School of Law. Rich has practiced in patent prosecution, patent litigation and military law, having served as an Army JAG Corps Captain stateside and overseas.
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Mr. Stuart James West P.E.
Walnut Creek, CA Patents Attorney with 25 years of experience
Patents and IP
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Samuel Kesil Simpson
San Jose, CA Patents Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Patents
George Washington Univ LS
I am a patent attorney that focuses on obtaining software patents. Having an engineering degree in computer science in addition a law degree, I routinely work with software engineers in terms they understand. I have eperience in a wide array of software technology areas, such as mobile app development, networks, machine learning, virtual reality, augmented reality, and databases.
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John Paul Costello
Sacramento, CA Patents Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Patents and IP
Georgetown University Law Center
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Charles Louis Thoeming
Lafayette, CA Patents Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
Gonzaga Univ School of Law
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Valery R. Polyakov
Oakley, CA Patents Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Patents, Family, IP and Landlord Tenant
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Karthik Krishna Murthy
Fremont, CA Patents Lawyer
United States Patent Attorney Karthik Murthy has over 10 years of experience in patent and trademark law. He has written and filed numerous patent applications in a wide variety of technical fields. He has responded to office actions, talked with patent examiners, and brought several patents to issue.
He also has several years of experience in patent litigation. He is well versed in writing complaints, writing claims charts, responding to motions, settlement negotiations and electronic data discovery. He has worked with all types of clients, including large multinationals, growing startups and individuals, from all around the world.
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M. Reza Savari
Pleasanton, CA Patents Attorney with 24 years of experience
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Jay B. Hann
Concord, CA Patents Attorney with 15 years of experience
1475 Balhan Dr
#108
Concord, CA 94521
Patents and IP
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Sanjay Bhardwaj
Fremont, CA Patents Attorney
44663 Japala Pl
Fremont, CA 94539
Patents and Divorce
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Leopold William Lueddemann III
Danville, CA Patents Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and University of California - Irvine
Margaret Chu Ikeya
San Ramon, CA Patents Attorney with 27 years of experience
Patents, Business, Health Care and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
Stephen Lewis Davis
Sacramento, CA Patents Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Patents, IP and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
William Daniel Janicki
Sacramento, CA Patents Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Britten Sessions
San Jose, CA Patents Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Patents
Santa Clara University School of Law
John Patrick O'Banion
Sacramento, CA Patents Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Patents, Business and IP
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Craig Pieter Opperman
Fremont, CA Patents Attorney with 31 years of experience
Patents, Administrative, Business and IP
University of South Africa College of Law
Kathleen Marie Kerekes
Sacramento, CA Patents Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Patents, Antitrust, Business and IP
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Michael David Lisi
Pleasanton, CA Patents Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Patents, Antitrust, Business and IP
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Gregory Scott Smith
Newark, CA Patents Attorney with 32 years of experience
Patents and IP
U of San Francisco School of Law, Georgia State University College of Law and University of San Francisco School of Law
Michael Gerald Schwartz
Santa Clara, CA Patents Attorney with 26 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law and University of San Francisco School of Law
Juden Justice Reed
Orinda, CA Patents Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Patents, Antitrust and IP
Fordham University School of Law and Fordham University School of Law
Glen Louis Gross
Sacramento, CA Patents Attorney with 21 years of experience
Patents, Business and IP
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Kevin Charles Trock
San Jose, CA Patents Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Patents and IP
Loyola Univ School of Law
Kevin Martin
Pleasanton, CA Patents Lawyer
(925) 600-1800
Ext. 106
6600 Koll Center Parkway
Suite 250
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Patents, Antitrust, Business and IP
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Marin Cionca
San Francisco, CA Patents Attorney with 17 years of experience
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Concord Law School
Since 2009, Mr. Cionca is a registered patent attorney and founder of CIONCA IP Law P.C. ("CIONCA IP"), an intellectual property law practice based in Irvine, Orange County, California. He has an extensive technical background having graduated from a five-year European engineering program, having practical engineering experience and having taught College Physics. He helps clients with patent application and prosecution matters in various technologies including, engineering, computer, software, mechanical, physics-related and medical device technologies.
He also helps startups and businesses acquire and enforce their intellectual property rights in patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other IP, such as by sending cease...
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Bao Tran
Santa Clara, CA Patents Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(669) 232-3440
4701 Patrick Henry Dr, Building #16
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Univ of Houston Law Center
Experienced Patent Attorney Specializing in IP Strategy and Valuation
With three decades of expertise, I am a seasoned patent attorney dedicated to helping businesses protect their Go-To-Market plans and increase company valuation through IP-based transformation. My focus is on converting innovative ideas into valuable IP assets.
