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Rick has Worked in Intellectual Property Law Since 1993
Rick has Worked in Intellectual Property Law Since 1993
Awards & Distinctions -
Awards & Distinctions -
Voted as a a Cityview Magazine Top IP/Patent Attorney for each of the last 9 years
Education
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), University of Tennessee, 1994
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1983
Publications
Publications
Technically Speaking: Purchasing a Law Firm Telephone System, KBA - Dicta, 2005
Technically Speaking: Wireless Networking, KBA - Dicta, 2004
Technically Speaking: Software Billing Systems, KBA - Dicta, 2002
Technically Speaking: Personal Digital Assistants, KBA - Dicta, 2002
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
Technically Speaking: Law Firm Telecommunications, KBA - Tech Expo, 2008
Patents
Patents
Drafting and prosecuting patent applications (over 600 issued to date)
Litigating before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Fields of art include electronic and mechanical devices, chemical processes and formulations, textiles, business and financial methods, optics, computers, software, integrated circuit arts including fabrication, design, testing, and related instruments and equipment
Trademarks
Trademarks
Identifying and developing trademarks
Counseling on proper use and protection of trademarks
Filing and prosecuting federal trademark registration applications
Litigating before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Copyrights
Copyrights
Identifying copyright works
Filing and prosecuting federal copyright registration applications
Litigating in federal district and appeals courts
Licensing
Licensing
Drafting of complex, multi-tier agreements
Extensive negotiating experience
Admissions & Memberships
Admissions & Memberships
Tennessee Licensed Attorney, 1994
US Patent & Trademark Office, 1996
Utah Licensed Attorney, 2013
United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1998
6th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999
Knoxville Bar Association (KBA), 1994
Industry Experience
Industry Experience
ENGINEERING MANAGER
ENGINEERING MANAGER
(Thin Film Sensors)
Leeds & Northrup
St. Petersburg FL
OWNER
OWNER
(Personal Computer Design, Fabrication, Programming, Networking)
PC-Relief FL & TN
DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
(Gallium Arsenide Technology)
Raytheon,
Northboro MA
PROCESS ENGINEER
PROCESS ENGINEER
(Integrated Circuit Microlithography, Thin Film Technology)
Signetics
Orem UT
RESEARCH SPECIALIST
RESEARCH SPECIALIST
Dow Chemical
Midland MI
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