Attorneys

Partner

B. Anna McCoy

EDUCATION

• J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon
  • Presidential Scholarship
  • Member of the Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law
  • Faculty choice as a Business Law Round table Scholar
  • Graduated with honors with a General Business Law Certificate
• Graduate work at Oregon Health Science University in Portland, Oregon in pharmacology and physiology, including studies in electrophysiology
• B.A., Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• B. Anna McCoy represents clients in all aspects of patent and trademark matters including licensing and managing patent and trademark portfolios, patentability studies, trademark use and registration studies, patent non-infringement and invalidity studies, and preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications before the USPTO
• Drafts and prosecutes patents in a broad range of technical fields including business methods, blockchain, computer software, communication devices, electronic devices, games, image display devices, internet methods, medical devices, and printing devices
• Specializes in design practice, trade dress practice and well-known mark practice

ASSOCIATIONS

• Admitted to practice in the State of Oregon
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Past Chair of the Oregon State Bar Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee
• Member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Multnomah Bar Association, the Oregon Patent Law Association, Phi Delta Phi, and the Oregon Women’s Lawyers Association

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• 2016-2022 Best Lawyers in America in the Practice area of Trademark Law
• 2018 – 2022 Women in Law Awards
  • Outstanding legal expertise and contribution within the practice area of patents and trademarks
• 2016 Who’s Who Legal World’s Leading Trademark Lawyers
• 2016 The American Registry America’s Most Honored Professionals

Partner

John D. Russell, Ph.D.

Author of popular intellectual property and patent prosecution blog https://www.mriplaw.com/

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Magna Cum Laude
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• M.S., Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Summa Cum Laude and With Distinction
• Executive Note Editor, Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• John D. Russell, Ph.D. currently represents clients in a variety of patent and trademark matters, including patent portfolio management and strategy development, patent procurement, patent appeals, licensing, and client counseling.
• Has over three years of invaluable in-house experience with intellectual property matters including patent procurement, licensing and negotiations, non-infringement and design-around client counseling, and foreign oppositions.
• Has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patents in a broad range of technical fields, including electronic feedback control systems, adaptive learning, digital and analog signal processing, electromechanical sensors and actuators, mechanical design, engine and transmission systems, vehicle steering systems, hydraulic control systems, computer software, and optics.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Conducted research and development at Ford Motor Company in the area of engine, transmission, and emission control systems, and was awarded the prestigious Henry Ford Technology Award, one of Ford’s highest technical honors.
• Named inventor on more than 100 United States Patents to date.
• Author of numerous technical articles in journals and conferences proceedings.
• Research experience in the areas of renewable energy, clean technology, emission controls, internal combustion engines, transmission and power transfer devices, wind energy, hydraulics, and others.

AWARDS

• IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP (2020)
  This accolade identifies the individuals who are leading the way in the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios.
• 40 Under 40 (2010) – Portland Business Journal
• Texnikoi Outstanding Alumni Award (2007) – The Ohio State University

ASSOCIATIONS

• Admitted to practice in the State of Oregon.
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Oregon Patent Law Association, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
• Board Member at Forth Mobility

PUBLICATIONS

• Yikes! (Times Five) – Oregon State Bar Bulletin

Partner

Justin Wagner

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law, Davis, California
• B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Justin has close to 20 years of experience representing clients in various capacities in patent matters, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO, portfolio strategy development, patent appeals, patentability studies, validity evaluations, and infringement analysis.
• He has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in a wide range of fields, including electrical systems, electronic components, medical devices, and enterprise software.
• He leverages his prior experience as a software developer at a global management consulting company and an electrical engineer at a leading document scanner company.

ASSOCIATIONS

• State Bar of Oregon
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Board Member of the Oregon Patent Law Association (OPLA)
• Vice Chair of the Oregon Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
• Oregon Bioscience Association

PUBLICATIONS

Consider the intellectual property aspects of technology transfers in the higher ed world, J.L. Reed P.C., J.D. Wagner, Campus Legal Advisor (2019)

Associate

Dorne McKinnon-Rybicki

EDUCATION

• J.D. University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cum Laude
• B.A. Accounting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Dorne’s is focused on all aspects of trademark law. She counsels clients on selection, clearance, registration, enforcement and licensing of trademarks.
• Dorne has extensive experience in the management of large international trademark portfolios having represented Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Ford Motor Company, and Jaguar Land Rover at different times during her career.
• A career in accounting prior to law school, as well as years of in-house legal experience, give Dorne a comprehensive understanding of clients’ business challenges and need for cost-effective legal services.

ASSOCIATIONS

• State Bar of Michigan
• International Trademark Association

Associate

Jessica Fauble

EDUCATION

• J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon
• B.A., Biochemistry, minors in Chemistry and Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • Article Editor, Lewis & Clark Law Review
  • Treasurer, Lewis & Clark Student Bar Association, 2022-2023

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Jessica represents clients in various aspects of patent matters, including prior art searches, patent application preparation, and office action responses.
• Her background includes research in the health care industry. Areas of emphasis include pharmaceutical development and imaging modalities.
• Since graduating from law school, she guides clients through the patent application process and advocating on their behalf.

ASSOCIATIONS

• Oregon State Bar Association

Associate

Wes Nicholson

EDUCATION

• J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon
• B.S., