Joe is a registered patent attorney and a licensed professional engineer in Arizona.
Joe represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, trade
secret and copyright law. His practice includes patent and trademark prosecution before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, litigation of intellectual property disputes in both federal and state court,
and the preparation of various documents, including licensing agreements and assignments. Joe is admitted in both
the state and federal courts of Arizona and practices at the firm’s Phoenix office.
Prior to attending law school, Joe was a structural engineer for more than four
years with a mid-size engineering Massachusetts and New York.
RECENT RESULTS
- recovered sums of $6.5 million from accused patent infringer
- recovered sum of $50k from accused patent infringer
- negotiated sale of patent rights for $275k plus back-end royalties
- negotiated sale of patent rights for $40k plus back-end royalties
- won "no likelihood of confusion" trial verdict before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
- patent claims allowed for wastewater treatment and reclamation system for cruise ships
- patent claims allowed for programmable panel schedule
- patent claims allowed for multi-configurable exercise device
- federal registration of various trademarks
PERSONAL
Born Framingham, Massachussetts
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, College of Law, J.D.
Cum Laude, 1996
Tufts University, B.S., Civil Engineering,
Cum Laude, 1989
OF NOTE
Publications:
- Frye to Daubert: Is a Pattern Unfolding?, Jurimetrics, 35:191 (Winter 1995)
- Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus: A Closer Look, Jurimetrics, 36:383 (Summer 1996)
Honors:
- American Jurisprudence Award - Criminal Law, 1993
- American Jurisprudence Award - Torts II, 1994
- Pedrick Scholar, 1993-95
COURT ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Arizona
United States District Court, District of Arizona
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Member, Arizona State Bar 1996
Professional Engineer, Board of Technical Registration (AZ), 1996
Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1999