Practice Areas
Patents
Trademarks & Copyrights
Licensing
Litigation
Unfair Trade Practices

Technology Areas
Biology
Chemistry
Mechanical Device Technology
Medical Device Technology

Education
LeMoyne College B.S.
  (Multi-Science, Biology, Chemistry & Physics)
Creighton University J.D.

Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States
New York State Bar
U.S. Northern District of New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional experience
Partner of Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP. Founded the original firm in 1983. Experienced in all areas of intellectual property protection, transfer and enforcement, including preparation of patent applications and prosecuting same, patent appeals and interferences; performed over 300 patent searches at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; 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; litigation of intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks and copyrights in all courts; teaching seminars and guest lecturer on intellectual property matters for corporations and educational institutions; evaluating and consulting with clients regarding the scope, enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights.

Litigation examples
Schaefer Fan Co., Inc. and Ronald E. Schaefer v. Universal Fog, Inc. U.S.D.C. Minn., 4th Division, 2000. [Alleged Patent Infringement decided for Defendant on Summary Judgment.]

Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, et al. V. Neways, Inc., et al. U.S.D.C. Arizona, 2000. [Alleged patent infringement. Consent Judgment Filed.]

National Corrective Training Institute, Inc., dba National Curriculum and Training Institute v. George Nelson, Clime Int'l, Inc; and Mitchell Voron, dba Positive Solutions Associates (aka P.S.I.) (aka P.S.A.), U.S.D.C. Utah, Central Division, 1999. [Alleged trade dress and copyright infringement decided for Defendant.]

New York Racing Ass'n v. Perlmutter Publishing U.S.D.C., N.D.N.Y., 1997. [Alleged trade dress and copyright infringement decided for defendant based on first amendment rights.]

Other
Former President of the Eastern New York Patent Law Association (ENYIPLA). Former President of the Board of Directors, Saratoga ARC, an association for the developmentally disabled. Former Director of New York Hemophilia Foundation.