Chris Whewell

**** ******* *****

Georgetown, Texas 78628

512-***-****

acwd10@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY: U.S. Patent Agent who began in R&D, and worked 8 years in-house as top prosecutor in a $12B corporation. Then, earned an MS in Technology Commercialization and went into successful private practice. Skilled in preparing and prosecuting chemical, mechanical and some electrical technology. Expert in all aspects of global patent procurement and management. Experience drafting and negotiating NDA's. Able to write viable and detailed patent disclosures based on scant Disclosure Records submitted by inventors. Also experienced with Design Patents.

LICENSE: USPTO Reg. No. 37,469.

EXPERIENCE:

Wrote, filed, and prosecuted over 100 patent applications;

Expert in chemical and mechanical practice;

Coordinated prosecution with, and instructed foreign Counsel;

Drafted and negotiated secrecy and cooperative research agreements;

Managed global patent portfolio for several business units;

Counseled business units on IP questions as they arise;

Formulated and implemented IP strategies;

Identified opportunities for patent protection;

Performed freedom-to-operate, patentability, and validity searches;

Coordinated and lead portfolio reviews;

Provided IP training to scientists and engineers;

Mined inventions from inventors;

Performed due diligence work relating to M&A;

Implemented cost-controls without sacrificing patent quality;

Effectively communicated with personnel at all levels;

Energetic, friendly, team-player, highly-motivated;

Top-notch organizational, multi-tasking, and organizational skills;

Creative problem solver;

Broad technical knowledge base;

Creative claiming skills.

EDUCATION: MS in Technology Commercialization, Magna Cum Laude May 2006 http://www.ic2.org

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor’s in Chemistry

Hope College, Holland, Michigan

Kirk Tyson International School of Business Intelligence seminars.

CLE courses.

PATENT Current WESTERN PATENT GROUP, Georgetown, Texas

EXPERIENCE: Solo practitioner serving clients in varied fields including pharmaceuticals, fluid control hardware, fertilizers, medical devices, architectural structures, mechanical devices, dietary supplements, etc.

8/97 – 5/05 HUNTSMAN LLC, Austin, Texas

Senior Patent Agent – Top in-house patent prosecutor for global chemical business with $ 12B annual sales – petrochemicals, surfactants, polymers, solvents, pigments, adhesives, dyes, paper chemicals, process technology, catalysts. Managed a 270-case global docket.

5/97 – 8/97 REXENE CORPORATION, Odessa, Texas

Patent Agent - Reported to Vice President /Technology. Manufacturer of olefin-derived polymers and other petrochemicals.

Created documentation systems, coached PhD inventors, engineers, technicians and business team members.

Rexene was acquired by Huntsman 3 months after I joined.

R&D THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION, Painesville, Ohio

EXPERIENCE: Chemist, Organic Chemistry, Lab Synthesis and bench chemistry

for specialty chemicals useful in the automotive and other heavy industries, including hydraulic and transmission fluids, motor oil additive packages, gasoline additives, dispersants, detergents, antioxidants, friction modifiers, viscosity improvers, etc. Expert in organic chemistry.

GOULD INC., Eastlake, Ohio

R&D Electrochemist – Copper foil manufacture, alloy deposition, surface treatments, bath formulations, and conversion coatings. Quickly identified solutions to three long-standing problems in the industry. Invented a process for manufacture of fine-line circuitry using only conventional photolithographic equipment to achieve 1.4 mil line widths. Invented an electrochemical process that successfully prevented copper foil from discoloration and oxidation at 250 C, saved the company's business. Highly knowledgeable in the field of metals and alloys.

Language: Conversationally fluent and proficient in reading German patents.

Hobbies: Reading, bicycling, golf, and a little fishing.

Miscellany: Highly-energetic with excellent oral and written communications skills. Well-liked by persons at all organizational levels. Pragmatic, disciplined.

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