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Arlyn Alonzo

Arlyn Alonzo concentrates her practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications as well as technically complex patent infringement litigation cases. Arlyn has worked with clients in a variety of high-tech industries, including wireless communication systems and networks, optoelectronics, digital storage media, medical devices and other electrical and mechanical inventions.

Arlyn has worked as a patent litigator and patent prosecutor at premier law firms including Lyon & Lyon, McDermott Will & Emery, and Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz. She also has in-house experience, having served as the Chief IP Counsel for a noted biomedical device company.

Arlyn has 22 years of experience in patent law and a decade of professional experience in communication system engineering with a major satellite communications company, including spacecraft with synthetic aperture radar missions.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

  • SBI clearance while working as a system engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company, Space & Communications Group.

PUBLICATIONS

  • K. Johannsen and A. L. Alonzo, “Planning Considerations for a Domestic Satellite System,” International Symposium on Communications, ISCOM 1991, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

Michael Angert

Michael Angert is a registered patent and trademark attorney and has worked with sole inventors, small business owners, start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, and leading international companies for more than twenty years. Michael’s practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting U.S. utility and design patent applications as well as Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international applications and Hauge Convention international design applications in the electrical, computer, and mechanical arts. He has particular experience with utility patent applications in the telecommunications field, including applications related to 3G, 4G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced, and future aspects of 5G wireless communications systems, and wireless communications in general. Michael counsels domestic and foreign clients regarding trademarks and prepares and prosecutes US trademarks and International (Madrid Protocol) trademark applications for US and international clients.

Michael has significant experience with patent applications related to:

  • Wireless Communication and Technology
  • Computer Software
  • Digital and Analog Circuitry
  • Robotics
  • Mechanical Devices
  • Semiconductor Structures and Methods of Fabrication
  • Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communication for the Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Public/Private Key Encryption
  • Civil Engineering Structures

He works with and counsels clients in complex issues of patent, trademark and copyright law, export regulations, and government rights to intellectual property, and requirements related to website privacy and terms of use policies. He has prepared patentability, right-to-use, infringement, and validity legal opinions.

In his prior fifteen-year career as an electrical engineer, Michael designed digital, analog, radio frequency (RF), and microwave circuits and systems for use in military and government wireless voice and data communications devices and radar systems. While obtaining his master of science degree, he furthermore designed, fabricated, and tested a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC).

LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

  • Ongoing Volunteer Construction Team Leader for Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland
  • Committee Member, Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Local & Specialty Bar Liaison Committee
  • Participant, Maryland Connected and Automated Vehicle Working Group (Maryland Department of Transportation)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

Lena Bacani

A seasoned litigator with a depth of experience, Lena Bacani has represented clients in matters related to business torts, labor and employment, intellectual property (including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets), and general commercial disputes. She has represented clients in a broad range of sectors, including semiconductor, telecommunications, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, fashion, entertainment and software. Lena also helps companies navigate and generate strategies to manage complex legal issues including contracts and business agreements, risk assessment, global IP portfolios, data privacy, freedom-to-operate opinions, and more.

Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Lena was a systems engineer for Lockheed Martin, advising members of the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, and third-party contractors on the Air Force Satellite Control Network and DoD satellite programs.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Lead counsel in a jury trial involving the misappropriation of the client’s trade secrets, retaliation and labor code violation claims, resulting in a favorable settlement during trial.
  • Lead counsel for defendants in patent infringement litigation involving mail tracking and bar code technology. Obtained desired claim construction ruling from Central District of California that resulted in highly favorable settlement for clients.
  • Represented pharmaceutical company in patent infringement lawsuit for oclacitinib product. First chair hearings and defend CEO and key employees in depositions.
  • Obtained dismissal of lawsuit for client accused of infringing trademark and business tort claims from sales of consumer health products.
  • Represented consumer product client in IPR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
  • Obtained six-figure attorneys’ fees award from the Central District of California for defendant in multi-venue litigation involving copyright infringement and unfair competition claims surrounding sales of embellished jeans.
  • Counseled aerospace client regarding potential trade secret claims. Drafted agreements licensing client’s intellectual property.
  • Lead counsel for defendants in various federal court cases involving copyright, trade dress, and design patent infringement claims relating to footwear and apparel.
  • Obtained dismissal of trade secret claims against metalworks client in C.D. Cal.
  • Defended satellite broadcasting company in multiple patent infringement lawsuits involving electronic program guides, digital video recorders and set top boxes. Cases settled under terms favorable to client.
  • Successfully defended cosmetics company in trademark opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), resulting in TTAB dismissing case and clearing way for client’s trademark registration.
  • Obtained U.S. trademark rights for electronic entertainment, cosmetics, 3D printing, banking and music clients.
  • Counseled satellite broadcasting company regarding international patent portfolio and potential third party IP claims.
  • Counseled mobile phone reseller regarding U.S. Customs regulations and various IP issues.
  • Defended television and consumer electronics manufacturer in multiple patent infringement lawsuits involving MPEG video compression and LCD display technologies.
  • Negotiated, drafted and advised clients regarding patent licenses, technology transfer and joint development agreements.
  • Negotiated and drafted software development agreement.
  • Negotiated and drafted joint venture agreement.
  • Negotiated and drafted motion picture director, producer and writer agreements for film production company.
  • Drafted merchandising agreement for digital entertainment studio.
  • Second chair in trial for pro bono client defrauded in real estate scam.
  • Obtained $50,000 default judgment for pro bono clients defrauded by unlicensed law firm.
  • Counseled pro bono gang tattoo removal client on copyright and trademark issues.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • International Game Developers’ Association

Tyler Barrett

Tyler Barrett is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience in many areas of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks and copyrights. Tyler works with all sizes of companies from start-up ventures to fortune 500 companies to maximize their intellectual property protection and minimize risks of infringement.

He has experience counseling and planning, conducting patentability and non-infringement analysis, as well as preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications for a wide range of technology areas. These include electrical and electronics, semiconductor design and fabrication, computers, software, wireless communications, medical devices, gas and oil drilling technologies, mechanical and aerospace, and materials science.

As an entrepreneur and engineer, Tyler co-founded an electronic control systems company; constructing and prototyping new lighting and security systems for residential and industrial applications. Tyler was also an engineer in the medical device industry, working in research and development and in manufacturing at Bard Access Systems, a division of C.R. Bard.

