VOLPE AND KOENIG - Key Persons
Alok concentrates his practice on all aspects of intellectual property, including prosecution, litigation, licensing, valuation, and brokerage. Throughout his career, Alok has worked with a wide array of complex hardware and software technologies including wireless and cellular communications, medical devices, semiconductors, vehicle telematics, home automation, and LED lighting.
Prior to working with any client, Alok takes the time to understand both their legal and business objectives so he can best serve their needs. He does not have a "one-size-fits-all" mentality and works closely with each client to develop a strategy that best achieves their goals.
Job Titles:
- Associate at Volpe Koenig
In this episode of IP Goes Pop!, Jay Halt, Shareholder at Volpe Koenig, and Ankit Aggarwal, Associate at Volpe Koenig, join Shareholder Michael Snyder to talk about Artificial Intelligence in pop culture. They discuss inventorship and how it can become even more complicated when Artificial Intelligence is added to the picture.
Job Titles:
- Director of Marketing
- Senior Marketing Communications Leader and Coach
Anna is a versatile senior marketing communications leader and coach who puts the emphasis on creating internal and external programs that bolster business development, public awareness, organizational alignment and employee engagement. She has more than 25 years' experience leading marketing teams at regional, national and publicly-traded companies, primarily in professional services and healthcare. In her role as Director of Marketing at Volpe Koenig, Anna's work focuses on business development, branding, communications and research.
Anna is a certified Life and Mindset Coach and and a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt.
Tony draws on his years of in-house and private practice experience to analyze his client's business model and objectives and craft a strategy to achieve the client's goals.
Tony is a frequent presenter at intellectual property seminars in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and was a Scholar-in-Residence for Legal Studies at Temple University's Fox School of Business. He is also a regular contributor to The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania's oldest daily law journal, and he has been a featured author in the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Newsletter.
Job Titles:
- Regional Board Member 2020 - Present
Brandon helps individual inventors, small and medium sized businesses, and multinational corporations identify and protect their intellectual property both domestically and internationally. He primarily focuses on the preparation and prosecution of utility and design patent applications, including U.S. applications, foreign counterparts, and PCT applications.
Practicing both transactional and litigation intellectual property law, Brandon has experience conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate studies, and drafting opinions of counsel regarding infringement, enforceability, and validity issues. He advises clients regarding risk management and patent avoidance strategies. In addition, Brandon has prepared analyses of third-party patents and provided opinions related to non-infringement and invalidity of those patents.
Brandon is a technology-first patent attorney with extensive experience in the complete patent lifecycle, from prosecution before the US Patent and Trademark Office through monetization and post grant challenges. As an inventor himself, Brandon appreciates the unique challenges associated with commercializing an idea and the value of obtaining the maximum patent protection. Drawing from his 10 years of industrial experience developing industrial control and automation systems, Brandon focuses primarily on medical devices, cloud computing and big data analytics.
Bryan focuses his intellectual property practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, as well as licensing, in the broad areas of computer, electrical, semiconductor, software, and mechanical technologies for domestic and foreign clients of all sizes. He also counsels clients on trademark matters including the prosecution of trademark applications.
As a strategic IP practitioner, Bryan works closely with clients on actionable portfolio management strategies that meet client objectives. He has an extensive background interfacing directly with inventors and technical experts and partners with his clients to set up in-house patent programs to streamline communications and keep the focus on valuable issued patents.
Bryan has handled patent and other IP work for individual inventors and startup, emerging, small, medium, and large companies, including Agilent Technologies, BAE Systems, Boeing, Coffee Equipment Company (acquired by Starbucks), CurvaFix, Equator Technologies, Fairchild Semiconductor, Hewlett-Packard, Intellectual Ventures, Intersil, Joule Case, Lockheed-Martin, Micro Technologies, Microscan, Microsoft, Microvision, Opticyte, Philips, Real Networks, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments.
Bryan also works with angel-investing groups both as an investor and as a consultant
Carey Kulp, CIPP/US, helps clients protect one of their most valuable assets: their brands.
Drawing on more than 10 years' experience in intellectual property law, Carey counsels her clients on strategies to identify and develop protectable IP as well as the prosecution of high quality trademarks. Her brand protection services extend through enforcement and anti-counterfeiting measures.
Carey also manages and prosecutes trademark portfolios for a variety of clients in a wide array of industries. She advises clients on trademark filing strategy, handles global domain name disputes, and partners with clients to help them prioritize their goals in all aspects of building and protecting brands in a global economy.
