NOD LAW PC - Key Persons
Barbara is an accomplished paralegal with over a decade of experience in the intellectual property field. She plays a crucial role providing the structural support attorneys and agents require, ensuring clients receive top-notch service. She and the paralegal team handle the foundational issues that allow our attorneys to do what they do best. Barbara exemplifies professionalism and dedication. Our clients can rest assured that they are in very capable hands with an experienced team attuned to their specific needs.
Bob is a patent attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Bob is also licensed to practice law in Colorado and Massachusetts. Prior to entering the legal field, he worked as an engineer designing and developing radar systems. His practice focuses on intellectual property with an emphasis in the areas of patent and trademark counseling and procurement. Bob has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in a wide range of technologies including semiconductors and semiconductor fabrication, imaging systems, medical devices, robotics, LED lighting, and others.
Carolyn Juarez is an experienced attorney focused on representing business and individuals in civil litigation, commercial disputes, litigation avoidance, and intellectual property matters. She has substantial experience representing clients in state and federal courts in a variety of areas including breach of contract and license; counterfeit goods; false advertising; unfair competition; patent, copyright, and trademark infringement; and misappropriation of trade secrets. She advises clients on the selection, clearance, adoption, and use of trademarks; domestic and international trademark prosecution; and trademark portfolio management.
Cody assists in the prosecution and maintenance of US and International trademark and patent portfolios. This includes working with our attorneys in creating, preparing, and filing legal documents associated with the registration and application processes and continued maintenance of our client's intellectual property portfolios. Cody's responsibilities include docketing, generating reports, receiving and processing communications from the patent and trademark office, communicating with clients and foreign counsel, monitoring registrations and renewals, and conducting research and analysis relating to patent and trademark matters.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Senior Partner of Neugeboren O'Dowd PC
Craig A. Neugeboren is the founder and a Senior Partner of Neugeboren O'Dowd PC. He started the firm after spending 15 years as a design engineer and as an attorney in both private practice and as in-house counsel for a multi-national publicly traded company. Craig is a patent attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to practice law in California and Colorado. He is also admitted to practice in many district and appeal courts throughout the country.
Emma is a seasoned intellectual property attorney who handles a broad spectrum of IP issues, with a particular focus on trademarks, patents and copyrights. She manages the entire lifecycle of intellectual property, from adoption and prosecution to enforcement and exploitation. Emma excels in helping clients choose and secure trademarks and service marks, guiding them through the registration process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She's adept at building and defending trademark portfolios, conducting trademark searches, filing applications, and responding to office actions, which results in strong brand recognition and protection for her clients. Emma also handles the enforcement of trademarks through cease and desist letters, takedown notices, oppositions, and cancellation proceedings, effectively protecting her clients' brand identities.
On the patent side, Emma is actively involved in prosecuting patents across various technical fields, including electronics, software, mechanical devices, telecommunications, and design patents. She frequently works with the USPTO and international patent offices to secure patents for her clients, ensuring their innovations are well-guarded. Emma conducts detailed patent searches, performs clearance checks, and provides opinions on validity, non-infringement, and freedom to operate, enabling her clients to make informed decisions about their intellectual property.
Emma's patent and trademark work is complemented by her extensive litigation experience, where she represents clients in federal court cases involving trademark infringement, patent infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, and related contract disputes. She handles all stages of litigation, from discovery to expert witness preparation, leading to successful outcomes for her clients.
Emma's practice also includes advising clients on complex transactional matters across various industries. She is experienced in negotiating and drafting a variety of agreements, such as trademark licenses, software development agreements, technology consulting agreements, and IP-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Her transactional work includes crafting licensing agreements, assignment agreements, nondisclosure agreements, settlement agreements, clinical trial agreements, master research agreements, supply agreements, and asset purchase agreements, ensuring her clients' intellectual property is safeguarded in all their business dealings. Emma performs thorough due diligence during mergers and acquisitions, scrutinizing contracts and intellectual property portfolios to provide her clients with a comprehensive understanding of the assets and liabilities of the companies they are targeting.
Lindsey has been in IP law since 2014 and skillfully assists in the prosecution and maintenance of foreign and domestic trademark and patent portfolios. She works along side our attorneys in creating, preparing, and filing legal documents leading to the registration and issuance of our clients' IP. She also handles the continued maintenance of our client's IP portfolios.
Lindsey makes fast friends with clients and foreign counsel all over the world, working with them to monitor registrations, grants, and renewals. In an effort to stay on top of the latest development and technilogical advances, she has attended countless IP seminars, including several at the USPTO offices in Denver and in Alexandria, VA. Lindsey is a fan of kindness, wit, and the oxford comma.
Peighton is passionate about providing strategic guidance to clients, helping them protect and leverage their intellectual property (IP) to its highest potential in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.
Peighton has extensive experience developing comprehensive patent strategies and assisting inventors and businesses navigate the complexities of the patent process. She has successfully drafted and prosecuted design and utility patent applications across a diverse range of technologies and industries, delivering tailored solutions that align with the unique needs of each client.
In addition to patent prosecution work, Peighton conducts critical IP analyses, including freedom-to-operate, patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement assessments. She supports clients with IP diligence reviews in their preparation for acquiring, selling, or licensing valuable IP assets. Peighton draws on this comprehensive skill set to help clients navigate the full spectrum of IP-related legal issues.
