Position:
Owner at Hoffman Patent Group
Work:
Hoffman Patent Group
- Valencia, CA since Jan 2003
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Owner
Cislo & Thomas
Jan 1996 - Dec 2002
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Partner
Christie, Parker & Hale
Apr 1989 - Dec 1995
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Patent Attorney
Sughrue Mion PLLC
Sep 1985 - Mar 1989
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Patent Attorney
Spensley, Horn, Jubas & Lubitz
1984 - 1984
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Summer Associate
Education:
University of Pennsylvania Law School 1982 - 1985
J.D., Law
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1978 - 1982
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Great Neck South
Skills:
Intellectual Property, Patents, Patent Litigation, Trademarks, Appeals, Litigation, Trade Secrets, Patent Prosecution, Licensing, Copyright Law, Patentability, Invention, Trademark Litigation, Copyright Litigation, Patenting Internet & Software Inventions, Patent Reexamination, Post Grant Review, & Covered Business Methods, Patent Office Appeals, Patenting business methods & smart phone apps, Patentability Searches, Trademark clearance searches, Patent infringement clearance searches and opinions, Trademark Infringement, Legal Advice, Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Unfair Competition, Due Diligence, Legal Assistance, Strategy, Prosecution, Arbitration, Corporate Law, Mergers, Entrepreneurship, Legal Writing, Dispute Resolution, Legal Opinions, Copyright Infringement, Patent Applications, Courts, Start-ups, Joint Ventures, Legal Issues
Interests:
New technology, product development, golf, tennis
Honor & Awards:
Who's Who Millennium Edition
Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans in 1992
Competent Toastmaster Award