Carey is also a member of the firm's privacy and data security group and is a certified Information Privacy Professional.
Chelsea is an associate attorney with a wealth of experience in trademark and copyright matters.
Over her career, she has represented clients of all sizes with their U.S. and foreign intellectual property portfolios. Her work includes domestic and international clearance, filing, prosecution, management, due diligence, and enforcement matters. Chelsea routinely handles IP licensing, joint development agreements, and other written agreements, as well as issues such as domain name disputes and false advertising.
When it comes to client counseling and branding strategy, Chelsea takes a holistic approach in isolating her clients' needs and wants while being a zealous advocate for both.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Joins Volpe Koenig As Shareholder
Daniel provides IP counseling and patent preparation and prosecution in niche subject matter areas of media processing and delivery, artificial intelligence and machine learning (including big data analysis, financial technologies, bioinformatics and diagnostic systems), networking telecommunications, blockchain algorithms, and cyber security.
Daniel has advised companies ranging from NASDAQ 100-listed multinationals to basement startups, and provides advice on domestic and international patent portfolio development, infringement and patentability opinions, post-grant proceedings before the USPTO and IP diligence for mergers and acquisitions. Daniel also provides business intelligence and analysis based on domestic and foreign filing patterns of leading industry competitors. Daniel is an avid educator and author on patent jurisprudence, and has conducted presentations on software patentability as part of continuing legal education for in-house counsel and private attorneys and at software industry conventions to engineers and developers.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Joins Volpe Koenig As Shareholder
Dan Golub offers clients deep domestic and international legal experience spanning global patent strategy, protection, licensing, and litigation. He effectively translates complex legal issues to business leaders, engineers, and scientists, and is skilled at providing quantitative assessments of legal risks. A responsive client advocate, Dan has secured hundreds of patents for Fortune 500 clients, mid-sized emerging growth companies, and individual inventors.
Dan works closely with both domestic and foreign clients, with attention on each client's individual needs during the patent application process. He has assisted mid-size companies with portfolio management strategies to ensure clients maximize the value of their assets.
He has extensive experience with clearance/right-to-market searches and opinions for new products. He provides research support for reexaminations and prepares patentability opinions for a variety of technologies.
Danielle focuses her practice on patent preparation and prosecution for domestic and foreign clients. She also provides comprehensive patentability and freedom to operate opinions, as well as manages patent portfolios for clients across multiple jurisdictions.
Danielle has experience across a range of technologies including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, small molecules, nucleic acids, proteins, peptides, molecular diagnostics, and medical devices, where she uses her technical experience to strategically advise clients. Danielle has also gained valuable knowledge in the mechanical arts having represented a large multinational automotive corporation over the past number of years.
Dawn gets things done. She collaborates closely with her clients to create customized approaches to their patent protection. Her intense focus on understanding each client's particular goals and business models results in tailored strategies based on their long- and short-term objectives. Dawn is methodical in her approach to drafting patent applications and claims with each client's endgame in mind, always striving to secure a high-quality patent that is practical and effective.
Dawn's clients range from small startup companies to global conglomerates. Whatever their size or objectives, Dawn is passionate about providing each with a high-quality work product, in every instance.
She is an adjunct professor of patent prosecution at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Dawn is also a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion, both within STEM fields and the legal community. She is a founding member of the firm's Diversity Committee, which is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion within the firm and surrounding community.
Dennis works with large and small clients to develop and protect their innovations. He focuses his practice on utility and design patent preparation and prosecution (domestic and foreign), opinions and due diligence, counseling and portfolio management, and leveraging of patent assets. He concentrates in the areas of electrical, electromechanical, mechanical and computer systems.
This week on IP Goes Pop! Volpe Koenig attorney and Ph.D., Douglas Bucklin joins co-hosts and shareholders Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue to travel back in time, and somehow also to the future, to explore intellectual property interests in the area of genetic engineering.
Ed has experience navigating all phases of the patent life cycle, including licensing, enforcement and freedom-to-operate studies. He works with clients on matters that meet their evolving needs, such as conducting analyses of entire market sectors to identify and establish infringement which contributed to subsequent negotiations and licensing to realize significant revenue on behalf of the client.
Job Titles:
- Payroll and Benefits Manager
Job Titles:
- Records and Docketing Manager
Liz has extensive experience with all aspects of docketing and records. She works closely with every client with a focus on accurate record keeping and compliance with domestic and foreign deadlines. She serves as the client's primary contact for all docket matters and often provides monthly status reports to help them manage their portfolios.
