Patent Attorney
Resume:
Michael J. Phipps
Burleson, TX 76028
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EDUCATION
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
Juris Doctor (May 2010)
Focus: Patent and Intellectual Property Law
The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Masters of Business Administration (December 2006)
Focus: Entrepreneurship and Finance
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Engineering (May 2002)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intellectual Property Intern / Attorney, Howard B. Rockman, P.C., Chicago, IL…………….……….January 2010 – July 2011
• Drafting patent applications and claims, responding to office actions
• Participating in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation
• Writing patent, trademark, and copyright opinions and motions
Clerk / Attorney, Business Logic Corporation, Chicago, IL………...…………………………………...March 2011 – July 2011
• Conducted legal analysis and document review for trade secret litigation
Legal Research Assistant, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL………….……….………December 2009 – May 2010
• Assisted in an academic study of patent office filings
Summer Associate, Oliff & Berridge, PLC, Alexandria, VA………………..………..………………...May 2009 – August 2009
• Prosecuted mechanical and electrical patent applications
• Conducted examiner interviews
• Drafted opinion letters
• Directed and lead summer associates in firm-wide legal training
Patent Agent in Training, Diaz and Associates, Plano, TX……………………………………..…...January 2007 – August 2007
• Learned principles of patent application drafting
Project Manager and Consultant, Engineered Air Balance Inc., Addison, TX………………..…..….January 2004 – June 2005
• Analyzed and solved building design issues
• Coordinated and led several teams as a Project Manager
Engineer, York International Corporation, Denver, CO & York, PA……………………..…………May 2002 – January 2004
• Negotiated purchase agreements and gave technical engineering advice
LICENSES & MEMBERSHIPS
• Licensed to practice law in Illinois, May 2011
• Passed the United States Patent and Trademark Office Registration Examination, Awaiting Official Registration
• Sitting for the Texas Bar Examination, July 2012
• Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Legal Society
• Member of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)
PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION
• U.S. Patent Application No. 2011/0203954, Attachable Extendable and Retractable Earpiece and Protective Casing Assembly for Mobile Communication and Sound Devices, Filed: February 19, 2010, Published: August 25, 2010
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