Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Intellectual Property
• Emerging Business
• Gaming

Representative Clients

• BOSSdev Inc.
• Federal-Mogul Corporation
• Global Gaming Group Inc.
• INAG, Inc. (Innovations in Native American Gaming)
• Johnson Controls Inc.
• k-Space Associates, Inc.
• Kimir Seatpost LLC
• Spinduction Weld, Inc.
• TEK Design Studios LLC

Prominent Assignments

• IP Counsel to high-growth interactive application and website development company BOSSdev Inc.
• IP Counsel to numerous game developers and clients in the gaming industry.
• Routinely counseling start-up and emerging businesses on cost-effective, goal-oriented IP approaches. (See guides: A Situational Approach to Patent Filing, and Do-It-Yourself Patent Searching.)
• Rendering Freedom to Practice/Infringement Clearance opinions on proposed production items for numerous clients.
• Preparing and negotiating development and IP licensing agreements.
• Representing capitol investment firms in connection with due diligence of IP portfolios.
• Representing merger and acquisition businesses in connection with due diligence of IP portfolios, including transferring IP assets from one business to another.
• Special emphasis on IP counsel to woodcraft and related industries. (See guide: Inventions in Woodworking.)
• Senior Patent Counsel, Federal Mogul Corporation (1997-2004)

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, J.D. 1990
• Lawrence Institute of Technology, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1986

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1990
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1995

Professional and Community Involvement

• Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
• Washtenaw County Bar Association
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Coach (2004-Present), Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest (www.gleq.org)
• Member (2008-Present), Board of Elders, Immanuel Bible Church (Chelsea, MI)
• Member (2003-2005), Board of Directors, His2Overcome Ministries, Inc.

Publications and Presentations

• "Imitation Could Be Illegal, 5 Rules for Copying Famous Furniture," Popular Woodworking Magazine, November 2008 (Issue #172)
• "Intellectual Property and the CleanTech Entrepreneur," Sept. 16, 2008 Invited Speaker, Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• "A Cinderella Story in the Enchanted Land of Patents," Michigan Lawyers Weekly March 19, 2008
• "Protecting Your Business and Your Intellectual Property," October 18, 2007 Invited Speaker, FastTrac TechVenture Training, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• "Five Deadly Intellectual Property Sins of the Innovative Manufacturer," Sept. 19, 2007 Invited Speaker, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) - Great Lakes Expo, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Acknowledements

• Inventor of US Patent No. 6,196,623 "Vehicular Clothing Protector"
• Inventor of US Patent Application for "Wood Panel Gluing and Clamping Press"