A UGUSTINE M. RODRIGUEZ

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Albuquerque, NM 87106

505-***-****

abopxh@r.postjobfree.com

University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1997

EDUCATION:

Idaho State University, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, May

1995

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, B.S. in Chemical

Engineering, August 1991

United States Patent & Trademark Office, Reg. No. 47,035.

PROFESSIONAL

LICENSURE: New Mexico State Courts.

United States Federal District Courts for the Tenth Circuit.

Rodriguez Law Firm, Albuquerque, New Mexico

WORK

EXPERIENCE:

Sole Practitioner, February 1999-Present

-Extensive first-chair litigation experience in Federal (25+) and State

(75+) courts in a variety of cases, in Intellectual Property, Employment

Discrimination, Civil Rights, Environmental and Water Law, Domestic

Relations and Criminal.

- Experienced in intellectual property and technology law counseling,

complex litigation and licensing/transactional work and with the

preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications.

Examples of litigated Cases:

-Patent, trademark and copyright litigation:

•Foreverlawn, Inc., v. SynLawn, Inc., et. al, 06-CV-767 (Trademark

Infringement).

•Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation, v. Zozobra Productions,

Inc., 03-CV-1415 (Trademark Infringement).

-Employment discrimination litigation, reported case:

•Cortez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 460 F.3d 1268 (10th Cir. 2005).

-Water law litigation:

•Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District v. Bruce Babbitt, et al.,

99-CV-870

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Peacock, Myers & Adams, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico

WORK

EXPERIENCE, Intellectual Property Law Firm

Continued:

Associate Attorney, October 1997-January 1999

-Performed legal research and prepared complaints, motions and relevant

responses in support of patent, trademark and copyright infringement and

trade secret litigation. Examples of the cases assigned to included the

following:

•Medical Instrumentation & Diagnostic Corp., v. Elekta, et al.,

(Patent Infringement)

•R.T. Temps, Inc. v. Rapid Temps, Inc.,

(Trademark Infringement)

-Drafted patent applications in the mechanical, chemical and electronic arts

and responded to office actions pertaining to the patent prosecution of those

patents before the Patent and Trademark Office.

-Examples of patent applications drafted during employment included the

following:

•Continuous Rack Plater, 5,985,106

•Lockout Device, 6,070442

•Signal Processing for Object Detection, 6,243,036

•Nozzle Assembly, 6,142,396

•Activated Carbon Feedstock, 5,225,256

Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, November 1991-August 1995.

Research Engineer, November 1992-August 1995

-Researched, developed and documented solvent extraction treatment

methods for radioactive and hazardous wastes generated and stored at the

Idaho Chemical Processing Plant of the Idaho National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory.

-Applied state and federal environmental statutes and regulation to all aspects

of research activities. Completed federal and state permits under the Clean

Air Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Clean Water Act for

the operation of pilot plants.

-Wrote patent disclosures in the chemical arts for the developed innovative

waste treatment methods and coordinated with in-house patent attorney to

evaluate the patentability of the developed treatment methods.

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Shift Engineer, November 1991-November 1992

WORK

EXPERIENCE, -Shift engineer in charge of maintaining operations at the Calcination

Continued: Facility at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant at the Idaho National

Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, duties included researching,

writing and revising operating procedures and guiding crew to safely

conduct operations.

ENCON International, Engineering Consultants, El Paso, Texas

Consulting Engineer, August 1991-November 1991

-Consultation and evaluation of sites for hazardous chemical and material

inventories to ensure environmental compliance. Assisted clients in

complying with OSHA, RCRA, EPCRA Tier II reporting. Performed

hazardous chemical and material removal and disposal.

Center for Explosives Technology Research, Socorro, New Mexico

Explosives Safety Testing Research Technician, March 1990-August 1991

-Performed and documented small-scale explosives safety testing research.

Led a research project to build, test and document a pilot plant apparatus to

test liquid explosive sensitivity to accidental ignition from adiabatic

compression with air bubbles.

Guadalupe’s New Mexican Restaurant, Los Lunas, New Mexico

May 2007-May 2011, Business start-up from concept to operation, involved

in daily business activities for running and promoting the restaurant.

LANGUAGES: Fluent in Spanish and proficient in French.

-Exceptional analytical and logical thinking skills.

CORE

COMPETENCIES: -Ability to understand legal concepts and technologies thoroughly.

-Ability to build and establish good relationships with clients.

-Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-Ability to solve complex legal and business issues.

-Very adaptable to the varying aspects of counseling and advising a diverse

clientele, including individuals, state entities, business start-ups and

established companies.

Available upon request.

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