Patent Associate

Brad Mandir

**** * **** ***** *** *** Chicago, IL 60657

301-***-**** • ****.******@*****.***

EDUCATION

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL

- Juris Doctor: Graduated May 2014

- GPA: 3.439/4.0

- Class Rank: 104/293 (top 35% of class)

- Dean’s List: Fall ‘12, Spring ‘13, Fall ‘13, Spring ‘14

- Patent Law Courses completed at Chicago-Kent:

- Patent Law: studied requirements for patentability including anticipation

and obviousness, infringement, enforcement of patents, and remedies

- Patent Litigation: studied many aspects of patent litigation including

pleadings, venue, motions to transfer, protective orders, contingent

fee-litigation, patent local rules and the use of experts

- Patent Office Practice: drafted a patent application; prepared an Office

Action Response including claim amendments and arguments

distinguishing cited prior art

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

- B.S. in Electrical Engineering

- Wide range of EE courses taken including Electronic Circuits Design Lab,

Digital Logic Design, and Analog and Digital Electronics

- Cumulative GPA: 3.598/4.0

- Graduated: December 2010

- Dean’s List five semesters

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

IP Patent Law Clinic- Law Offices of Chicago-Kent Chicago, IL

Supervising Attorneys: Robert Barrett and

Jason Engel of K&L Gates

Aug. ’13 – Dec. ‘13

Legal Intern

- Worked with supervising attorneys to provide patentability options to clients

- Performed clearance searches

- Guided clients through the patent prosecution process

Steven D. Gertler & Associates, Ltd Chicago, IL

Feb. ’13 –Jul. ‘13

Clerk

- Assessed prospective client files for insurance subrogation law firm

- Assisted in client and case discovery information process

Law Offices of A.P. Pishevar & Associates, P.C. Rockville, MD

Jul. ‘11

Summer Intern

- Interviewed clients to gather facts for filing Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy

- Researched cases on personal injury, property rights and other legal matters

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