Brandon is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. His practice focuses on the acquisition, protection, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property and defending clients against the intellectual property claims of others. In particular, he concentrates on chemical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and energy-related technologies.
He regularly counsels clients in the following areas:
- Domestic and foreign patent prosecution and patent infringement litigation in the federal courts
- Domestic and foreign trademark prosecution and trademark infringement litigation in the federal courts
- Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Copyright registration, copyright infringement litigation
- Identifying, protecting, transferring, and licensing technology in corporate mergers and acquisitions
- Providing patent non-infringement and validity opinions
- Designing around patents
- Domain name disputes before the Federal Courts and World Intellectual Property Organization