Ronald Brian Feece

**** *. *** ******, ***** *** San Jose, CA 95112, 530-***-****, acz2wm@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY

Patent Attorney with over 19 years of varied experience in the field of Intellectual Property Law, including management of a large patent prosecution docket, validity and freedom of action analyses, patent licensing and patent portfolio management and litigation.

EXPERIENCE

2004-Present Senior Patent Attorney at Zilka-Kotab. PC, San Jose, CA Responsibilities include patent preparation and prosecution in technologies including magnetic disk drive technologies, maintaining a large book of business through exceptional responsiveness to client needs and deadlines, as well as in depth knowledge of client technologies and concerns. Sept 2000-Jan 2004 In House Patent Counsel at IBM/Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, San Jose, CA.

Business partnering with magnetic head development, channel integration and error correction control groups, managing all aspects of IP procurement, enforcement and defense, including:

• Managing outside counsel in order to procure and maintain a large, high quality patent portfolio;

• Licensing: conducting freedom of action and infringement analyses, evaluating third party patent portfolios, preparing proof packages and claim charges, negotiating, drafting and revising patent and technology license agreements;

• Conducting invention disclosure review and invention mining meetings, and patentability analyses;

• Conducting inventor IP educational and training presentations;

• Advising, negotiating, and drafting of joint development and non- disclosure agreements.

Feb 1999-Sept 2000 Patent Attorney Associate at Hickman, Stevens, Coleman and Hughes, Campbell, CA. Responsibilities included:

• Patent preparation and prosecution in technologies including software; business methods and computer hardware

• Preparation of patentability and patent infringement opinions.

• Recruitment – actively recruited patent attorney talent through various regional law schools.

Aug 1997-Feb 1999 Patent Attorney Associate at Fulwider, Patton, Lee and Utecht Long Beach, CA. Responsibilities included:

• Patent preparation and prosecution;

• Litigation support including drafting of briefs, discovery and legal research.

Jan 1995-Aug 1997 Patent Disclosure Representative at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Huntington Beach, CA. Responsibilities included:

• Patent mining, including conducting inventor IP educational and training presentations;

• Conducting invention disclosure review meetings;

• Managing outside counsel to assure timeliness of patent prosecution;

• Assisting in house patent attorneys with various IP matters including non-disclosure agreements and patent prosecution.

NON-LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Jan 1990-Jan 1995 Mechanical Engineer at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Long Beach, CA. Responsibilities included:

• Design of hydraulic and waste water systems for commercial aircraft;

• Vender quality control;

• Hydraulic system conversion for military cargo aircraft. EDUCATION

June 1997 Whittier Law School, Los Angeles, CA, J.D. June 1989 California State University, Sacramento, B.S. Mechanical Engineering ASSOCIATIONS

Active member of the Bay Area Intellectual Property Inns of Court

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