Areas of Expertise
*Intellectual property strategy development and execution
*Patent portfolio management and monetization
*IP initiatives for enterprises of all sizes
Notable Experience
Medical Device Industry
*Guided companies from startup to IPO
*Handled procurement, prosecution, due diligence, opinions, and litigation
*Worked with technologies including dental materials, 3D printing, software systems, and HIPAA compliance
Semiconductor and Technology Sectors
*Represented a fabless 3D semiconductor company (FinFET and monolithic...
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Christopher McElwain
Monterey, CA Patents Lawyer with 12 years of experience
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University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Chris is experienced in a range of practice areas affecting business owners and creative professionals, including trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, plant variety protection, domain names, licensing and other contracts, sweepstakes and contest regulation, online speech and civil litigation. ? Prior to founding Knowmad Law, Chris was head of the trademark and transactional practice at LaRiviere, Grubman P.C. and head of the litigation practice at Saper Law Offices in Chicago. He attended law school at USC, where he was a member of the Southern California Law Review. Before entering the legal profession, he also taught English at Northwestern Polytechnical University in...
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Ali Makoui
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Jose, CA Patents Attorney with 25 years of experience
Patents and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I am very responsive to clients' inquiries and easy to get along with. I am used to doing heavy lifting for tough tasks.
My practice concentration is in writing Patent and Trademark applications. We write patent specifications and prepare trademark applications with the possibility of future litigation in mind. Examples of my patent technology fields include software, electronic, telecommunications, semiconductors, Internet-of-Things, medical devices, smart phones application, data encryption, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, virtualization, medical devices, eCommerce, and mechanical devices.
I have also prepared numerous office action responses and appeal briefs in the U.S. and other jurisdictions, including European Patent Office (EPO), Japan,...
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Feras Mousilli
San Francisco, CA Patents Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
Feras Mousilli is a founding partner of Lloyd & Mousilli and regularly advises business clients on a range of technology law issues. He specializes in counseling technology companies from start-ups in their early formation and development, through support of multi-billion dollar business operations of the largest companies in the world.
Mr. Mousilli has served as Senior Corporate Counsel for both Apple Inc. and Dell Inc., where he counseled clients on product development and intellectual property matters, including advertising & marketing, copyright, and trademark strategies and risks. Prior to serving as corporate counsel, Mr. Mousilli practiced with DLA Piper in the intellectual...
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Steven Anton Nielsen
Larkspur, CA Patents Attorney with 37 years of experience
Patents and IP
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
U.S. registered patent attorney with many years of experience in obtaining patents and obtaining favorable results in federal court in the field of intellectual properly litigation. Mr. Nielsen is the current chair person of the Intellectual Property Section of the Marin County Bar Association. For potential clients who are unable see Mr. Nielsen in Marin County, web conferences and/or telephone conferences are available. Mr. Nielsen currently serves clients located throughout the world.
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Stephen E. Zweig
Los Gatos, CA Patents Attorney with 17 years of experience
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William Howard Taft University
Experienced patent attorney with a strong technical background, over 250+ issued patents, and many trademarks.
In addition to my legal background, I have a Biophysics STEM background (PhD) and experience with medical devices, software, electronics, and biotech. I have a lot of experience with startups, due diligence, and litigation support.
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David Jeanchung Tsai
San Francisco, CA Patents Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(415) 983-1176
Four Embarcadero Center
22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-5998
Patents, Antitrust, Business and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
David Tsai is a Partner in Vinson & Elkins LLP’s San Francisco office. David's practice focuses on patent, trade secret, complex breach of contract, and product defect litigation for companies innovating biotechnology (pharmaceuticals and genetic engineering), medical devices, software (Internet and mobile apps), and hardware (semiconductors, set-top boxes, smartphones, solar wafers and light-emitting diodes/LED/OLED). His legal experience includes second chairing international arbitration cases, litigating in the areas of copyrights and trademarks, preparing and prosecuting U.S. electrical engineering patent applications, drafting patentability, freedom-to-operate and non-infringement opinions, as well as patent interference in the area of biotechnology. He also represents clients...
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John D. van Loben Sels
San Francisco, CA Patents Lawyer
Patents, Business and IP
Georgetown University Law Center
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Laurence Hyman
San Francisco, CA Patents Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(415) 440-3100
Hyman IP Law / canady + lortz LLP
1070 Green Street, Suite 401
San Francisco, CA 94133
Patents
Boston University School of Law and University of Chicago
Mr. Hyman provides patent services, licensing assistance, strategic counseling, and intellectual property portfolio reviews to biotechnology companies and academic institutions. Clients receive expertise and insight honed as a partner in a large firm, and client service informed by in-house experience, but without the fees associated with large firm overhead.