$ 450-550 per hour
Lead attorney in many cases, both for plaintiffs and defendants, and he has served as an arbitrator in multiple cases. Represented a variety of enterprises in many industries and has extensive experience, both in the United States and internationally, counseling clients on valuation and enhancement of IP portfolios. Also a significant amount of time advising clients trying to develop intellectual property and avoid infringement of others.’
He is a Member, by examination, of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a certified mediator.
He has lectured on many intellectual property and antitrust matters to national audiences sponsored by the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Practicing Law Institute, LSI, LEI, the State Bar of Texas, and the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. He has also been a repeated guest lecturer in the Rice University MBA program on intellectual property strategy from the business perspective.
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Acquired: 1988
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4900 Woodway, Suite 900, Houston, TX, 77056
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2006 - Present
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law SectionVice-Chair
2006 - Present
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationBoard Member
2004 - Present
State Bar of Texas, Resolutions CommitteeMember
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2004 - 2006
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Patent Law CommitteeChairman
2004 - 2006
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law SectionSecretary
2004 - 2005
Houston Bar Association, CLE CommitteeCo-Chair
2002 - 2004
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Patent Law CommitteeVice-Chair
2001 - 2004
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law SectionCouncil Member
2001 - 2002
National Council of Intellectual Property Law AssociationsSecretary
1999 - 2000
National Council of Intellectual Property Law AssociationsMember
1999 - 2003
Houston Bar Association, CLE CommitteeCo-Chair
1997 - 1998
National Council of Intellectual Property Law AssociationsBoard Member
1997 - 1998
National Council of Intellectual Property Law AssociationsChairman
1996 - 1997
National Council of Intellectual Property Law AssociationsMember
1993 - 1994
National Council of Intellectual Property Law AssociationsSecretary
1988
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
BS - Bachelor of Science
2004
Misuse and Antitrust in Intellectual Property Licenses
2003
"Intellectual Property Practically Speaking
2003
Negotiating Technology Outsourcing
2003
When Do You Need An Opinion on a Patent?
2003
When Do Damages Come to the Fore?
2002
Valuation of Intellectual Capital and Intellectual Property in Tough Times
2002
How to Structure Corporate IP Operations
2002
What Every Business Person Should Know About Intellectual Property
2001
Written Description and Enablement: Claim Interpretation
2000
Can Activities In Mexico Cause Liability In The US For Patent Infringement?
2000
E-Commerce and Business Methods - What Type of Evidence Must a Challenger Use?
1999
Definiteness v. Equity: The Tension between the Desire to Protect the Inventor's Contribution and the Desire for Clear Lines between Infringement and Non-infringement
1999
Developing The Evidence on Patent Validity Issues
1999
Developing The Evidence on Patent Validity Issues
1998
nequitable Conduct, Laches and Other Non-statutory Defenses
1998
Update on the New Patent and Trademark Office Rules
1997
nequitable Conduct, Laches and Other Non-statutory Defenses
1996
nequitable Conduct, Laches and Other Non-statutory Defenses
N/A
When Does the Specification Limit the Scope of the Claims?
N/A
2003 Update on the Law of Patents
Spanish
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