Management Sales

DAVID W. MEIBOS

***** ******* **** 435-***-****

South Jordan, UT 84095 utxhte@r.postjobfree.com

DEPUTY COUNSEL / SENIOR DIRECTOR / VICE PRESIDENT

Intellectual Capital Builder, Strategist, Communicator, Leader

Law Department Management, Patent Group Management

Experience

Solo Practitioner, Intellectual Property Law

1/10 to present

South Jordan, UT

Patents. Prepare patent applications and USPTO responses for clients. Draft clear and

concise claim sets directed toward novel inventive aspects. Prepare responses to amend

claims and present substantive arguments for patentability. Work with Examiners to define

allowable subject matter and secure allowance. Provide related advice to clients.

Trademarks. Prepare and file trademark applications. Respond to rejections to modify

goods and services or argue substantive rejections where appropriate.

International. Work with counsel in Europe, Japan, and Canada to make strategic portfolio

decisions and secure allowable subject matter. Facilitate conference calls with the client to

help them participate in the decision-making process and become informed about patent

prosecution and strategy outside the U.S.

Portfolio Management. Meet with clients and review product development activities to

assess strategic value and patentability of developments. Provide strategic guidance to

cost-effectively manage a growing patent portfolio to provide competitive advantage and

enhance enterprise value.

Infringement Analysis. Review literature regarding competitive products. Compare

competing products with issued and pending claims and with prior art to determine

likelihood present and future infringement. Provide related guidance to the client.

Contracts. Review contracts with and without intellectual property components. Redline

contracts and work with opposing parties to ensure protection of client's interests.

Law Practice Management. Establish pricing, billing, and collection procedures. Retain

patent paralegal assistance. Maintain clients relationships.

Black Lotus, LLC, Principal

1/08 to present

Sandy, UT

Mergers & Acquisitions. Conduct due diligence into many operating businesses. Review

financial statements, assess compliance with state and local requirements, meet with

principals and employees, and look for growth opportunities. Orchestrate acquisition of

three businesses in the HVAC industry. Establishing banking relationships, obtain financing,

review and negotiate purchase agreements and related contracts, and work with former

principals and employees to transition to new management. Look for potential purchasers

and facilitate due diligence to divest two of the businesses.

Executive Leadership. Serve as Interim CEO for acquired companies during transition to

other management. Lead team of forty-five people across eight states. Coordinate efforts

of Sales, Operations, HR, and Accounting/Finance Managers. Establish and review

dashboards to track the value chain and eliminate bottlenecks. Work with HR management

to make and carry out hiring and termination decisions.

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DAVID W. MEIBOS

10704 Topview Road 435-***-****

South Jordan, UT 84095 utxhte@r.postjobfree.com

Strategy. Work with the leadership team and partners to make critical decisions regarding

pricing, staffing, new service areas, and corporate partnerships. Review dashboards and

profit & loss statements with geographic segmentation to identify and close unprofitable

service areas. Establish new business-to-business relationships to reduce marketing costs

and solidify workflow.

Marketing. Serve as Interim Marketing Manager with a multi-million dollar annual

marketing budget. Deploy advertising resources to maintain workflow across operations in

eight states. Conduct target market segmentation activities to direct resources toward the

most profitable segments. Work with branding professionals to establish and implement a

new branding campaign complete with a new web site, trade show presence, logo, and

brand identity. Establish and manage search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC),

and social media marketing efforts.

Senior Director of Intellectual Property, IMDS, Inc.

01/08 to 01/10

Logan, UT

Executive Team. Provide high-level strategic legal advice to company board of directors

and management of enterprise with $60MM in annual revenues. Provide operation

updates for the performance of the legal business unit.

Law Department Management. Take P&L responsibility for goals and metrics of a five-

person legal team responsible for over $1MM in annual revenue. Generate revenue

through work on behalf of partner companies. Support internal development efforts

through IP filings and due diligence. Hire and train new legal team members including one

patent agent and one patent attorney. Conduct personnel reviews and work with the HR

department to determine appropriate compensation, titles, and job descriptions.

Client Relationship Management. Work with company partners including orthopedic

surgeons and top-tier medical device OEM's including Stryker, TranS1, Biomet, Zimmer, and

Smith & Nephew to maintain relationships and move IP aspects of joint development

efforts toward commercialization or divestiture.

Portfolio Management. Establish brainstorming sessions for the R&D team to generate

internal IP and identify internal projects. Support efforts at outbound licensing and

divestiture including multiple asset sales in the $3MM to $5MM range. Direct internal

resources to advance internal and external portfolios collectively including hundreds of

patents and applications.

Legal Opinions. Supervise detailed patent searching efforts for orthopedic implants and

instruments. Review prior art to establish non-infringement or invalidity of competitive

patents. Prepare written and oral opinions for partners in support of the same.

Due Diligence. Conduct patent document review to support $6MM acquisition of

competitive patent portfolio. Advise partner regarding steps to conduct prior to completion

of acquisition. Review purchase documentation. Participate in funding discussions to

provide IP input regarding the market value of the combined patent portfolios.

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DAVID W. MEIBOS

10704 Topview Road 435-***-****

South Jordan, UT 84095 utxhte@r.postjobfree.com

Director of Intellectual Property, MedicineLodge / IMDS, Inc.

04/04 to 01/08

Logan, UT

Legal Department Establishment. Train a new patent paralegal including proper forms and

procedures for USPTO filings. Select and set up docketing software and procedures.

Determine the extent of company IP and ensure proper tracking in the docketing system.

Hire and train a new patent agent.

Patent Preparation and Prosecution. Write many patent applications in the orthopedic

arts. Work with company engineers to identify and protect strategically valuable ideas.

Prepare many office action responses to advance prosecution. Deploy department

resources to increase prosecution bandwidth. Orchestrate USPTO trips to conduct in-

person interviews with Examiners with department personnel.

Associate, Madson & Metcalf, P.C.

05/00 to 04/04

Salt Lake City, UT

Patent Preparation and Prosecution. Write over a hundred patent applications in the

mechanical and software arts for clients such as Digeo, Autoliv, Lifetime Products, and Orbit

Irrigation. Prepare many office action responses to advance prosecution. Conduct many

telephonic interviews with Examiners.

Legal Opinions. Conduct in-depth claim analysis of competitive IP; prepare related detailed

opinions. Discover and report improper ownership of licensed IP.

EDUCATION J.D., Cum Laude, Brigham Young University, 2000

• Academic Scholarship

• Giles Rich Moot Court Competition - Regional Participant

• Law Clerk for Madson & Metcalf, P.C.

M.B.A., Brigham Young University, 2000

• Academic Scholarship

• 3.50 GPA

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics Minor, Brigham Young University, 1996

• Academic Scholarship

• 3.70 GPA

BAR State Bar of Utah Bar No. 8849, 2000

U.S. Patent Bar No. 45,885, 2000

OTHER Fluency in Norwegian, Written and Oral

VOLUNTEER Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volunteer Experience, Norway, 1992-1994

Boy Scouts of America, Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, 2004-Present

ACHIEVEMENTS Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1988

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