Tyler has been recognized as one of Utah’s Legal Elite by Utah Business magazine, and as a Mountain States Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers.

Stephen Burbach

Stephen D. Burbach is a registered patent attorney with over 20 years of experience prosecuting and litigating patent, trademark and copyright matters. His practice focuses on patent preparation, prosecution, and opinion work.

Steve has in-depth experience in a wide range of technology areas:

  • Wireless communication
  • Network communication
  • Cardiac rhythm management systems
  • Neurostimulation systems
  • Memory systems, integrated circuit design
  • Computer graphics systems
  • Object-oriented applications
  • Database applications
  • Client-server applications

Prior to law school, Steve was a hardware and software engineer for Bell Telephone Laboratories developing telecommunication and data network systems.

 

Daniel Castro, IP Attorney, Loza & Loza LLP

Daniel Castro

Daniel Castro is a registered patent attorney and represents clients in various aspects of intellectual property with an emphasis on patent prosecution. Daniel has experience in a wide range of electrical and computer technologies. These include:

  • Wireless technologies
  • Semiconductor fabrication equipment and processes
  • Computer systems, software
  • Optical networks and components
  • Internet-enabled/related applications

Daniel graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was an Executive Editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal.

Will Chadwick

Contact – William.Chadwick@lozaip.com  | (385) 401-0465

Will Chadwick specializes in helping clients develop, protect, and enforce intellectual property rights as well as defending those wrongfully accused of intellectual property infringement. Will also represents businesses of all sizes in related complex commercial litigation. His skills as a trial and appellate attorney have led to success for his clients in courts around the nation.

Will, a licensed patent attorney, also has significant experience acquiring federal trademark registrations across a wide range of goods and services for his clients. He routinely enforces or protects those trademark rights at the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Will enjoys diving deep into specialized technology and niche markets to serve his clients. His passion for becoming knowledgeable about his client’s businesses leads to strong relationships with his clients and positive outcomes.

Outside of the office, Will dedicates time to his wife and three daughters at home. He is an avid baseball fan and a dedicated leader and mentor in his local religious congregation.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2023)
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® (2023)

Kari Dickinson

Kari is a senior patent agent registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. With 16 years of IP practice, Kari has substantial experience in all aspects of patent prosecution including patent application preparation, U.S. and international prosecution, and patentability search and analysis. Additionally, Kari is skilled at developing comprehensive IP strategies for a diverse clientele which may include freedom-to-operate, inventorship, due diligence, non-infringement and invalidity analyses.

Leveraging her Ph.D., overall background in biology, and her research experience at the Salk Institute, Kari decided to pursue a career in IP law with a biotechnology focus. Kari has a diverse scientific background that includes laboratory research in the fields of molecular and cell biology, embryology, genetics, plant biology, pharmacology, and immunology. Now as a patent agent, her practice areas range from therapeutics to genomics and medical diagnostics to laboratory tools and assays, all of which bring a variety of skills and experience to the table.

“I really like the diversity of subject matter that I get to work on,” said Kari. “It’s never the same thing each day, so there’s always something new to tackle.”

Outside of work, Kari enjoys the outdoors in Southern California, particularly San Diego, where she currently resides with her family. To unwind, Kari can be seen having a laugh at a local comedy club. She and her family will also take any opportunity to travel whenever they can, whether it’s Disney World, the country’s national parks, Hawaii, or overseas in Europe.

Heidi Eisenhut Patent Lawyer

Heidi Eisenhut

Heidi Eisenhut is a registered patent attorney and focuses her practice on the preparation and prosecution of utility patent and trademark applications. As a former patent examiner with the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), she excels at guiding and mentoring her clients through the entire patent process. Additionally, Heidi is skilled in the preparation and prosecution of design patents and their role in a patent portfolio. She prepares and prosecutes patents in a broad range of technologies, including:

  • Communication systems
  • Computer software & hardware
  • Electro-mechanical devices
  • Mechanical devices
  • Memory devices

Prior to law school, Heidi worked as an electrical engineer with guidance systems of ballistic missiles for the Ballistic Missiles Division of TRW, Inc.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • IEEE
  • AIPLA
  • Orange County Bar Association

 

Mike Fedrick

Michael Fedrick has been securing patent and trademark protection for his clients worldwide for over 20 years in industries ranging from biotechnology to software. His clients have ranged from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in the US, Europe, and Asia. Before joining Loza & Loza, Michael served as IP counsel for the biopharmaceutical business of Baxter Healthcare Corporation and was responsible for product lines with sales in excess of $1 billion.

Outside of work, Michael serves on the board of Villa Esperanza Services, an organization which helps meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities. He is also a past president and current board member of the San Gabriel Valley Bar Association.

In his free time, Michael plays violin with the Pasadena Community Orchestra, studies the sitar, and is usually learning another language in preparation for his next trip.

ARTICLES

  • Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property in East Asia (co-author), Sweet & Maxwell Asia (1997)
  • Advice for In-House Attorneys, Pharmaceutical Law Insight, 2:14-16 (2006)
  • International patent protection: Where in the world should you file? Corporate Counsel (2009)

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

  • San Gabriel Valley Bar Association, Past President & Director (2009-present)
  • Villa Esperanza Services, Finance and Audit Committees (2010-present)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA), Legislation and Regulatory Analysis Committee, Member (2002-2006)

 

Gabriel Fitch

Gabriel Fitch is a registered patent attorney with a practice focused on obtaining and enforcing protection of various forms of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Gabe’s practice involves obtaining patents in technologies related to the fields of electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering. Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Gabe spent many years at a mid-sized IP boutique firm in Pasadena, CA, and clerked at another mid-sized IP boutique firm in Atlanta, GA.

Prior to law school, he was an applications engineer with Intellon Corporation (now a subsidiary of Qualcomm, Inc.), a design engineer and systems programmer with Barr Systems Inc., and an engineering intern with IBM Corporation, Nortel Networks, and Florida Power Corporation (now a subsidiary of Duke Energy).

Gabe has particular knowledge and experience in the following areas:

  • Magnetic storage systems
  • Wireless communications
  • Radar systems
  • Relay design
  • Card readers
  • Semiconductor chip design
  • Networking
  • Software and hardware design
  • Telephone switching and power transmission, distribution and generation
  • Communication protocols
  • Power line communications
  • Windows programming
  • Hardware description languages such as VHDL and Verilog
  • Printed circuit board technologies and layout tools
  • FCC emissions testing and standards, mainframe communications
  • Programming languages
  • Utility power systems

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & RECOGNITIONS

Gabe is a member of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA), the Pasadena Bar Association, and the San Gabriel Valley Bar Association. During law school, Gabe was an editor of the Journal of Law & Technology and a participant in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court

PUBLICATIONS

“From Napster to Kazaa: What the Recording Industry Did Wrong and What Options are Left”, University of Florida Journal of Technology Law and Policy (9 J. Tech. L. & Pol’y 183, 2004)

Hannah Follender

Contact – Hannah.Follender@lozaip.com  | (801) 889-1457

Hannah Follender’s practice focuses on brand protection, domestic and international trademarks, unfair competition, and copyright matters, including trademark selection, clearance searching, and enforcement. Her practice also includes intellectual property licensing, sponsorship agreements, and advertising agreements.

Hannah is a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is experienced in due diligence and opinion work, as well as patent prosecution for utility and design patents in the mechanical field.

Hannah has represented clients in several industries including food and beverage, fashion, retail, beauty, professional sports, entertainment, and cannabis, among many others.

Hannah received her law degree from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, where she was an articles editor on the Utah Law Review and received the Outstanding Achievement Award for patent law. She received her Bachelor of Science in biology, cum laude, with a double major in political science from St. Lawrence University.

Hannah currently serves as a board member for Alta Community Enrichment (ACE), as a mentor for Women Who Succeed (WWS), and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in Utah. Hannah also founded, and currently co-chairs, the Cannabis Law Section of the Utah State Bar.

In her “free time”, Hannah teaches avalanche safety courses as a certified avalanche course instructor for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), and guides backcountry ski touring and snowcat skiing in Utah’s Wasatch mountains.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION:

  • Outstanding Achievement Award for patent law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah.
George Fountain, Patent Attorney, Loza & Loza LLP

George Fountain

George Fountain is a registered patent attorney and represents clients ranging from startup ventures to Fortune 500 corporations in all aspects of intellectual property counseling and protection. George works closely with engineers and in-house counsels to develop effective intellectual property strategies to meet each client’s needs and expectations. He has over 20 years of experience in procuring patents for clients in high technology areas, such as wireless communications, integrated circuits, optics and optical systems, computer networking, and software.

George has significant industry experience as an electrical engineer having worked several years at Hughes Aircraft Company designing RF/microwave front ends for satellite systems.

Jayshree Gerken

Jayshree is leveraging almost twenty-five years of experience counseling clients in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device areas, assisting with and providing patent drafting and prosecution services for US and worldwide patent protection, due diligences and freedom to operate assessments of intellectual property portfolios. Additionally, she has valuable experience in drafting invalidity and non-infringement opinions.

For almost ten years, Jayshree was an Adjunct Professor of Patent Law at California Western School of Law and a guest lecturer at several other institutions. With her background in chemistry and biochemistry, she worked as a research scientist at a biotech company in San Diego for five years until she decided she wanted a career change. After working at a law firm as a Scientific Advisor for a year to get exposure to the science-heavy field of patent law, Jayshree decided to go to law school. She enjoys a career where she gets to collaborate with different clients and continue to learn new things while still putting her scientific knowledge to use.

“What spurred my interest in the law is the fact that it’s such a different way of thinking than science, yet it can be combined with science,” said Jayshree.

Before joining Loza & Loza, Jayshree worked at international law firms with an intellectual property focus. She also has served as a consultant to local and international law firms, as well as an in-house consultant to several biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Outside of her law career, Jayshree has a passion for Monarch Butterfly conservation and enjoys reading, watching true crime, trying different Asian cuisines with her teenage son, beach walks with her dog and wine tastings with her husband. An interesting fun fact about Jayshree is before she came to the USA as an adult to pursue a higher education, she spent the first three years of her life in the USA with her parents and returned to India on a month-long cargo ship journey, where they were the only “non-crew” members on board the ship.

 

Her technical areas of expertise include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology, including the Chemistry and Biochemistry of Antibody-Antigen interactions
  • Cell Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Instrumentation/Systems and related Methods/Statistical Methods for Biological Applications

MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS

  • Member, Board of Trustees, California Western School of Law (2004-2005)
  • Recipient, YWCA’s Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) award to honor women who have made a significant contribution to industry in a managerial, executive or professional position.
  • Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, California Western School of Law.

Robert Goozner, Ph.D., Of Counsel

Robert Goozner is a registered patent attorney with over 20 years of experience specializing in patent preparation and prosecution across diverse areas including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and chemical engineering. Roberts technical background includes quality control and research development in a number of areas including semiconductors. He has reviewed product chemistry for projects required to meet EPA mandates. Dr. Goozner has also worked extensively as a scientist in the semiconductor industry.

Dr. Goozner has published three books on patents and trademarks.

Yuan Guo

Registered Patent Agent (Non-Attorney)

Dr. Guo has been working as a patent engineer since early 2008 and is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese. Through his advanced education, Yuan has a solid understanding of communication networks, wireless and mobile communications, network security, integrated circuit (IC) design, radio frequency (RF) IC, and digital signal processing (DSP).

Jun Ha

Jun Ha has practiced intellectual property law since 2007 for Fortune 500 companies, medium-size companies, and start-ups.  Jun’s practice primarily focuses on patent and trademark law, which includes patent application preparation and prosecution as well as trademark application preparation and prosecution.  Jun routinely handles patent matters in the US and foreign jurisdictions for electrical, software, and mechanical inventions, as well as trademark matters for US and foreign clients.   He also prepares claim charts to map patent claims with industry standards and has experience in conducting patentability investigations, preparing non-infringement opinions, and reviewing patent license agreements.

His technical areas of expertise include:

  • Wireless communications (5G, LTE, 3GPP, WiFi, Bluetooth)
  • Computer systems
  • Mobile devices
  • Software
  • Haptic devices
  • Image/video processing
  • Signal processing
  • Printers and scanners
  • Internet services
  • Home appliances
  • Medical imaging devices
  • Neuromodulation

Prior to his legal career, Jun was an engineering researcher where he improved accuracy in 3D medical ultrasound imaging techniques and developed image processing algorithms to measure blood flow using an ultrasound Doppler. He also examined and compared the accuracy of two commercial medical imaging algorithms and developed a method to detect photomultipliers in a SPECT/PET medical imaging scanner.

While attending law school, Jun was an associate editor for Villanova’s Sports and Entertainment Law Journal.  He was also the recipient of the Deirdre L. Bailey Leadership Scholarship at Villanova University School of Law.  He has his bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering, and his master’s degree in biomedical engineering.

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Determination of an Optimal Image Frame Interval For Frame-To-Frame Ultrasound Image Motion Tracking,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Volume: 52, Issue: 3; March 2005
  • “Detection of Lesions Using Differential Rates of Speckle Decorrelation,” Ultrasonic Imaging, Volume: 25; 2003
  • “Quantitative 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging Using a Modified Transducer Array and an Automated Image Tracking Algorithm,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Volume: 49, Issue: 8; August 2002

 

 

Thomas Ham

Tom provides intellectual property counseling for startup companies and divisions of large corporations. Previously, Tom has worked as in-house patent counsel at Sony Electronics. Tom’s practice includes software, computers, optical devices, semiconductor devices, semiconductor processing, and circuits.

Daniel R. Kimbell

Contact – Daniel.Kimbell@lozaip.com  | (818) 510-4834

Dan is an AV®-rated, registered patent attorney with over three decades of experience in patent and trademark prosecution, as well as IP licensing. Over the course of his career, he has prosecuted and secured more than 1,000 patents and thousands of trademarks for clients spanning numerous technical and business fields. Although Dan’s practice is grounded in rigorous patent and trademark work, he also delivers high-level counseling to organizations seeking to leverage their IP for strategic growth. His comprehensive approach enables companies—from startups to well-established corporations—to clarify their competitive positioning, expand revenue streams, and defend their market presence. Dan’s guiding principle is to align each legal decision with practical business goals, ensuring that every patent secured or trademark registered serves a larger vision of long-term value and marketplace differentiation.

because he brings to his legal work significant, firsthand entrepreneurial experience. Having co-founded four startup companies, Dan has an insider’s understanding of the complexities and time-sensitive demands that early-stage ventures face. Dan co-founded Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. www.emmausmedical.com) and served as its Chief Operating Officer for a decade. During his tenure, Emmaus achieved multiple milestones—running pivotal clinical trials for sickle cell disease treatments, licensing third-party pharmaceuticals, and building foundational business processes that paved the way for growth, and ultimately FDA approval and commercial launch of its commercial product Endari® (L-glutamine oral powder) to treat sickle cell anemia and sickle β0-thalassemia.

Dan’s breadth of experience—spanning patent drafting, trademark strategy, licensing, and executive-level operations—uniquely enables Dan to deliver actionable IP insight and actions.

Eric King

Eric focuses his practice on counseling and services in IP-related matters, such as: patent strategy and management, preparation and prosecution of patent applications (both US and Foreign), IP portfolio evaluation, IP transactions, due diligence evaluations, freedom to operate opinions on new products, patent litigation support, offensive and defensive patent issues, opinion letters, reexaminations, and expert witness services.

Eric has technical experience in the following areas: hardware and software/firmware for electronics and computers, disk drives, medical systems and devices, telecommunication networks and devices (5G, LTE), networking systems and products, processors, semiconductors, chipsets, electronics, as well as, electromechanical and mechanical technologies.

Eric works for a wide array of small to large multi-national public companies, as well as, small to mid-sized privately held companies in providing IP support and patent portfolio development. Some private clients being acquired by larger public companies (e.g., Line 6 Inc. acquired by Yamaha Corp.; Jasper Technologies Inc. acquired by Cisco Systems).

Richard Krukar

  1. Richard Krukar’s practice specializes in patent preparation, prosecution and litigation.  Dr. Krukar holds a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in areas where he has real world technical experience (see “Technologies” listed below).  Dr. Krukar has also handled complex patent litigation.

Dr. Krukar was a development engineer and a software and computer systems manager with Accent Optical Technologies in Albuquerque, New Mexico (previously Biorad Laboratories) where he developed and managed the control systems and factory automation interfaces for metrology tools as well as Linux based compute farms analyzing metrology data.

He co-founded OpenLDAP, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the development and support of an open source software platform for the lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP).  Dr. Krukar held a corporate R&D position at Lam Research Corporation of Fremont, California and was a Member of Technical Staff with AT&T/Lucent Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

TECHNOLOGIES

  • Image Processing / Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Supervised & Unsupervised Machine Learning
  • Cloud computing and Infrastructure
  • Blockchain
  • Electrical/Electronic
  • Electro-mechanical
  • Computer hardware and software
  • Telecommunications/Computer networking
  • Semiconductors
  • Semiconductor Capital Equipment
  • Analog/digital electronics
  • Nanotechnology

Matthew R. Lighthouse

Over the last decade, Mr. Lighthouse has represented entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, A-list celebrities, and Fortune 500 companies in developing, protecting, and enforcing their trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, publicity rights, and general business interests before the U.S. Copyright Office, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the FTC, and in state and federal courts.  He regularly counsels clients across a range of industries, including the food and beverage, consumer product, health care, medical device, media, telecommunication, software, cryptocurrency, energy, entertainment, and fashion industries.

In addition, Mr. Lighthouse zealously represents clients in all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation due diligence; the preparation of pleadings; dispositive motion practice; fact discovery; lay and expert witness depositions; claim construction; summary judgment; pre-trial motion practice; trial; and appeal. He has successfully secured and vacated temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions against online stores in large-scale counterfeiting cases, won discovery sanctions, and prevailed at summary judgment in bench and jury trials, as well as in appeals before the TTAB.

Mr. Lighthouse values personalized, one-on-one communication with his clients. He strives to distill the most complex issues into easy-to-understand explanations, thereby empowering his clients to make informed and strategically forward decisions.

