APPROACH
“I began my career in patent law as a patent examiner. Whether I am prosecuting a patent application or in front of an ALJ at the ITC, my experience at the Patent Office continues to serve me well. I have been able to deliver good results consistently by focusing only on the key issues and pursuing them aggressively”
PRACTICE AREAS
Patent Prosecution
International Trade Commission
Intellectual Property Litigation
Post Grant Proceedings
EDUCATION
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2012
- Law Review
- Dean’s Scholar
- Bronze Key recipient
University of Michigan, B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 2008
ADMISSIONS
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
RECOGNITION
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019-2021
DBusiness, Top Lawyers in Metropolitan Detroit, 2018-2020
Michigan Top Lawyers, 2016
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Achieved general exclusion order for toy manufacturer before the International Trade Commission
- Successfully defended respondent Canadian furniture manufacturer in U.S. International Trade Commission investigation, obtaining a determination of noninfringement, invalidity, and estoppel after trial
- Represented makers of CPAP machines before the International Trade Commission (the parties settled)
- Achieved reversal of PTAB decision for pallet manufacturer before the CAFC
- Achieved stipulation vacating PTAB decision for telematics manufacturer before the CAFC
- Represented patent owner, a medical device manufacturer, in a series of IPR proceedings before the PTAB (the parties settled)
- Achieved judgment granting priority to senior party, a mold manufacturer, in interference proceeding before PTAB
EXPERIENCE
Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES
Aerospace
Automotive
Consumer products
Medical devices
ORGANIZATIONS
Michigan IP Inn of Court
Oakland County Bar Association
Intellectual Property Section, State Bar of Michigan
MIPLA