Emily's practice focuses on patent prosecution of a wide range of inventions including mechanical, electrical, chemical, medical, and computer technologies. She assists in the preparation of domestic and foreign patent applications. Emily enjoys staying up-to-date on legal precedent especially in the field of patent eligibility.
Emily also coaches the Intellectual Property Moot Court Teams of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Her teams have placed top in the nation in various competitions for both writing and oral advocacy.
Emily is an avid equestrian and regularly competes with her horse Carlos in both the hunter and equitation disciplines. She enjoys hiking, camping and visiting the National Parks. She also enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Member of the Management Team
Jerry is responsible for the oversight of all core firm operations, including Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities, Marketing, and Practice Management.
With more than 15 years' experience in the legal profession, both as a practitioner and as an executive, Jerry has a strong track record of streamlining operational efficiencies to achieve financial results. His background in firm administration and finance lends support to the firm's continued growth.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
- Shareholder
John focuses his practice on the worldwide prosecution of patent applications, patent licensing support, patentability analysis support, validity analysis support, infringement analysis support, producing technical claim charts and strategic prosecution.
John works on patent licensing support and strategic patent prosecution for patent licensing companies and standards development companies for wired, wireless, and software technologies.
John's practice focuses on domestic and international patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation and due diligence.
John has experience working with companies ranging from Fortune 500 to mid-sized operations across a broad range of intellectual property issues, including patent prosecution and disclosure requirements to ensure compliance with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regulations. In particular, John counsels clients in the medical device and electrical space, including the wireless telecommunications industry.
Joseph's practice focuses on evaluating and securing domestic and international patents for clients in the wireless communications and computing technologies industries.
He regularly analyzes patents related to industry standards and counsels clients on strategies for patent portfolio acquisition and protection from both a technical and legal perspective. He identifies and develops evidence of use as well as infringement positions. Joseph ensures that the strategy for each client is as expeditious and cost effect as possible to achieve client objectives.
Joseph has global experience in the patent rules for countries around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Taiwan and Venezuela. Joseph also has experience counseling clients regarding patent prosecution strategies in the European Patent Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
This week on IP Goes Pop! co-hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue are joined by fellow intellectual property attorney and Volpe Koenig Shareholder, Randy Huis, to once again visit the town of Springfield in the fictional, but full of real fun, world of The Simpsons. Patents on candy, robots, and other inventions that may sound more like they are out of a writer's room rather than based on an inventor's technical notebook get filed with the Patent Office every day.
In this episode listeners will get a taste of just how much intellectual property can come out of, or be inspired by, popular culture.
In this episode, IP Goes Pop! co-hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue are joined by special guests from the U.S. Copyright Office, Brittany Lamb, Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel and John Riley, Assistant General Counsel as they dive into the evolving landscape of providing additional access for certain copyright claims, focusing on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Learn how the CCB makes the copyright claim system accessible for more people and why it was created right from the experts who contributed to its development.
Volpe Koenig intellectual property attorneys and IP Goes Pop! co-hosts, Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue team up once again, traveling to where worlds collide, taking us into the complex legal negotiations that bring beloved pop-culture characters from different franchises or "universes" together. Such crossovers can mix movie or TV characters or stories to the delight of fans. But can super heroes like Batman and Spider-Man crossover to team up and fight crime together? And who will they fight?
The amount of effort that goes into creating and protecting iconic movie, television, or comic book characters in alternate or rival universes is staggering. In this episode of IP Goes Pop! you might be surprised to learn what it takes to see your favorite characters "crossover" into other worlds.
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This week on IP Goes Pop!, Joseph Gushue, Shareholder with Volpe Koenig, joins fellow Shareholder Michael Snyder to talk about IP "urban legends." What is an IP urban legend? That would be misinformation circulating about patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secrets that sounds right, but is not quite right (certainly not from a legal standpoint).
Joe is a comic book collector, aspiring home brewer, amateur movie critic, and Philadelphia sports fan. He will rarely be found without his cell phone and spends too much time on Twitter. When he is not in front of his computer, he can be found playing with his daughters or out enjoying one of the many golf courses in the Philadelphia area.
Join co-hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue on a new episode of "IP Goes Pop!" that will leave you wondering "You can patent that?!". This episode focuses on a variety of curious and/or unusual patents, demonstrating the wide range of ideas that can result in an issued patent. From the surprising to the peculiar, this episode provides an overview of the "usefulness" threshold in United States patent law. Listeners will learn about existing patents that are as bizarre as they are "useful," and how anyone might have an idea that has "utility" and is therefore worthy of a patent.
