Ann Livingston
Of Counsel, Chowdhury & Georgakis, P.C.
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Houston, TX 77074
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BAR State Bar of Texas (1980)
ADMISSIONS United States Patent and Trademark Office (1987)
EDUCATION University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas
M.S. E.E. near completion (1985 - 1992)
St. Mary s University School of Law San Antonio, Texas
Juris Doctor (1979) with honors
Ranked 2d in graduating class
Executive Editor, St. Mary s Law Review
Trinity University San Antonio, Texas
B.A. Political Science (1976)
WORK Chowdhury & Georgakis, PC Austin, Texas
EXPERIENCE Of Counsel (2009 - present)
Draft and prosecute patent applications, provides patent counseling, and handle
other legal services involving intellectual property
BakerBotts LLP Dallas and Austin, Texas
Associate (1990 - 2009)
Wrote and prosecuted hundreds of patents for diverse clients in diverse technical
fields
Requested by major corporate integrated circuit manufacturer to work exclusively
with micro-mechanical imaging device team for patent prosecution portfolio and
attending patent committee meetings
Requested by large research institute to work exclusively for them for patent
prosecution in various applied engineering fields
Prosecuted foreign patent filings, working with foreign associates
Prosecuted, managed and counseled large patent portfolios
Prepared patentability and non infringement opinions
Prepared copyright registrations, particularly for software
Baker, Mills & Glast Dallas, Texas
Associate (1988 - 1990; merged into BakerBotts)
Prepared and prosecuted patents, especially in digital device technology
Gunn, Lee & Jackson LLP San Antonio, Texas
Associate/Partner (1985 - 88)
Supported intellectual property litigation
Prepared and appeared as first chair in federal court trademark infringement case
Prepared and prosecuted patent applications
Handled trademark, copyright and licensing matters
Groce, Locke & Hebdon San Antonio, Texas
Appellate Attorney (1981- 85)
Counseled trial attorneys on end-of-trial matters
Wrote appellate briefs and argued before Fourth Court of Appeals on variety of
subject matters
Wrote bench briefs for summary judgments and other motions
Texas Supreme Court Austin, Texas
Briefing Attorney to Judge Sears McGee (1980 - 81)
Data Analysis, Inc. San Antonio, Texas
Computer operator and programmer (1974 - 1976)
PROFESSIONAL President, San Antonio Intellectual Property Law Association (1992)
ACTIVITIES
PRESENTATIONS A. Livingston and L. Clark, Technology Transfers: What if the Other Party Files
Bankruptcy? Southwestern Legal Foundation 26th Annual Institute on Patent Law, 1989.
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PUBLICATIONS
T. Lee and A. Livingston, The Road Less Traveled: State Court Resolution of
Patent, Trademark, or Copyright Disputes St. Mary s Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3,
1988.
A. Livingston, Multiple Tortfeasor Allocation of Liability St. Mary s Law Journal, Vol.
8, No 3, 1978.
Copyright Disputes†St. Mary’s Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3,
1988.