Patent Lawyer

Patent Attorney — Vanguard IP Group

San Francisco, CA | January 2023 – Present

• Drafted and prosecuted 32 utility and design patent applications in AI, SaaS, and machine learning domains, achieving a 94% USPTO allowance rate over a 3-year period.
• Conducted 50+ patentability and freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses for technology startups, identifying critical prior art and reducing future litigation risk by 40%.
• Managed a patent portfolio of 115+ active assets for a mid-market medical device manufacturer, optimizing maintenance fee schedules to save $35,000 in annual fees.
• Prepared 15 comprehensive responses to USPTO office actions, successfully overcoming initial indefiniteness and prior art rejections in 12 complex filings.

Patent Associate — Sovereign Legal Partners

Boston, MA | September 2020 – December 2022

• Prepared and filed 24 utility patent applications for mechanical and electrical client systems, achieving first-action allowance on 8 filings to accelerate approvals.
• Performed extensive prior art searches utilizing LexisNexis and Espacenet, delivering 40+ patentability opinions to guide clients' internal R&D investments.
• Assisted lead counsel in 3 patent infringement litigations, coordinating document discovery and drafting motions that led to settlements totaling $4.2M.
• Analyzed competitor patent portfolios of up to 200 assets, compiling competitive landscape reports that identified 3 strategic licensing opportunities for enterprise clients.

Patent drafting, Patent prosecution, Prior art searches, Freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis, Patentability opinions, IP portfolio management, USPTO filings, Claims drafting, Patent litigation support, PatentCenter, LexisNexis, Anaqua, Espacenet, Cleary, IEEE standards

AI Medical Device Patent Campaign

Role: Lead Patent Attorney

Tools: PatentCenter, Anaqua, LexisNexis

Drafted and secured 8 core utility patents for an AI-driven diagnostics platform, establishing market exclusivity and facilitating a $12M Series A funding round.

IP Due Diligence for Tech Acquisition

Role: Patent Associate

Tools: Espacenet, Anaqua, Excel

Audited a target company's portfolio of 75 patents, identifying 5 high-risk maintenance gaps and renegotiating transaction value down by $450,000 to mitigate liability.

• Registered Patent Attorney (USPTO Registration No. 79,482) (2020)
• State Bar of California Admittance (2020)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Affiliations: Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice