Admitted
1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Central District of Ca
Law School
University of Houston, J.D., 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
University of Texas at Austin, B.S.E.E., 1984
Memberships
American Bar Association (Council, Intellectual Property Section; Past Chair: Patent Policy Committee; Patent Legislation Committee); Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (Secretary, 2001-2002; Member of the Board, 1997-1998; Chair, Finance and Audit Committee, 1997-1998; Secretary, 1993-1994; Chair, Amicus Committee, 1996-1997); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Doctrine of Equivalents Subcommittee of Federal Litigation Committee, 1996-1997).
Biographical
Associate Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1987-1988. Author: Semiconductor Chip Protection, Maryland Journal of International Law, 1988; Best Mode Disclosure: Does The Information Improve The Operation Or Effectiveness Of The Claimed Invention? University of Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 1993; Inequitable Conduct, National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2000. Lecturer: Inequitable Conduct, Laches and Other Non-statutory Defenses, PLI Patent Litigation Program, New York, 1996-1998; Developing the Evidence of Invalidity, PLI Patent Litigation Program, New York, 1993-1995 & LEI Patent Program, Vail, 1997; Antitrust Problems When Asserting Intellectual Property Rights Walker Process And Handguards Claims, PLI Patent/Antitrust Program, West Coast, 1994; Changes in the Best Mode Requirement: Satisfying the Preferred Embodiment Rule and Using the Preferred Defense of the Nineties, ABA IP Section CLE Program, Washington, D.C., 1994 & State Bar of Texas IP Section, Annual CLE Program, Austin, 1992; Inequitable Conduct: Things to Look Out For, PLI Patent Litigation Program, New York, 1990; Can Activities In Mexico Cause Liability In The US For Patent Infringement?, Texas-Mexico Bar Association, Seventh Annual Conference, Chihuahua, Mexico, 2000; E-Commerce and Business Methods- What Type of Evidence Must a Challenger Use?, Practicing Law Institute, Patent Litigation 2000, New York City, 2000; Developing The Evidence on Patent Validity Issues, Practicing Law Institute, Patent Litigation 1999, New York City, 1999; Laches and Equitable Estoppel in Patent Cases, Law Education Institute, National CLE Conference, Colorado, 2000; LEI Licensing 2001 Update, Law Education Institute, National CLE Conference, Colorado, 2001; Selling Non Obviousness in the Courtroom-Marshaling the Evidence, State Bar of Texas IP Section, Intellectual Property Law 2001, Dallas, 2001. Guest Lecturer, Intellectual Property Strategy, MBA Program, Rice University, 1995-1997. Certified Mediator, AA Whit