ABEL IP - Key Persons
Alex Jacobs focuses his practice primarily on preparing and prosecuting international and US patent applications.
While pursuing his law degree at Washington University School of law, Alex counseled local inventors and entrepreneurs as a student attorney in the University's Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property clinic. As a student attorney Alex provided counsel related to corporate entity formation, trademark prosecution, patentability opinions. Upon graduating, Alex joined the Clayton, Missouri office of Harness Dickey and Pierce. As an associate at Harness Dickey, Alex gained experience in all aspects of preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications for technologies in the chemical arts. He worked directly with clients, inventors and in-house counsel to understand, explain, capture and protect all aspects of their intellectual property. Alex also gained invaluable experience providing litigation support for cases related to medical device patents.
Bernadette Bennett focuses her practice on representing small and large companies in intellectual property strategies and all aspects of patent law. Her extensive experience includes:
Brett Hamilton focuses his practice primarily on preparing and prosecuting international and US patent applications, primarily in the chemical and related arts.
Prior to joining Abel IP, Brett began his career as an intellectual property attorney at the Washington, DC based law firm, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP. As an associate with Dickstein Shapiro, Brett gained experience in all aspects of preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications for technologies in the chemical, biomedical, electrical, and computer science fields. He worked directly with clients, inventors and in-house counsel to understand, explain, capture and protect all aspects of their intellectual property. Brett also gained invaluable experience in the field of intellectual property protection as part of multiple trial teams for high profile patent infringement litigations.
David Pittman focuses his practice primarily on preparing and prosecuting international and US patent applications, primarily in the oil and gas industry and related arts.
Prior to joining the Abel Law Group, David began his career as an Electrical Engineer with Raytheon/E-Systems designing large-scale custom data processing systems for government agencies, with particular interest in R&D projects, such as a 3D stack of multi-chip modules with diamond substrates. He then worked for VIEO (a startup company) developing an intelligent managed multi-port Ethernet switch. After VIEO, David worked with SYMTX in Austin to develop custom test solutions for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft program. He worked directly with customers to define their needs, prepare project proposals, design custom solutions, and install these solutions at remote sites. As an Engineer, David gained broad experience and a wide knowledge base for electrical and mechanical technologies, which he draws from as a Patent Agent to understand a client's new technology. As a Patent Agent, David has gained experience in all aspects of preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications for technologies in the oil and gas industry, robotics, control systems, electromagnetic and electromechanical devices, medical devices, and software. He worked directly with clients, inventors and in-house counsel to understand, explain, capture and protect all aspects of their intellectual property.
Ethan completed his undergraduate studies in Ceramic Engineering (major) Electrical Engineering (minor) at Alfred University. After gaining initial experience in intellectual property with Eastman Kodak Company, he moved to Austin, Texas in 2004 and began working with the practice group that is now Abel IP. Since that time, Ethan has obtained front-line experience handling complex IP matters for firm clients, and developing his own client base. Ethan now is a primary client interface for Abel IP. Internally, Ethan devotes significant time to mentoring junior practitioners in the firm.
George Meyer focuses his practice on representing companies in IP counseling, strategic portfolio development, patent preparation and prosecution with emphasis on US and international patent rights, right-to-practice and invalidity projects, trade secret matters, and technology transactions and licensing. His experience includes:
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Jeff Abel focuses on a wide range of client services, with a particular emphasis on complex, business driven IP-related initiatives. His experience includes:
Katrin Venter, Ph.D. focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications (US and international) in several chemistry-related fields, such as polymers, photochemistry, material science, pharmaceutical chemistry, biotech and medtech. Katrin further focuses on clearance and opinion studies, including freedom-to-operate and patentability searches.
Prior to joining Abel IP, Katrin worked for 11 years at a mid-size intellectual property law firm in the DC area, where she started as a Technical Advisor and became a registered Patent Agent in 2005. Katrin has 10 years of experience in R&D, as a research and teaching assistant at the Department of Renewable Materials at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. There, she gained extensive experience in the field of cellulose and paper chemistry.
As a team, the firm's attorneys and agents provide comprehensive intellectual property services, spanning the entire range of Technology Areas and Legal Service Areas.
Maria Amon focuses her practice primarily on preparing and prosecuting international and US patent applications.
Max Kolar focuses his practice in providing counsel on intellectual property with a focus on preparing and prosecuting international and US patent applications, primarily in the chemical and related arts.
Prior to joining Abel IP, Max began his career as an intellectual property attorney at the Detroit Michigan based I.P. law firm, BrooksGroup, PLC. As an associate with BrooksGroup, Max gained experience in all aspects of preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications for technologies in the chemical, mechanical, electrical, and computer science fields. He worked directly with clients, inventors and in-house counsel to evaluate, explain, capture and protect all aspects of their intellectual property. Max also gained expertise in drafting and analyzing patentability, infringement, invalidity, and freedom to operate opinions in the chemical and mechanical arts, as well as providing litigation support. Max also has experience in evaluating commercialization of intellectual property while working at a technology transfer office at Michigan State University, and experience with analyzing appeals cases while working as a clerk/extern at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.