EXPERIENCE

Trademark Clearance, Prosecution, Portfolio Management, Enforcement, and Litigation

    • Knockout and comprehensive clearance searches
    • Brand standards, style guides, enforcement procedures for internal business use
    • State and federal registration of word marks, logos, slogans, product packaging marks, and product design marks
    • Worldwide trademark portfolio management
    • Bespoke global domestic and international brand-enforcement strategies
    • TTAB proceedings, including ex parte appeals, oppositions, and cancellations
    • Filing and defending counterfeit goods lawsuits with ex parte asset restraints
    • Licensing, franchising, co-branding, and coexistence agreements
    • Due diligence for M&A transactions

Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, and Deceptive Trade Practices

    • Identification of trade secrets
    • NDAs and confidentiality agreements
    • Non-competes
    • Fraud
    • Unjust enrichment
    • Violations of federal and state unfair competition statutes and common law

Cybersquatting

    • UDRP proceedings
    • Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act litigation
    • Cease-and-desist letters

Copyright Protection and Enforcement

    • Registration of complex software code
    • Registration of compilations
    • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) compliance and litigation
    • Visual Artists Rights Act (“VARA”) counsel and litigation
    • Termination rights under Copyright Act Sections 203 and 304

Entertainment Agreements and Disputes

    • Talent release agreements
    • Location agreements
    • Publishing contracts
    • Audiovisual licenses

Licensing and General Agreements

    • Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating trademark, copyright, patent, and right of publicity licenses, assignments, and agreements
    • Independent contractor agreements
    • Influencer agreements
    • Distribution agreements
    • Material transfer agreement
    • Operating agreements
    • Employment agreements
    • Master service agreements

Advertising and Online Policies

    • Advertising copy review and claim substantiation
    • Comparative advertising
    • Contests and sweepstakes
    • Sponsorship agreements
    • Terms and conditions
    • Privacy policies

General Business Litigation

    • Contract disputes
    • Breaches of fiduciary duty
    • Partnership disputes
    • Employment disputes
    • NDA disputes

INTERESTS & HOBBIES

Mr. Lighthouse enjoys live music, running, writing, investing, and spending time with his friends and family.  He serves his local community through volunteering, including at the Boys and Girls Club of America of Wake County and pro bono legal initiatives.

Gordon Lindeen

Gordon has assisted both large and small companies to develop, build, maintain and enforce patent, trade secret, and trademark portfolios as well as defend against threats of infringement.  This includes assessing competitive patent portfolios, designing around threatening patents, and writing formal opinions on validity and infringement.  As a registered patent attorney with an AV Preeminent and High Ethical Standing peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, Gordon has written and prosecuted many hundreds of patents through the USPTO, EPO and the major Asian patent offices.

Gordon is an active participant in the US Patent Pro Bono Program of the Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver and has been awarded the Achievement Certificate for each year since 2018.

Gordon has worked in-house managing, licensing, and enforcing significant portfolios in optics, satellite and cellular communications, navigation systems, and other technologies.  As outside counsel he has prosecuted portfolios in silicon chip manufacturing and packaging, wireless and wired network routing and protocols, optical systems, audio and video compression, targeted advertising, software as a service, artificial intelligence, image understanding, camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, financial technology, and a variety of mechanical devices, among others.

Julio Loza

Julio Loza is a registered patent attorney and represents clients ranging from startup ventures to Fortune 500 corporations in all aspects of intellectual property counseling and protection. Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Julio worked for many years as a software engineer writing code for desktop applications and mobile devices in various programming languages.
He works closely with sole inventors and in-house counsel to develop effective intellectual property strategies to meet each client’s needs and exceed their expectations.

He has broad experience in all aspects of patent prosecution, and counseling. Julio graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he also served as an adjunct professor of intellectual property law. He earned his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Harvey Mudd College. His technical expertise includes software, mobile devices, microprocessors, cryptography, and network architectures.

Tina Loza

Christina S. Loza has a breadth of experience working for a large firm and as in-house intellectual property counsel. Given Tina’s experience, she is adept at working on an intense caseload as well as being sensitive to the needs and budgets of small and mid-sized businesses that are growing and investing in their intellectual property portfolios. Tina is dedicated to providing high-quality services and personalized attention to her clients.

She has experience in all areas of intellectual property law including trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, domain name disputes, internet law, eBay dispute resolution, as well as IP licensing, counseling, and litigation.  She especially loves to work with her clients on creating a branding strategy and having a strong portfolio of trademarks that adds value to their businesses.

REPRESENTATIVE TRADEMARKS AND DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES

Lew Macapagal

Lew Macapagal is a registered patent attorney focusing primarily on the preparation and prosecution of domestic and international patent applications in a wide range of technical areas. Example areas include: Wireless communication technologies including various aspects of LTE, Wi-Fi, CDMA, and Device-to-Device technologies, analog circuits including voltage-controlled oscillators, RF mixers, amplifiers, integrators, and filters as well as semiconductor devices.

Lew works closely with inventors, corporate officers, and in-house counsel to develop effective intellectual property strategies to meet each client’s needs and expectations. Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Lew was an associate with an international, full-service law firm and has worked as a patent attorney involving patent prosecution in software, electrical, and mechanical arts. He has counseled clients in technical areas including:

  • Wireless communications
  • Mobile handheld digital television signaling
  • Memory devices
  • Liquid crystal displays
  • Optical drives
  • Printers
  • Integrated circuits
  • Microprocessors
  • GPS navigation systems
  • Medical infusion devices
  • Cardiac stents
  • Catheters
  • Guidewires
  • Intraocular lenses
  • Cardiac defibrillators

Lew has worked with a range of clients including clients based in South Korea where he traveled frequently to handle patent prosecution matters. 

CERTIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Certification in Intellectual Property Law
  • Member of the Moot Court Honors Board and the Whittier Law Review.

Daniel Mallery

Daniel Mallery is a registered patent attorney with over twenty years of experience in the United States and overseas prosecuting patent, trademark and copyright matters. His practice currently focuses on patent preparation and prosecution. Daniel has extensive experience with a wide range of technologies. These include:

  • Cellular and wireless communication systems
  • Implantable medical devices
  • Microprocessor architecture
  • Software and hardware systems
  • Encryption techniques
  • Space-based systems

Prior to law school, Daniel was a software engineer for TRW, where he was involved in all aspects of the development of complex software systems, particularly software involving computational electromagnetics. He is co-author of the paper: “Complex Polynomial Phase Integration,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. AP-33, No. 7, July 1985, R.J. Pogorzelski and D.C. Mallery.

 

Samantha Markley

Samantha Markley focuses on all aspects of brand protection, domestic and international trademarks, unfair competition, and copyright matters, including trademark selection, clearance searching, and enforcement. Her practice also includes intellectual property licensing, preparing terms of service agreements, privacy policies, disclaimers, and advertising agreements.

