Jeff is a registered patent attorney who concentrates his practice on global patent protection and strategies for his clients with a focus on counseling, portfolio strategy and management, U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, and post-grant proceedings. His practice spans a wide range of technologies with a focus on the chemical and life sciences industry including chemical engineering, chemistry, clean energy, and nutritional/pharmaceutical supplements, as well as mechanical and biomechanical engineering, nanotechnology, physics, composite materials, and medical devices. Jeff also has extensive experience developing aggressive worldwide patenting strategies, adroitly navigating competitors' IP space, and preparing complex patentability, invalidity, non-infringement, and freedom-to-operate opinions. He has represented multiple clients in disputes, both offensive and defensive, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Jeff is a frequent speaker on many IP law issues including joint infringement jurisprudence and the post-Helsinn on-sale bar. He has recently presented Filing Strategies in China: Don’t Forget the Utility Model; Patent Monetization: Options in Patent Sales; and Streamlined PCT Prosecution Strategies to legal teams at many of his industry-leading chemical and packaging clients.
He earned his J.D. at the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, and his B.S.Ch.E. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Before launching his legal career, Jeff worked in the automotive industry as a chemical engineer and as a technical sales engineer for several Fortune 500 companies including 3M Company and Henkel International.