Intellectual Property Law

KENTON RICHARD MULLINS

***** ******** *****, **** ***, Corpus Christi, TX 78418

Mobile: 714-***-****; Data: 270-***-****

Reg. No. 36,331; CA Bar No. 170630

EDUCATION:

Santa Clara University, School of Law, Santa Clara, California; (#4 IP Law School, USNews.com). J.D. degree; G.P.A. 3.1; class rank 8/43.

Honors - SANTA CLARA LAW REVIEW, member Volume 34 Board of Editors.

- Founder, Ethics Review Committee.

- Dean's List, each year.

- Moot Court Associate; participated in Moot Court Competitions.

- Board of Directors, Graduate Students Association. University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, Texas. B.S. degree, Electrical Engineering; G.P.A. 3.2 (cumulative undergraduate). Honors (undergraduate):

- Presidential Scholarship - Honors Program

- Honors Seminars - Dean's List

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

(1) IP Legislative Update, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA), Presentation, June 22, 2016.

(2) The Mask Act--How to Protect Integrated Circuits, in IEEE ORANGE COUNTY SECTION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE 102 (Price, Gess & Ubell ed., 1994).

(3) An Interpretive Model For Meeting Section 101 Requirements with Section 112 Considerations, 34 THE COMPUTER LAWYER 22 (1993).

(4) Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Immunity in Patent Litigation, in 2 PATENT LITIGATION 1992 393 (Practicing Law Institute ed., 1992).

(5) An Examiner's Perspective on Procedures of the Patent Office, SCU (April 14, 1992).

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES: Chair, Public Relations/Education, Austin IPLA (2016-2018). Judge, National Moot Court; Concordia University (2004-2013). Chair, Membership, IEEE (1994-1996).

City Council, Board of Adjustment, Corpus Christi (2020-present).

PATENT LAW EXPERIENCE:

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, fka Toler Law Group pre-merger, Austin, TX; Of Counsel - Patent and trademark portfolio management; transactions and high-tech litigation strategy including target device analysis, claim chart generation, and patent assertions in district courts; deal negotiations involving IP portfolio acquisitions, product licensing, and complex term sheets and instruments; Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB); and trademark opposition administrative proceedings. Firm clients: Alphabet, AMD, Ameriprise, AT&T, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Qualcomm, SanDisk, and Western Digital. 2/2014-present. Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, Irvine, CA; Partner - Patent and trademark prosecution including client interviews, application drafting, examiner interviews, office action responses, and PTAB appeals; district court patent infringement litigation; IPRs; licensing; trademark cancellations; invalidity and noninfringement opinions; and due diligence for 3M, Allergan, Applied, Boeing, Edison, J&J, Macronix, Medtronic, Shell Oil, and Toshiba. 6/1995-2/2014. Snell & Wilmer, fka Price, Gess & Ubell pre-merger, Irvine, CA; Associate - Invention mining, patentability searches, trademark availability studies, district court patent litigation support, and IP prosecution for Panasonic. 3/1994-6/1995.

GOVERNMENT/ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Crystal City, VA; Patent Examiner - Prepared detailed Office Actions relating to IC cards, financial transactions, Software as a Service (SaaS) apps, complex computer networks, semiconductor devices, optical code readers, control systems, and mobile communication devices. 2/1990-2/1991. Halliburton, fka Baroid, Houston, TX; Co-Op Engineer - Created assembly language algorithm to interact with device hardware for metrics monitoring and drilling guidance. The routine was used extensively worldwide. 5/1989-9/1989. Dow, Freeport, TX; Engineering Intern - Assisted Shintech Inc. with design, fabrication, control-system monitoring, and maintenance of process plants and refinery plants. 5/1986-8/1986, 5/1987-8/1987, and 5/1988-8/1988.

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