Samantha is a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is experienced in due diligence and opinion work, as well as patent prosecution in the biotech, nutraceutical, chemical, and pharmaceutical fields.

She has represented clients in several industries including fashion, beauty, apparel, cosmetics, media, entertainment, retail, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and paper manufacturing, among many others.

Samantha received her law degree from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she was an editor of the Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry summa cum laude with a minor in English from Ohio State University.

Holly Rudnick

Holly Rudnick focuses her practice on the procurement and management of intellectual property with a particular emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in electrical and software-related technologies. Her technical areas of expertise include:

  • Semiconductor processing
  • Integrated circuits
  • Optics and medical devices
  • Telecommunications networks and wireless devices
  • Computer systems
  • Storage area networks
  • Software and business methods

She has extensive experience in managing international patent portfolios, including preparation and prosecution of PCT and Paris Convention applications, national stage filings, and management of foreign prosecution in countries throughout the world. Holly counsels existing and emerging companies in the development, protection, and exploitation of intellectual property assets. She prepares legal opinions related to patent infringement, invalidity, patentability, and freedom to operate.

Holly is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association and DFW Women in IP.

David Sarisky

If you asked him what he does for a living, David would simply say “I help protect technology and innovation.”

David has always had an interest in technology for as long as he can remember. After moving from Ohio to Los Angeles and working as an engineer in the aerospace industry for eight years, he decided it was time for a change and pursued a career in patent law.

“I like working with innovators and learning of new technologies and concepts early on, well ahead of the general public,” he says. “Reducing these technical concepts to written patent applications and arguing for their allowance with patent offices around the world is challenging and rewarding.”

Leveraging 25-plus years of experience, David works with clients to protect their innovations and to implement intellectual property strategies that increase company value and secure competitive advantages. Over the course of his career, he has represented clients in different industries and has worked on a variety of innovations with his clients, many of them in the medical device space.

Outside of work, David enjoys scavenging used record stores and thrift shops for albums to rebuild the vinyl collection he discarded years ago. During the fall, he is consumed by college football and is a diehard fan of his alma mater – The Ohio State University Buckeyes.

Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith focuses her practice on patent portfolio management including patent preparation and prosecution, evaluating patent portfolios for licensing opportunities, validity and due diligence studies, and invention harvesting. Jessica has extensive experience in managing international patent portfolios, including preparation and prosecution of PCT and Paris Convention applications, national stage filings and management of foreign prosecution in countries throughout the world.  She advises on patent-related matters in various technology areas, including:

  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical and biomedical devices
  • Optics
  • Financial applications
  • Software applications
  • Mechanical devices

Jessica’s clients range from domestic and multi-national companies to technology startups.  She acts as general patent counsel for several small technology companies and start-ups. Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Jessica was a patent licensing assertion attorney for Alcatel-Lucent, where she was responsible for identifying licensing opportunities and patent assertion in negotiating patent licenses as well as managing a large international patent portfolio.

 

Anthony Smyth

Anthony Smyth is a registered intellectual property attorney with a focus on patent law. Anthony has substantial experience in patent preparation and patent prosecution, licensing, infringement and invalidity opinions. After completing his undergrad studies in his homeland of Belfast, Ireland and prior to attending law school, Anthony worked as an electrical engineer for multiple major leading companies and managed a major client account for one of the largest information technology outsourcing companies in the world. Before earning his law credentials, Anthony lived in Switzerland for eight years and then worked as an engineer in sales organization for a world leader in embedded and mobile software while attending law school.

Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Anthony was an associate with an international, full-service law firm and has worked as a patent attorney involving patent prosecution in software, electrical, and mechanical arts. He has counseled clients in technical areas including:

  • Data security
  • Biometrics and encryption
  • Radar systems
  • Mobile devices and their applications
  • Medical, chemical, and agricultural systems
  • Software including search engines, analytics, and business methods

“What clients don’t realize is what goes into the complicated process [of protecting an invention], said Anthony. “I can help alleviate that burden. I feel like I’m doing something productive for the inventors, and I like the visibility into the technology”.

Aside from law and technology, Anthony’s interests and passions range from photography, astronomy, his family, and he has an ongoing love for travel and spending time exploring different places and countries.

Kevin Soules

Kevin Soules is a registered patent attorney and a 2009 graduate of the University of Mexico School of Law who specializes in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for complex technology. With 14 years of experience, Kevin has worked closely with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies to help them develop a robust IP portfolio and has handled intellectual property litigation. Kevin also worked as a research assistant at BUAP University in Puebla, Mexico, developing software to model classical and quantum dynamic systems.

Already intrigued by science and technology and also coming from a family of scientists, Kevin pursued his patent law degree after finishing his undergrad studies in physics and applied mathematics. On top of being a very technological-based field of law, the creativity of all sorts of clients makes the job more interesting.

“I really like getting to work with inventors very closely and work through their mental process to see how they develop these unique ideas. I like to see how they solve problems,” said Soules.

Outside of his career, Kevin loves to spend time with his wife and kids, a 1 year old and a 3 year old. He and his family spend time outdoors in the backcountry of New Mexico. Whether it’s hiking, snowboarding, backpacking, or fishing, they love to explore the outdoors together.

TECHNOLOGIES

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical/Electronic
  • Electro-Mechanical
  • Computer hardware & software

AFFILIATIONS

  • Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law – Patent Law
  • Board Member (Chair Elect), New Mexico State Bar – IP Law Section
  • Mentor – Innovate Texas Tech Mentor Program

Joseph Swan

Joseph (Joe) Swan has practiced in the areas of intellectual property and transactional law since 1992, representing a variety of clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. His practice primarily focuses on patent law and includes: preparing and prosecuting utility and design patent applications; successfully appealing Examiner decisions (before both the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit); conducting patentability investigations and patent analyses; and preparing noninfringement opinions. In addition to securing patents, Joe also has significant experience in preparing and negotiating a variety of patent and technology-related agreements, including licenses, assignment agreements, software-development agreements, and nondisclosure agreements.

