Jon provides clients with strategic counsel for intellectual property assets. He routinely represents various Fortune 500 and startup companies in preparing and prosecuting domestic and international patent applications. Jon leverages his technical degrees in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Mathematics, as well as his experience as a software developer at a multi-national computer technology company, to effectively prepare and prosecute patent applications for clients.
His practice focuses on the full life cycle of patents, which includes identifying patentable subject matter for clients, preparing patent applications, and performing prosecution procedures. Jon is regularly involved in drafting appeals, RCEs, and responses to USPTO actions. He also performs notice of allowance reviews, including providing recommendations for continuing applications and interviewing examiners throughout the process. His experience extends to a wide range of computer technologies, including virtualization, content sharing/management platforms, artificial intelligence, power management, video processing, cloud computing, optimization, smart home environments, autonomous vehicles, internet technologies, productivity applications, product design, and memory devices, among others.
His practice focuses on the full life cycle of patents, which includes identifying patentable subject matter for clients, preparing patent applications, and performing prosecution procedures. Jon is regularly involved in drafting appeals, RCEs, and responses to USPTO actions. He also performs notice of allowance reviews, including providing recommendations for continuing applications and interviewing examiners throughout the process. His experience extends to a wide range of computer technologies, including virtualization, content sharing/management platforms, artificial intelligence, power management, video processing, cloud computing, optimization, smart home environments, autonomous vehicles, internet technologies, productivity applications, product design, and memory devices, among others.
Education & Credentials
Education
University of Houston Law Center
J.D.Southern Methodist University
M.S., Software EngineeringSouthern Methodist University
B.S., Computer ScienceBar Admission
Acknowledgements
- Super Lawyers
- Texas "Rising Star," 2023
Prominent Assignments
- Represents a developer of portable orthopedic and cardiac rehabilitation machines in the preparation and prosecution of its patent portfolio by drafting mega-specifications that result in 30+ patents issued each. Responsible for developing the patent portfolio from the ground up and managing its prosecution of hundreds of assets.
- Represents the industry leader in streaming lyrics in obtaining patents related to the same, as well as using generative AI to generate animated / video content via text and/or natural language processing.
- Represents an electric vehicle battery management software company that uses AI techniques to predict undesirable conditions and/or remaining useful life of batteries and takes preventative actions.
- Represents a craft restaurant to aid in their patent preparation and prosecution. Generated a sizeable patent portfolio related to item ordering, preparation, management, and delivery using AI and autonomous vehicles.
- Represents an oil and gas company that develops a measurement-while-drilling tool to prepare and prosecute a patent portfolio related to software (e.g., AI and controls) and mechanical aspects of their products.
- Supports a start-up company that is revolutionizing the technology of peptide drug discovery using artificial intelligence in the preparation and prosecution of its patent portfolio.
- Represents a defense company in preparing and prosecuting its patent portfolio related to hyper-enabled workers using AR/VR headsets and factory ship software.
Court Admissions
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Publications/Presentations
- Presenter, "Dickinson Wright & Gevers Academy," April 2022