Practice Areas
Patents
Trademarks & Copyrights
Licensing
Litigation
Unfair Trade Practices

Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor of Law-Albany Law School

Course: Patent Claim Drafting & Prosecution

Technology Areas
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Medical
General

Education
Brigham Young University B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Brigham Young University M.S. Mechanical Engineering
(emphasis: biomedical)
George Mason University School of Law J.D.

Bar admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
New York State Bar
U.S. Northern District of New York
U.S. Southern District of New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional experience
Founding Partner of Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP. Former United States Patent Examiner. Experienced in all areas of intellectual property protection, transfer and enforcement, including preparation of patent applications and prosecuting same, patent appeals and interferences, filing of U.S. patent applications internationally, strategic intellectual property planning, technology transfer, negotiations and licensing, filing and prosecuting U.S. and international trademark applications, and litigation of intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks and copyrights in all courts. Additional activities include teaching seminars and appearing as a guest lecturer on intellectual property matters for corporations and educational institutions and evaluating and consulting with clients regarding the scope, enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights.

Litigation Examples
Hsin Ten Enterprise. United States v. Clark Enterprise, 00 Civ. 5878 (SAS), 149 F. Supp. 2d 60; 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9074, July 3, 2001 (Markman Hearing in Design Patent litigation).

Jackrel v. Paragon Sporting Goods, 99 Civ. 10609 (NRB), 2001 U.S. Dist. 5214, April 23, 2001.

New York Racing Ass’n v. Perlmutter Publishing, 95-CV0994, 959 F. Supp. 578; 42 U.S.P.Q.2D 1844.

NXIVM Corp. v. Ross Inst., Docket No. 037952,UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, 364 F.3d 471; 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 7608; 70 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1538; Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P28,800, November 19, 2003, Argued, April 20, 2004, Decided, As Amended, April 30, 2004.

Other
Former President of the Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association (ENYIPLA). Board member of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Coordinator for the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).