Robert Ziemian
Patent Attorney
| Headline: | Service Provider |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Media, Mobile, Nanotech |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Copyrights, Design, Engineering, HTML / CSS, Intellectual Property, Java, Javascript, Languages and Platforms, Law, Litigation, Patents, Trademarks, Web Development, Windows applications |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Consulting opportunities, Giving back, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Suffolk University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Patton Boggs LLP, Denver, CO |
| Position: | Associate |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Filed and prosecuted numerous patent applications in the areas of information technology, software, semiconductors, medical devices, robotics, deposition technology, etc.
• Wrote briefs (including Markman), managed experts, and performed validity and infringement analysis in patent litigation cases. • Prosecuted trademarks and created guidance documents. • Drafted licensing and technology transfer documents |
| Employer: | Technology, Patents & Licensing, Inc., Doylestown, PA |
| Position: | Patent Attorney |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Filed and prosecuted patents, including 2 successful pre-appeal briefs, in the areas of e-commerce, software, streaming media, telecom, and electronic gaming.
• Conducted advanced prosecution including petitions for revival, and ex-parte, inter-partes, and interference proceedings. • Developed strategies for building client patent portfolios, including identifying and acquiring valuable patents. • Analyzed and valued patents and patent applications, including patent landscape analysis and portfolio review. • Supervised and reviewed the patent mining of PhD’s and experienced engineers in a wide variety of areas including semiconductors optics, software, telecom, e-commerce, electronic gaming, social networking, and electronics. |
| Employer: | Patent Litigation Mock Trial |
| Position: | Participant |
| Time period: | January 2005 - March 2005 |
| Description: | Competed in Mock Trial competition against George Mason University presided over by Federal District Judge. Performed direct and cross examinations, expert testimony preparation, and contributed to Markman Hearing. |
| Employer: | Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA |
| Position: | Legal Intern in corporate intellectual property department |
| Time period: | July 2004 - November 2004 |
| Description: | • Reviewed and prepared documents to be sent to the USPTO, including patent applications and replies to office actions.
• Analyzed strategic IP issues including whether or not to provoke an interference, intervening rights, and litigation preparation. • Researched legal issues, Patent and Trademark office procedures, and prior art searches. |
| Employer: | Navy Office of General Counsel (NAVSEA), Washington D.C. |
| Position: | Law Clerk |
| Time period: | May 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | • Drafted Trademark and Patent applications. Analyzed possible copyright infringement. Proposed strategy for negotiation with purported copyright owner.
• Consulted with client concerning patent, copyright, and trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation in relation to a procurement contract. Drafted claims chart, analyzed prosecution history, and proposed plan to avoid patent infringement. • Examined other issues related to FOIA, personnel law, and environmental law. |
| Employer: | EPA |
| Position: | Law Clerk |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2003 |
| Employer: | Montgomery Watson Harza Global, Sacramento, CA |
| Position: | Associate Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2000 - November 2002 |
| Description: | Built a Visual Basic, GIS, and Access Program to manage groundwater information for Sacramento Groundwater Authority (SGA). Assisted in design of water treatment plant. Completed various other engineering projects. |
| Employer: | Woods Hole Oceanographic (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | May 1999 - July 1999 |
| Description: | Created Labview programs to run laboratory equipment. Developed a method for isolating elemental carbon. Leveraged C14 and C13 to determine the source of carbon and its contribution to the global inventory of carbon. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Suffolk University |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Intellectual Property Concentration , JD |
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2001 |
| Degree: | Environmental Engineering, BSc |
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