OUTLIER PATENT ATTORNEYS - Key Persons
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- Software Patents and Blockchain
Robert Walling has over a decade of experience in the software and networking technology industries. Robert has a computer science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and was previously an application developer. Robert graduated in the top 10% of his law school class. Robert has experience working in-house at a cable modem company. Robert also has law firm experience, working on patent litigation, patent preparation, and patent prosecution.
When clients work with Bobby, they always say/remark: at how fast he is at delivering and completing projects
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- Software Patents and Medical Diagnostic Systems
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- Biochemistry, Biologics, and Chemical Patents
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- Mechanical Device Patents and Electronics Patents
Fred Cooperrider is a former Patent Examiner with over 20 years of experience in patents and patent prosecution. Fred's practice is focused on mechanical devices and electronics technologies. He has successfully prosecuted patents in the mechanical device space including consumer devices, optical devices as well as electronics including circuits, devices, systems, microelectronic fabrication, computer architecture, and software-based inventions, including business methods using software and inventions that increase efficiency of mathematical processing such as matrix multiplication procedures that increase processing efficiency on a computer.
Fred has received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Physics, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a Master of Science in Systems Management. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University. Additionally, he has taken graduate level coursework at Washington State University for semiconductor technology, with emphasis on device and integrated circuit design and fabrication. While working as a patent examiner, he also completed the courses for the LLM program in intellectual property at George Washington University.
Prior to entering the intellectual property law profession, Mr. Cooperrider served as an international field service engineer for General Electric in power delivery systems and occupied various engineering positions at Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle.
Job Titles:
- Software Patents & Patent Searches
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- Medical and Mechanical Devices
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- Founder Institute, Austin Startup Resources
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- Electrical and Software Patents
- Registered Patent Agent
Paul Dara is a registered patent agent with 20 years of experience in writing and prosecuting patent applications. He has experience in analog and optical devices/circuits, communication equipment, test equipment, semiconductor technologies, fiber optics, telecommunication transmission protocols, telecommunication standards, telephone systems, and communication products.
Paul previously worked as a hardware engineer and hardware designer with Hitachi Telecom, Nortel Networks, and Raytheon. Paul has been awarded five patents during his engineering career, and understands the journey inventors go through to get a patent approved. He as worked on hundreds if not thousands of patents in his role as a patent agent. Paul obtained an MSEE from University of Wyoming.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Patent Attorney
- Patent Strategy and Software
Samar Shah is a patent attorney who represents start-ups and established tech companies on issues related to patent strategy and patent prosecution.
Samar has over 10 years of experience in patent law. He wrote his first patent application for Palm's PalmPilot PDA while he was still a second year law student. Since then, Samar has written patents, and helped develop patent portfolio strategies for companies such as Facebook, Google, and many others.
Samar Shah has also litigated patents for Blackberry, Acelity/KCI, and others in a variety of forums, including district courts and the Patent Trial Appeals Board. His litigation experience ranges from preparing cases for trial by formulating positions on infringement and claim construction, conducting discovery, drafting motions, preparing witnesses for depositions, taking and defending depositions, and writing briefs for appeals at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Samar Shah has also handled post grant proceedings and patent prosecution, focusing primarily on inter partes reviews (IPRs), reexaminations, and other advanced prosecution strategies to assist clients manage active litigations.
Prior to founding Outlier Patent Attorneys, PLLC, Samar worked at some of the biggest and most prestigious law firms in the country as a patent prosecutor and as a patent litigator. He cut his teeth in the industry by writing patent at Fenwick & West, LLP, and litigated patents at Paul Hastings, LLP.
Samar was named a top 40 Under 40 Professional by San Antonio Business Journal, and was named one of the Best IP Attorneys in San Antonio by San Antonio Scene Magazine. Moreover, Samar was named a Rising Star by Northern California Super Lawyers, and a Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers. He has also served as a member of the board of directors for San Antonio Youth Code Jam, a non-profit organization that gets kids excited about programming and fosters an interest in technology.
Samar Shah is a knowledgable attorney and just a pleasure to work with.
Job Titles:
- Patent Licensing and Agreements