A UGUSTINE M. RODRIGUEZ
Albuquerque, NM 87106
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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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