John Katsougrakis

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**/**** - ******* ******, ******, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP, Melville, New York

Associate

Drafting and prosecuting provisional and non-provisional utility patent

applications in computer hardware and software design, printing and

imaging technologies, information systems, physics, mechanical and

electromechanical devices. Responding to Office Actions and other

USPTO correspondence. Conducting right-to-use, patentability, and

clearance searches in the office and/or at the USPTO using EAST.

Drafting right-to-use opinions. Conducting and reviewing due diligence

of patent portfolios of companies.

8/2005 – 12/2006 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP, New York, New York

Paralegal

Drafted filing documents, amendments, office action responses and client

communications regarding USPTO, PCT, actions; formal and procedural

matters related thereto. Processed assignment recordations and fee

payment matters. Assisted with patent docket maintenance using CPI.

8/2004 – 12/2004 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, New York, New York

Legal Intern

Assisted in prosecuting patent applications, which including drafting

descriptions, specifications and claims. Conducted prior art searches;

assisted in preparing claims infringement charts. Drafted pleadings for

various types of litigation matters. Legal researched on various IP issues.

3/2003 – 8/2004 Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan

Computer Technical Assistant

Provided all facets of computer assistance to Cooley Law students,

including legal research guidance, network and software instruction, and

monitoring of the computer workstations.

1998 – 2001 IBM, Melville, New York

Helpdesk Analyst and Network Monitor

Assisted end-users on the telephone for major corporations. Provided

technical support for software, hardware, and programming. Monitored

and operated servers for IBM and other major companies.

1997 – 1998 Brookhaven National Laboratory, Brookhaven, New York

Research Assistant

Researched heavy-ion physics in the “Phenix” project. Assisted in

assembly of testing photomultiplier tubes for a federally funded

experiment.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Reg. No.

57,118)

Admitted to the Courts of the State of New York

EDUCATION

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan

Juris Doctor, with a Concentration in Litigation, 2005

Participated in Mock Trial and Moot Court Competitions, Deans

List

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York

Bachelors of Science, Double Major in Physics & Mathematics,

2002

LECTURES

Lecturer - Intellectual Property Trade Secrets

NYSBA Intellectual Property Law Section, CLE, Hauppauge, NY

May 2008.

Lecturer - Basics of Intellectual Property

ITAC (Industrial Technology Assistance Corporation), New York,

NY 2009, 2010

SKILLS

Fluent in Greek, Conversational Spanish

Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, BNA Intellectual Property, CPI and Microsoft

programs

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