His technical areas of expertise include:

  • Video and image processing
  • Signal processing
  • Imaging devices
  • Printers and scanners
  • Wireless communications
  • Computer systems
  • Mobile devices
  • Software
  • Internet services
  • Integrated circuits
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Prior to his legal career, Joe worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft in Southern California, first as a systems engineer on the turret stabilized platform for the forward-looking infrared system of the A-6E Intruder aircraft, then as a software developer, implementing radar signal-processing algorithms on a proprietary pipeline signal processor, and finally, managing the overall development and testing of a radar-based tracking system on the Stealth bomber. Also while there, Joe was selected for the company’s corporate fellowship program, pursuant to which he rotated through different departments within the company, each focused on a different area of technology, and also earned his Master’s degree in electrical engineering, with a specialization in signal and image processing, from the University of Southern California (USC). Eventually, Joe left Hughes to earn his law degree from Columbia University School of Law. He began his legal career as a corporate and real estate transactional attorney with top national law firms. Then, merging his technology background, his corporate experience, and his devotion to helping clients create value, Joe transitioned his practice to patent prosecution and patent/technology-related transactions.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • California Lawyers Association – IP section

PUBLISHED APPELLATE DECISION

  • In re Maatita, 900 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2018)

Sean Thavonekham

Sean Thavonekham is a registered patent attorney who specializes in intellectual property law. His practice is focused on IP counseling, patent preparation and prosecution, patent portfolio development and management, and due diligence. He counsels leading edge technology clients, including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs on intellectual property matters.

Sean has worked on a variety of cutting-edge technology, including:

  • Software
  • Consumer electronics
  • Semiconductors
  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical, mechanical, and medical devices
  • Audio/video encoding and decoding (MPEG)
  • Integrated circuit (IC) design
  • User interface (UI) related technology

Sean has successfully managed several world class patent portfolios for some of the world’s leading technology companies.

Eryn Y. Truong

Eryn Y. Truong’s practice encompasses a wide range of intellectual property matters including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, privacy rights, intellectual property transactions, and intellectual property litigation.

Eryn works with clients to develop comprehensive strategies for protection and management of intellectual property assets. She handles various trademark registrations, licensing agreements, including mergers and acquisitions, for technology companies, software companies, and national retail stores and manufacturers. She is well versed in conducting infringement analysis and regularly counsels clients on potential or pending infringement problems.

She also enforces and defends trademark rights in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and in domain name administrative proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

Eryn also litigates complex business litigation and intellectual property matters in both state and federal court. She successfully represented a photographer in a copyright infringement lawsuit, resulting in a $1.32 million jury verdict. The case was one of the first ruled in favor of a photographer under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Other noteworthy litigations include a jury verdict and an award of attorneys’ fees in a trial concerning a contract dispute between international retailers; conducting a high stakes trade secret trial for an emerging medical device company in Delaware Chancery Court, one of the nation’s most prestigious courts; and obtaining a bench verdict against sub-brokers on RICO claims in the Agape Ponzi scheme litigation.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

  • Long Island Business News – Who’s Who in Intellectual Property (2012 – 2019)
  • Long Island Business News – Who’s Who in Women Professional Services (2011)

SPEAKING AND LECTURING

  • Unauthorized Practice of Law and the Ethics of Cost Effective Trademark Practice – American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2016
  • Intellectual Property Overview – SCORE Long Island, 2016
  • IP Considerations in Business Transactions and IP Update – National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, 2016
  • Legal Matter for Artists – East End Arts, 2016
  • Intellectual Property Protection – Stony Brook Small Business Development Center, 2017
  • Intellectual Property Overview CLE – Suffolk County Bar Association, 2017

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

BOARD MEMBERSHIP

 

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George Tseng

George Tseng is an intellectual property attorney with a focus on patent law. George has extensive experience in patent preparation and prosecution, patent portfolio creation and management, patentability, infringement, clearance and validity opinions as well as technology licensing and distribution agreements. He also counsels clients on legal issues related to trademark law, including trademark prosecution, disputes, and licensing.

George has acted as lead patent counsel regarding strategic patent portfolio development and management for his clients. He has assisted clients in resolving patent and trademark disputes.

George is experienced with preparing and prosecuting patent applications in various technologies including:

  • Computer hardware/software
  • Computer networking
  • Wireless and traditional telecommunications
  • Solid-state lighting devices multimedia
  • Internet and e-business/commerce
  • Security (encryption/decryption and digital rights management)
  • Business methods
  • Digital imaging
  • Computer architecture
  • User interfaces
  • Medical devices
  • Radio frequency identification (RFID)
  • Database systems

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California
  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Mensa Ltd., Los Angeles Chapter

Bruce Wagar

Contact – Bruce.Wagar@lozaip.com

Dr. Bruce Wagar is a patent attorney that focuses on drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications in a wide range of technical disciplines. With primary emphasis on computers, software, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, electronics, and electrical engineering, he brings a comprehensive perspective to each matter he handles. In addition to his skill in all facets of patent prosecution, Bruce routinely undertakes design-around analyses, patentability searches, and patentability/invalidity/infringement opinions.
A member of the California Bar since 2009, Bruce’s path to intellectual property law was informed by an extensive and accomplished career as an engineer. For more than 15 years, he served as a senior engineer and inventor at IBM, where he developed technologies that led to numerous U.S. patents. His deep immersion in problem-solving and real-world product development gives him an engineer’s eye for understanding inventions, appreciating their potential impact, and enhancing their value through thoughtful protection strategies. This dual framework of legal and engineering expertise allows Bruce to guide his clients with a well-rounded, real-world perspective.
Throughout his career, Bruce has prized the opportunity to educate and counsel others. In addition to advising colleagues, he supports clients through all stages of IP creation and protection, whether aiding in invention disclosure, developing strong claim sets, or elevating strategic portfolio management. An engaging speaker, he has addressed audiences in São Paulo, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles on patent law developments, best practices for IP management, and ways to foster innovation. In 2016, he served as Chairman of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Seminar, illustrating his commitment to professional growth and the broader intellectual property community.
Bruce’s academic credentials reflect his passion for technical rigor and legal excellence. He earned his J.D. from Arizona State University, balancing the demands of legal study with his continued focus on patent prosecution and technology. Prior to that, he completed a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan, where he refined not only his technical depth but also his ability to collaborate on multidisciplinary research. His undergraduate work at Binghamton University in Mathematical Sciences served as a strong foundation for the complex analytical reasoning required in both engineering and law.
Bridging both worlds of invention and advocacy, Bruce’s career is marked by a love of innovation. He works energetically to enable and protect the creative endeavors of fellow engineers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and major corporations alike. Whether exploring next-generation software solutions or cutting-edge semiconductor designs, he is driven to ensure that bright ideas receive comprehensive, strategic safeguarding through robust patents and intellectual property frameworks.
As a patent attorney, Bruce aspires to foster the spirit of invention, encouraging open communication and collaboration among colleagues and clients. He prides himself on his approachable demeanor, always ready to discuss the nuances of patent drafting or brainstorm approaches in the ever-evolving field of technology. In every aspect of his work, legal, academic, or engineering, Dr. Bruce Wagar exemplifies the blend of expertise, curiosity, and counsel necessary to champion the spirit of innovation and guide his clients’ breakthroughs from conception to protection.

