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David W. Meibos
Registered Patent Attorney David has been a Registered Patent Attorney for over twenty years, including solo, law firm and in-house practice. As Senior Director of a medical device incubator, David helped several doctors, startups, and large companies to establish freedom-to-operate, design around competitive patents, and build patent portfolios to commercialize, license, or sell new orthopedic technologies. David has also helped a diverse set of clients secure cost-effective patent protection for a wide range of mechanical and software technologies. David has extensive experience in assessing competitive intellectual property, mining client patent portfolios for dormant value, and helping clients increase the valuation of their enterprise or technology. |
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David J. McKenzie
Registered Patent Attorney David is a Registered Patent Attorney experienced in law firms, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. David seeks first to understand your needs and goals and provides clear advice for protecting innovations based on broad experience. David has experience managing both large and small corporate patent portfolios. David prepares and prosecutes Software Patents, Electrical Patents, Semi-Conductor Patents, and Mechanical Patents. David has expertise in Open Source Licenses. David also procures Trademarks for clients. David is a problem solver, with a passion for making products and processes more efficient, higher quality, and positioned for success. David is adept at applying technology to solve problems and continually improve in the face of challenges. Jo Hays
Registered Patent Agent Jo supports solo inventors, startups, and established companies in understanding their technical landscape, developing patent strategies in line with their business objectives, obtaining patent protection for their technologies, and monetizing their patent portfolios. Jo became a Registered Patent Agent in 2009 after more than 14 years as a product development engineer. In these capacities, Jo gained expertise in total joint replacement, sports medicine, arthroscopy, spine, trauma, and other medical technology. Jo is also familiar with musical instruments, sound recording, automobiles, firearms, sewing machinery, and aviculture. Jo has degrees in mechanical engineering and music performance. |
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Barbara Daniels
Registered Patent Agent Barbara Daniels is a registered Patent Agent, in practice for over 7 years. She has extensive experience in patent drafting, claim writing, drawings preparation, patent prosecution, and prior art searching for patentability and freedom to operate. Barbara has successfully prosecuted several appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. She is practiced in filing international (Patent Cooperation Treaty) patent applications and overseeing patent prosecution in foreign jurisdictions including Europe, Japan, China, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Russia, and Brazil. Her area of specialization is mechanical patents, with particular interest in medical prostheses and devices. |