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In this episode, co-hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue dive into the first part of a series on the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on not only the world, but on copyright, trademarks, and patents. They examine examples of AI in pop culture, and how they reflect the broader trends and concerns surrounding AI in our society.
Artificial intelligence (whether tied to robots or otherwise) has always been a popular trope in movies, television shows, and books, from Isaac Asimov's "I Robot" seminal book series, to the classic "Terminator" movies, to the more recent "Ex Machina" and "M3GAN". Rapid advancements in technology have now enabled AI to become part of our daily lives which raises not only important legal questions, but also ethical considerations for humans when developing AI technologies. As this technology continues to advance, it is becoming clear that it has the potential to automate many of the tasks that are currently performed by humans across a wide range of industries. This means that certain jobs, particularly those that involve routine or repetitive tasks, may be at risk of being automated in the coming years.
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In this episode, IP Goes Pop! co-hosts and Volpe Koenig shareholders, Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue take you through their first round of pop culture "game-changers." That is, who were the people, artists, or innovators where the world was never the same after them. Game changers exist in so many pop culture areas, including movies, music, television, and sports. In the world of patents and inventions, game changers from hundreds of years ago still impact our lives every day.
While the age of the tinkering in the garage or basement and coming up with an invention that changes the world may be much less likely today, this episode looks at the history of how a few brilliant minds saw a problem and set forth solving--not just for themselves, but for an entire world.
Michael and Joe set the table with their choices for iconic pop-culture game changers in basketball, music fandoms, special effects, TV shows, and stand-up comedy. These were legends that helped redefine their crafts. This episode then takes us further back into patent history than IP Goes Pop! has ever gone before. Michael and Joe dig deep into the patent archives and pull out some exceptional early inventions that are still relevant now. You will hear the story of each inventor, the background of their invention, and how their innovations impacted the larger culture.
In many ways, pop culture is defined by constant change. You never know from whom, from where, or how innovations will come about, but you can rest assured IP Goes Pop! will be there to walk you through the intellectual property game changers that continue to influence our world and the ways we interact with it.
This week on IP Goes Pop! fellow Volpe Koenig Shareholder Ryan O'Donnell joins co-hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue to explore the technical world of the TV show Silicon Valley, the intellectual property (IP) challenges faced by fictional compression algorithm company Pied Piper, and how realistic those challenges are to those of real world tech start-ups.
Michael, Joe, and Ryan consider "what they could have done" in connection with the IP tropes presented through some of the IP-heavy Silicon Valley episodes. They compare and contrast what happens in the show with the way real-world start-ups approach similar scenarios. From patent clearance and licensing, to trademarks, to copyrights, to identifying the different legal entities involved in possible IP disputes, this podcast episode underscores how important it is to know your IP rights from the start of any venture.
BAM! POW! This week on IP Goes Pop! Volpe Koenig intellectual property Joseph Gushue joins fellow intellectual property attorney and host Michael Snyder to talk about comic book characters!
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Lee focuses his practice on prosecution, litigation, post-grant and administrative trials, due diligence, opinions and intellectual property licensing and acquisitions.
He offers clients decades of intellectual property experience, encompassing the complete life cycle of utility and design patents, including district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation, prosecution, portfolio management, due diligence, opinions, and monetization.
He has particular experience in the electrical, electronic and software arts.
Josh finds learning hand-on skills to be a gratifying experience and tries to keep himself enrolled in at least one vocational or technical course. Whenever he has the opportunity, he enjoys motorsports and outdoor adventures with life-long friends.
Danielle is a Pilates and Yoga enthusiast, and loves to hike, kayak, bike, and ski whenever she gets the chance. Her other interests include the symphony, the ballet, playing the piano, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.
Michael's natural and engaging approach in laying out alternatives and potential outcomes is genuinely appreciated by clients. He advances their causes with all-encompassing intellectual property portfolio management including experience in patent, trademark and copyright prosecution as well as litigation. Michael also counsels and advises clients with regard to due diligence matters including intellectual property clearance, licensing and acquisition.
His intellectual property portfolio management work covers prosecuting domestic and foreign patents and trademarks, representing client interests in transactional matters and performing due diligence investigations. Michael's experience in inter partes matters covers litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings concerning patents, trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, non-competition agreements, trade-secrets and internet domain names.