Representative Experience

  • Patent Pub. # 2024/0119529 – Machine Learning Based Personalized Ethical Interest And Sensitivity Profile Generation For Investment Management
  • Patent # 10,056,891 – Duty Cycle Adjustment Circuit
  • Patent # 9,990,926 – Passive Enrollment Method for Speaker Identification Systems

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson is an experienced Silicon Valley Intellectual Property attorney dedicated to providing high-quality IP counseling for a wide range of clients including established Fortune 500 companies as well as early-stage companies. He has extensive experience in patent drafting and prosecution, IP strategy counseling, and patent portfolio development and management.

Over the past 20 years of practice, Mark has been exposed to a wide range of hardware and software technologies, including emerging technologies such as virtual machines (VMs), software defined storage, distributed computing, software defined networking (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), application virtualization, cloud computing, cloud native storage, in-vehicle networks (IVN), machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain.

Eugene Worley

Eugene Worley is a registered patent attorney and represents clients in various areas of intellectual property law. This includes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, patent portfolio management, and preparation of patent infringement, validity, and due diligence opinions. Eugene has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in a wide variety of technologies including:

  • LTE wireless communication
  • 5G wireless communication
  • Millimeter wave wireless communication (IEEE 802.11ay)
  • Analog circuits
  • Solid state drives

Eugene also has patent litigation experience having represented clients in patent suits involving Double Data Rate Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM) and cache memory.

Derek Yeung

Derek Yeung is an intellectual property attorney specializing in the areas of patent prosecution of advance technologies. As a Chinese-speaking patent attorney, Derek also works with a variety of clients from China.

Derek has particular technical expertise in the following fields:

  • Analog, digital and mixed-mode semiconductor devices
  • Computer hardware and software design
  • Digital systems
  • Real-time systems
  • Networking devices
  • Telecommunication systems
  • Battery charging-monitoring devices
  • Advance microcontroller systems
  • Real-time software
  • Embedded controllers
  • Printed circuit board technologies
  • Semiconductor layouts
  • Display devices such as OLEDs, plasma displays, LCDs, and electron emission displays

Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Derek was a patent attorney at the law firm of Christie, Parker & Hale and a patent counsel at HRL Laboratories LLC. He has a broad electrical engineering experience and worked in various positions in different technology companies.

Peter Zura

Peter Zura is a partner in the Illinois offices of Loza & Loza. Peter’s practice includes preparing, prosecuting, and securing patent portfolio development and enforcement, preparing, prosecuting and securing patent protection for his clients’ innovations as well as providing intellectual property counseling. This includes advice on patent infringement, validity, and large portfolio due diligence studies for acquisitions, licensing, and pre-suit purposes. Peter also works with clients to monetize their intellectual property portfolios in scenarios including financing rounds, company sales, and sale of patents after a change in technical focus.

Prior to joining Loza & Loza, Peter was a partner for various Am Law 100 and 200 law firms in Chicago. He is a former patent examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and a former electrical engineer with General Dynamics Land Systems Division, where he designed and tested communication circuitry and systems for advanced military combat vehicles.

Peter developed, drafted and managed complex patent portfolios in the U.S. and over 20 international jurisdictions. He represented clients in patent litigation and in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. He drafted opinions of counsel and assisted in product development to minimize infringement risks, as well as negotiated licenses, agreements, and patent purchase transactions totaling over $100M.

Representative software experience includes:

  • Virtual machines
  • Mapping
  • Operating systems
  • Encryption
  • Compression
  • Compilers
  • Gaming
  • Financial transactions
  • Computer-aided design
  • Audio and video signal processing
  • Encoders/decoders
  • Machine vision and machine learning technologies
  • Bioinformatics

Representative hardware experience includes:

  • Microprocessor architecture
  • Memories
  • Digital cameras
  • Cellular telephones
  • Satellite communications
  • Networking
  • Digital imaging
  • RFID
  • Medical devices
  • Engine technology
  • Medical equipment
  • Automotive
  • Security systems
  • Digital television
  • Manufacturing control
  • Digital publishing
  • Power systems

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law
  • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago

PUBLICATIONS

  • Founder, editor and publisher of The 271 Patent Blog (2004-2011).  Pioneered leading patent blog covering issues in patent law, litigation and patent business strategies.  Averaged over 10,000 page loads per month.
  • “Employing Successful Strategies for Patent Litigation,” Recent Trends in Patent Infringement Lawsuits: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Significant Patent Infringement Cases and Developing Successful Litigation Strategies, Thomson West, Aspatore Books (2010).
  • Digital RFID Magazine, “Protecting Your Technology and Business in a RFID World Facing an Uncertain IP Future” (March/April 2006).
  • “Looking for Fire Amidst the Smoke – Is the Federal Circuit Really Exceeding Its Appellate Authority in Patent Infringement Cases?” 12 U. Balt. Intell. Prop. L.J. 1 (2003); cited to Supreme Court on petition for certiorari, Merck & Co. Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (No. 05-236) and Phillips v. AWH Corp. (No. 05-602).

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Featured Speaker, “Bilski: Thinking Ahead; Developing Strategies for the Future,” Chicago Bar Association IP Law Committee (Oct. 2010).
  • Panelist, “IP Blogs and Related ‘Web 2.0’ Topics,” Houston IP Law Association 25th Annual Institute on IP Law (Oct. 2009).
  • Featured Speaker, “McKesson and the Future of Inequitable Conduct,” Dunes CLE, Las Vegas NV (May, 2009).
  • Featured Speaker, “Patent Litigation in the 21st Century,” Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property 1st Annual Symposium (Feb. 2006).
  • Featured Speaker, “Software and Business Method Patents: Helping or Hindering Innovation?”  Northwestern University Law School IP Society (Feb. 2006).