QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with international patent prosecution, including EPO, PCT and foreign origin cases filed in the U.S.
• Strong experience as a Patent Attorney in both corporate and private practice settings.
• Client-oriented professional with a reputation for service, satisfaction, and results.
• Strong blend of technical and legal knowledge combined with exceptional communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Recognized by clients and employers alike for dependability, flexibility, and attention to detail.
• Creative troubleshooter with the ability to quickly identify problems and implement practical solutions.
• Enjoys work with high technology.
• Enjoys work in an international setting and able to relocate.

JD - The Vermont Law School

BS - Aerospace/Electronics, Northrop University

Nath & Associates, Alexandria, Virginia 2005 to present

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - Provide high technology patent legal work for foreign and domedomestic clients. Domestic patent work primarily focused on wireless CDMA and OFDM technologies, broadband communications and semiconductors.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - Provide high technology patent legal work, primarily focused on cellular and W-CDMA technologies for a major licensing effort, including extensive licensing oriented patent prosecution. Provided patent audit support.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - Performed full-service legal support for high technology clients. Key clients focused on licensing of technology. Clients include Global Technologies, Ltd (GTLinc and UWin software) portfolio management for proposed enforcement of key computing technologies). Recognized by clients for quality of legal knowledge, service, and follow up. (Firm is presently Elman Technology Law.)

Sabath & Truong, San Jose, California 1998 to 2000
  (formerly San Jose Office of Oblon, Spivak, Mc Clelland, Maier & Neustadt)

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Perform full-service patent services for corporate clients. Firm specalizes in U.S. and foreign patent prosecution (patent obtaining) in high technology, with emphasis on computer software and hardware, circuit design and semiconductors. Key clients included Cirrus Logic, Agilent, Hewlett-Packard. Firm closed due to passing of R. Sabath.

Patent Law Practice of Stan Protigal, Seattle, Washington/Boise, Idaho 1994-98

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - Performed full-service patent support for corporate and individual clients. Key clients included Hewlett-Packard and DataCache.

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Idaho 1988 to 1994

PATENT COUNSEL - Recruited by this major semi-conductor and computer manufacturer to create an in-house Patent Department. Reported directly to General Counsel. Developed and implemented policies and procedures. Hired, trained, and supervised a team of eight attorneys and six support personnel. Conducted patent portfolio analysis studies for licensing purposes, provided litigation support.

Technology included: computer software and interconnect protocols, video/graphics compression software, high speed bus communications, data transfer and control, computer automated equipment, digital and analog circuitry and computer systems.

Special Assignment: Selected to develop patent program for subsidiary Micron Electronics.

ADDITIONAL LEGAL AND INTERN EXPERIENCE

Allied Signal Inc., Morristown, New Jersey 1986 to 1988
PATENT SPECIALIST (Patent Attorney in 1988) - Bendix Aerospace Sector. Assisted in the management of the aerospace organization's Patent Department. Prepared patent applications and advised client engineers. Provided key information in response to Justice Department pursuant to merger of Allied Corporation with The Signal Companies. Consistently obtained the most patents among the aerospace patent staff. Recruited by Micron as a result of this success.
Technologies included laser gyroscopes, special purpose computer systems, computer automated test equipment, spread spectrum radar and optical recognition, electrooptics, and electronic data storage.

Sherman & Shalloway, Alexandria, Virginia - Patent Writer

Sixbey Freidman & Leedom, Arlington, Virginia - Patent Searcher

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

ENGINEER, Bedik Aviation

PLASTICS EXTRUSION OPERATOR, Sha'ar Hagalon Plastics

U.S. 5,307,309 - Memory Module Having On-Chip Surge Capacitors

U.S. 5,321,285 - Carrier Injection DRAM Having Stacked Depletion Region in Mesa

U.S. 5,687,109 - Integrated Circuit Module having On-Chip Surge Capacitors

U.S. 6,184,568 - Integrated circuit module having on-chip surge capacitors

Search patents written by Stan Protigal. (web only)

Corbett, Protigal and Wood, "Substrate Interconnect for KGD Plus Processes and Methodology", IEEE 1993 Integrated Reliability Workshop, Oct., 1993

Mattson and Protigal, "High Tech Construction -- From the Inside", Plant Engineering, c.1991

STC for Halogen Landing Light for Mooney Aircraft Using PAR 46 (145 mm dia.) lens.

Registered US Patent Attorney

Washington State and District of Columbia Bars

AFFILIATIONS

Founder, Idaho Patent Law Association

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

American Arbitration Association

Past Member, New Jersey Patent Law Association (Chair of Legislative Committee)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Technical Advisor, Seattle Community Network

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