Michael's clients range from local startups to companies having a worldwide footprint, representing a wide variety of industries and technologies. His work has included handling trade dress litigation for a national casino chain, obtaining trademark protection for restaurant chains, managing the worldwide patent portfolio for global companies, brand management for professional athletes, reviewing copyright agreements for authors, and litigating patent, trade dress and trademark disputes in the field of action sports. Michael also frequently provides legal commentary on topical intellectual property news stories for the Philadelphia area media.
This week on IP Goes Pop! Volpe Koenig Shareholder Michael Snyder explores what happens when real world intellectual property makes its way into the virtual (video game) world.
In this episode, Michael looks at the outcomes of two separate cases involving famous major video game franchises, and how their use of real world images ended up in court.
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This week on IP Goes Pop!, Founding Shareholder of Volpe Koenig and intellectual property attorney Tony Volpe joins Michael Snyder to talk about the Right of Publicity. Whether it's protecting your image or even your voice, how has the legal landscape changed in the age of technology and "going viral"?
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This week IP Goes Pop! goes to the ballgame, as Host and Volpe Koenig Shareholder Michael Snyder and breaks down a pending lawsuit, THE PHILLIES v. HARRISON/ERICKSON INC. What's at stake in the case? The future of the Phillies Phanatic mascot. Mostly in appearance.
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This week on IP Goes Pop! Fellow Volpe Koenig Shareholder, Michael Berkowitz, joins Michael Snyder to talk about how people try to trademark phrases found in popular culture.
This episode of IP Goes Pop!®, takes you on a journey through the iconic world of the Barbie universe and brand, exploring its deep-rooted connections with pop culture and intellectual property law. Hop in the dream car and journey with Volpe Koenig Shareholders and podcast hosts, Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue to a land of pink corvettes, with a few pitstops at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Kicking off with a discussion of the recent cinematic triumphs of the Barbie movie released this year (2023), your hosts delve into how this classic brand has been brought to life on the big screen captivating audiences around the globe.
Nick Tinari is a registered patent attorney, whose practice comprises many aspects of intellectual property law, including procuring, enforcing, licensing, analyzing and challenging patents and copyrights. Nick has in-depth experience with patents in the electronics, imaging, telecommunications and software fields, as well as in medical devices and the mechanical arts.
Randy regularly works with clients in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on the U.S. intellectual property matters involving patent prosecution as well as litigation.
This week IP Goes Pop!® makes patents fun (or at least tries)! Volpe Koenig Shareholder and IP Goes Pop!® guest Randy Huis is back to explore the world of toy patents with host Michael Snyder.
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This week on IP Goes Pop! fellow Volpe Koenig Shareholder Robert Leonard joins host Michael Snyder to talk about artists' rights, and attempts by musicians to regain rights to their original recordings.
From Taylor Swift to Prince, IP Goes Pop! looks at what's at stake when giving up rights to master recordings. In this episode, Michael and Rob explore how musicians try to "take back the music" and discuss how different artists navigated disputes over their intellectual property, and how the internet coupled with the likes of TikTok may be turning the industry on its flip-side.
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Job Titles:
- Director of Information Technology
Steve is responsible for the oversight and implementation of all of the technology used by the firm, including local and wide area networks, hardware, software, training, AV, telecommunications and user support.
Steve joined Volpe Koenig in 2004. Since that time, he has implemented secure remote access, virtual technology, and standardization in the firm.
Volpe Koenig is a full-service intellectual property law firm serving a diverse roster of U.S. and global clients across a varied mix of industries, technologies and business sectors. With almost 50 attorneys, agents and technical advisors, the firm provides strategic intellectual property counseling to protect valuable portfolios and assets. Volpe Koenig helps clients better understand the continually shifting IP legal landscape to provide our clients peace of mind knowing that their intellectual property assets are secure.
Volpe Koenig also believes that it is crucial to gain a comprehensive knowledge of our clients business goals and concerns so that we can put together the best team of professionals that meets their needs. Volpe Koenig works with clients to build a strong foundation of IP rights by securing patents, trademarks, copyrights and other protections in the U.S. and globally.
Volpe Koenig also helps to ensure that our clients IP rights have a global reach. Our long-term relationships with an extensive network of foreign attorneys enhance our ability to offer comprehensive worldwide protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. In tandem with technical language skills in French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi and Spanish, we can offer more efficient communication, understanding, and service, in various worldwide jurisdictions.
Combining our sole dedication to intellectual property law with our deep bench of experienced professionals who understand technology and business, clients have a reliable and determined ally in Volpe Koenig.
Job Titles:
- Patent Law Association, Member