education

St. Mary's University School of Law San Antonio, Texas

Juris Doctorate, May 1994

The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School Charlottesville, Virginia

Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course, October 2002 Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course, January 2010

University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas

B.S. Electrical Engineering, December 2005

University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas

B.B.A. with double majors in Finance and Insurance, May 1991

experience

Of Counsel, Ramey, LLP, Houston, Texas Patent prosecution Nov. 2019 – Present

Of Counsel, Blank Rome, LLP, Houston, Texas Patent prosecution Nov. 2015 – Nov. 2019

▪ Involved in all aspects of patent preparation and prosecution

▪ Technologies included: handheld wireless devices and related systems; power and power management systems; SoC design and programming; neural networks; audio-video processing; stenographic systems; electrical circuits; photo-electric circuits; teleconferencing systems

▪ Drafted replies to US, EPO, CN, AU, and IN Office Actions, among others

▪ Drafted and negotiated IP agreements and general contracts

▪ PCT filings and national phase filings

▪ Supervised work of associates

▪ Responsible for oversight of extensive docket

▪ Provided litigation support: claim charts; file history analysis; infringement analysis

▪ Supervised prosecution in KR, IN, CN, HK, GB, JP, CA, MX, BR, AU and EPO

Partner, Novak Druce + Quigg LLP Houston, Texas Patent prosecution, litigation Nov. 2007 – Nov. 2015

▪ Involved in all aspects of patent preparation and prosecution

▪ Technologies included: handheld wireless devices and related systems; business methods; designs; concrete saws, electronic learning tools; removable hitches; bicycle carrier racks; liquid crystal displays; automated water flushing networks; light guides; projections devices; downhole reclamation devices

▪ Inter partes and ex parte reexaminations

▪ Provided litigation support: claim charts; file history analysis; infringement analysis

Attorney, Law Office of Jacob B. Henry San Antonio, Texas Civil and Criminal Litigation November 1994 – November 2007

▪ Lead counsel in numerous jury trials and bench trials

▪ Experience includes in excess of 200 direct and cross-examinations of experts, parties and fact witnesses

▪ Lead counsel in more than 20 felony appeals

▪ Reported decisions include:

In re: J.S., 933 S.W.2d 370 (Tex.App.—San Antonio, 1999) Trinidad v. State, 949 S.W.2d 22 (Tex.App.—San Antonio, 1999) In the Matter of M.R., 5 S.W.3d 879 (Tex.App.—San Antonio, 1999)

Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Houston, Texas Major, U.S. Army Reserve 2001 – Present

▪ Currently Deputy Leader of 1st Legal Operations Detachment, Houston Team

▪ Mobilized U.S. Army Defense Counsel January 2006 – January 2007; provided representation to soldiers in court martial proceedings under the UCMJ

▪ Significant experience in all aspects of military proceedings including trial of courts- martial, separation hearings, summary courts martial, pretrial confinement proceedings and Summary Article 15 proceedings

▪ Twice Awarded the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Commendation Medal

▪ Served as communications Officer (S-6) and Defense Counsel for 22nd Legal Support Organization

▪ Graduated from Criminal Law Advocacy Course, March 2006

▪ Served as Legal Assistance Counsel for the 75th Training Division

▪ Served as Chief of Criminal Justice for the 11th Military Police Brigade, Los Alamitos California – responsible for advising down-trace Commanders in all UCMJ matters

admissions

• State Bar of Texas, 1994 (SBN 00790868)
• USPTO, September 24, 2007 (RN 61093)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas