Strategic Patent Portfolio Development

• Drafted and prosecuted a portfolio of patent applications on DNA sequencing techniques using machine learning. The patents became the foundation of an infringement lawsuit against a leading sequencing company, later resulting in a settlement.

Biotechnology & Life Sciences

• Represent major pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies in patent prosecution matters involving bioinformatics, microfluidics, and drug discovery technologies.
• Counsel university technology transfer offices on patent strategy and prosecution for innovations in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and life sciences.
• Drafted patent applications protecting next-generation DNA sequencing methods and genetic analysis technologies for biotechnology clients.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

• Prepared patent applications covering transformer-based neural networks and machine learning models prior to public release of large language models.

Renewable Energy & Advanced Materials

• Counsel battery materials and energy storage companies on patent protection strategies.
• Prepared patent applications for advanced materials including polymer composites and insulation technologies.

Problem-Solving & Patent Rescue

• Successfully corrected and prosecuted patent applications that had been mishandled by prior counsel for multiple clients, securing broad and enforceable patent claims efficiently and within budget constraints.

Strategic IP Counseling

• Provided freedom-to-operate opinions for cleantech and life sciences companies evaluating commercialization strategies.
• Coordinated with outside counsel to advise clients on worldwide patent strategy, including transition to the European Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system.