Gopal Gannamraj
**** *. ******* **., ***. #****, Chicago, IL 60614
513-***-****; *********.*****@*****.***
BAR ASSOCIATION
Member in good standing with the bar of the State of Ohio EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL Juris Doctor, May 2017
o Executive Editor, International Law Review
o Chicago IP Colloquium Fellow (1 of 7 students selected) o Legal Writing Tutor
o Dean’s List: Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017 o Student-Attorney for the Community Law Clinic
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2014
EXPERIENCE
SpencePC, [Chicago, IL]
Associate Attorney, October 2019 – Present
o Develop efficient and unique patent strategies for clients in technology related to the electrical, mechanical, and computer arts
o Draft notice letters, complaints, and responses to enforce client’s patents o Participate in settlement conversations to represent clients and their IP against infringing parties
o Prepare for and participate in Markman claim construction hearings o Assist clients in enforcing their trademarks and copyrights o Started a bi-weekly podcast for the law firm for marketing purposes Wuersch & Gehring, [New York City, NY]
Contract Attorney, April 2019 – September 2019
o Assist in litigation preparation for upcoming trial o Review and brief patents in dispute
o Perform extensive invalidity analysis for patents in dispute Pearne & Gordon, [Cleveland, OH]
Associate Attorney, August 2017- January 2019
o Perform all tasks related to patent prosecution including:
• Drafting/reviewing patent applications, consulting clients on a strategy in response to USPTO office actions, drafting responses to office actions, drafting pre-appeal and appeal briefs
o Patent prosecution for a variety of technology including:
• Power amplifier modules; Integrated Circuits; RF circuitry; Substrate coating utilizing a high-power impulse magnetron sputtering process
(HIPIMS); Component transporting/mounting mechanisms; Home appliance/mobile device communication; Machine learning within home appliances
o Perform patent validity analysis for clients to determine the next product to bring to market
o Develop IP protection strategies for domestic and international clients o Perform trademark/copyright related research and preparation