Driven by a desire to continually expand her expertise in the evolving IP landscape, Peighton actively seeks opportunities to broaden her practice and continues to gain experience in other areas of IP law, including trademark law and technology transfer. This dedication enables her to offer well-rounded, forward-thinking counsel to clients.
With a passion for advancing innovation and supporting the success of her clients, Peighton is dedicated to delivering clear, practical solutions to her clients at every stage of their business cycle.
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Senior Paralegal
René is an experienced paralegal with a demonstrated history of skilled work in the intellectual property arena. She joined the firm in 2010, bringing experience in legal writing and research, trademark management, patent law management, and litigation duties. She assists in the prosecution and maintenance of US and International trademark, patent, and design portfolios. This includes assisting our attorneys in creating, preparing, and filing legal documents associated with the registration and application processes and maintaining our clients' intellectual property portfolios. René's responsibilities include processing communications from the patent and trademark offices for clients and foreign counsel, monitoring registrations and renewals, and conducting research and analysis relating to patent and trademark matters. A true spreadsheet enthusiast, René is adept at providing reports and client information in easy to understand formats. She is a valued resource for lawyers and clients alike.
Job Titles:
- Agent
- Agent With Neugeboren O'Dowd PC
Sammit Nene is an experienced patent agent with Neugeboren O'Dowd PC with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. He focuses on drafting and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications covering a wide variety of technologies, with a particular emphasis on the electronics, mechanical, and computer-related arts. He works with our attorneys in analyzing novel and inventive concepts of our client's inventions prior to drafting patent applications. He also assists in developing detailed strategies, including potential claim amendments, for responding to office actions from US and international patent offices.
Sean works with clients on all aspects of their intellectual property needs, with particular emphasis in the areas of patent counseling and procurement, patent licensing, and support of litigation and transactional matters. Sean is currently most active in high-voltage electronics, mobile device hardware and software, semiconductor fabrication, medicine delivery systems, graphical user interfaces, and network architecture and management.
Sean guides engineers and scientists out of the deepest technical forests while translating equations and pseudocode to plain English for patent protection. And he quickly provides business-minded executives with bottom-line conclusions without technical or legal jargon.
As an intellectual property attorney, Shane frequently organizes cross-disciplinary actions in providing clients innovative legal solutions. As a former engineering manager tasked with the timely resolution of customer issues while operating independently within a customer location, Shane translates those previously honed organizational and managerial skills to apply intricate legal frameworks to cutting-edge technology and novel business models. Whether he is providing a client with patent, trademark, transactional due diligence, litigation support, or licensing/commercial agreement work, Shane ensures this work is properly aligned with the client's vision and goals. As an engineer, Shane was previously based in London, UK, and frequently worked with customers while stationed in Hong Kong. He is now able to rely on the skills honed during this time when managing clients' global legal issues to fortify their market position and secure their commercial success.
Shannon has a broad range of experience in both patents and trademarks and is involved in all stages of US and International patent and trademark filing, prosecution, and maintenance. A knowledgeable and responsive problem solver, she applies sound judgment to clients' trademark and patent issues.
Shannon's responsibilities include receiving and processing communications from the patent and trademark office, communicating with clients and foreign counsel, monitoring registrations and renewals, and conducting research and analysis relating to patent and trademark matters.
Steve's best hours are spent in collaboration with innovators and founders digging into the physics, electronics, and algorithms behind foundational technologies. He has over 15 years of experience securing patents and trademarks and counseling clients on the most cost-effective ways to carve out market share, close an exit, or secure a next funding round with their IP. Where markets demand it, Steve prepares patent and trademark applications for the riggers of international protection and has lasting connections with skilled foreign attorneys in dozens of markets.
Steve presents a range of IP tools during initial meetings and helps clients select a combination providing the highest ROI. These include securing utility patents for core inventions, design patents on features that cross into the aesthetic identity of a product, and trademarks for brand names and logos. For those innovations and business secrets that are difficult to reverse engineer or enforce through traditional patent litigation, Steve helps companies wrap such innovations into their trade secret programs.
Steve and the team take immense pride in meticulously drafting compelling, multi-layered patent applications and internationally-focused claim sets. Many clients remark on his ability to quickly understand inventions and their broader importance in an industry and beyond, and craft claims that dissuade design arounds and copycats. He also identifies paths of safety in crowded patent spaces through clearance and freedom to operate searches and protects innovators and investors during M&A due diligence.
Tricia joined the firm in 2021 and provides cross disciplinary support to all of our professionals and outside consultants. Her responsibilities include a variety of administrative, financial, clerical, facilities, legal, client relations, and organizational tasks that support the office.
Job Titles:
- Patent Agent
- Senior Patent Agent
Yoriko specializes in creating and executing tailored IP strategies for early stage hardware companies with complicated technologies. She started working in patent prosecution in 1996, became a U.S. Registered Patent Agent in 2001, and has been working with and within startups her entire legal career, including starting three companies of her own in the past.
Yoriko is also a Certified Licensing Professional, recognized by the Licensing Executives Society. She has native fluency in both English and Japanese, as well as extensive experience working and negotiating in Asia.