Theodore W. Olds III

P: 248.988.8692

APPROACH

“I recognize that Intellectual Property is a tool to achieve a business’s goals. To that end I work to tailor my firm’s service to the needs of the client. But it is as important to recognize the client’s goals for the particular matter.

My father was a builder—he would not take out a Sawzall® to cut a 2 by 4. By the same token a lawyer should interact with the client to get to the right sized approach. I like to believe I am a lawyer that can think like a business person, and convey advice as one.”

PRACTICE AREAS

Patent Prosecution
Intellectual Property Litigation
Post Grant Proceedings

EDUCATION

J.D., George Washington University, 1988
B.S., Michigan State University (Mechanical Engineering), 1982

ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Michigan
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Lead Trial Counsel in matters for Choon’s Designs/Rainbow Loom®, United Technologies Automotive, Meritor, Masco Corporation and numerous other clients big and small.
Lead Patent Prosecution Counsel for any number of projects- Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine, MGM Brakes Tamper Resistant Brake Actuators and its Electronic Stroke Alert, Extend-A-View’s pivoting mirror for the Dodge Ram, Showboard’s project display boards (used in every science fair) and hundreds of other inventions both basic and complex
Inter Partes Review (IPR) successes include United Technologies Corporation flow battery patents and the Choon’s Design wave of challenges

EXPERIENCE

Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Adjunct Professor of the Patent Procurement Clinic at Wayne State University Law School

TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES

Aerospace
Automotive
Consumer products

ORGANIZATIONS

Oakland County Bar Association
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association