Assistant Manager

T I M KISER

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(410-*-**-**** • t i mo t h y d k i se r@gma i l .com

JOB RE LATE D CERT I F ICATES AND L ICE NSES

District of Columbia Bar

M aryland State Bar

U nited States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Registration # 61350

JOB RE LATE D SK I L LS

• Ability to advise clients on the following intellectual property issues: patents, t rademarks,

copyrights, and open source software.

• Thorough understanding of licensing and contract law .

• Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing a variety of domestic and international commercial

agreements.

• Patent and Trademark application preparation, filing, and prosecution strategies.

• Knowledgeable of Computer Architecture, Software & Information Security, and

B iotechnology.

• General research sponsorship, technology t ransfer, and Intellectual Property under

Federal Government Contracts.

• Familiarity with Revenue Recognition, Government Schedule Contracting, In ternational

T raffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), export, and Data Privacy related issues.

P RO F ESS IO NAL EXP ER I E NCE

SAFENET, I NC. Belcamp, MD

Associate Corporate Counsel 2009 – 2011

Member of a 13-person in-house team handling all legal matters for a leading provider of

h igh-end global data protection solutions for both commercial enterprises and government

agencies with annual revenues of approximately 500 million dollars.

• Negotiated, drafted, and revised technology license agreements, professional services

agreements, partner agreements (e.g., global channel reseller, original equipment

manufacturers (OEMs), value-added reseller (VARs)), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

agreements-- for both federal and commercial markets.

• Counseled and supported business development executives on legal and intellectual

p roperty issues related to collaborations, technology licensing, and joint ventures.

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• Managed and developed an international patent portfolio of approximately 99 issued U.S.

patents and 72 patents issued in various foreign jur isdictions as well as approximately 39

U.S. and 69 pending foreign patent applications.

• Managed and developed an international t rademark portfolio applicable to SafeNet’s

b rand.

• Resolved and counseled business units on issues related to current commercial

relationships, intellectual property matters, contract formation and interpretation,

d istributor terminations, non-compete obligations, and handled pre-lit igation legal

d isputes and inqui ries.

• Prepared and presented t raining to business units on legal process (contracts and export).

• Participated in intellectual property and acquisition due diligence.

ORR ICK, HERR INGTON, & SUTCL I F FE W heeling, WV

Contract Attorney 2008 – 2009

• US Project Leader - Assisted in the li tigation of an international corporate and financial

d ispute involving approximately 100 proceedings, 11 different count ries or arbitral

j u risdictions, and 14 different law fi rms.

• First round document review in response to a Department of Justice, Antit rust Division

and Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a broad-based investigation

being conducted by both agencies on bidding practices within the municipal bond

i ndustry.

N EW EAGLE TOOL AND D IE Er ie, PA

Intern Patent Associate 2007 - 2008

• Assisted in the preparation and prosecution of original patent applications.

• Advised clients on patentability and inventorship issues.

• Performed novelty searches.

UN I VERSI TY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY I NST I T UTE (U MB I) Baltimore,

MD

Law Clerk 2004 – 2006

• Drafted, negotiated, and reviewed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements

(CRADAs), license agreements, material t ransfer agreements (MTAs), and non-

disclosure agreements (NDAs).

• Reviewed and evaluated various contracts for non-university compliant terms

( indemnity, intellectual property, arbitration, venue, acceleration, etc.)

• Responsible for bringing U MB I in compliance with Bayh-Dole Act requirements and

developed internal policy for iEdison compliance.

• Advised internal business executives and primary investigators on patentability and

i nventorship issues.

• Performed preliminary novelty/prior art searches.

• Filed t rademark applications for U MB I and related institutions.

• Provided both legal and non-legal research and memoranda writ ing.

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U N I VERSI TY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF M ED IC I NE Baltimore, MD

Laboratory Manager and Research Assistant 1999 - 2004

• Performed independent research in molecular and cellular biology.

• Assisted with grant writ ing and review.

• Trained and supervised staff of eight postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.

E D UCAT IO N

UN I VERSI TY OF BALT I MORE SCHOOL OF LAW, J .D. Baltimore, MD

Certificates in Business Law and Intellectual Property Law 2006

Honors: Highest Grade Property, Spring 2004

Activities: In tellectual Property Society, Member

Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competitor 2005 and 2006

LOU IS IANA STATE UN I VERSI TY M ED ICAL CENTER, Doctoral Student in

Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics New Orleans, LA

Activities: Graduate Student Senator 1999

Research Assistant

Teaching Assistant

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE, B.S. in Neuroscience and Biology Meadville, PA

Honors: Presidential Scholar 1998

Activities: Teaching Assistant

P R O F ESS I O N A L ASSOC IA T I O NS

American In tellectual Property Law Association

Association of Corporate Counsel

District of Columbia Bar Association, In tellectual Property Section

Maryland State Bar Association, Business and Intellectual Property Sections

P UB L ICAT IO NS

M UC1 inhibits cell proliferation by a beta-catenin-dependent mechanism. L illehoj EP, Lu

W, K iser T., Goldblum SE, K im KC. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Jul;1773(7):1028-38.

Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Mu Regulates the Paracellular Pathway in Human

L ung Microvascular Endothelia. Sui XF, K iser T.D. et al. American Journal of Pathology,

2005; 166(4):1247-1258.

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P rotein Tyrosine Phosphatase-Dependent Movement of Macromolecules and Neutrophils

Across the Endothelial barr ier. BA. Young, T imothy Kiser et al. AJP - Lung Cellular and

Molecular Physiology, 2003; 285(1): L63-75.

PTPm Regulates the Tyrosine Phosphorylation State of VE-Cadherin and the Pulmonary

M icrovascular Endothelial Paracellular Pathway. T imothy Kiser et al. The American

Society for Cell Biology, 41st Annual meeting (2001).

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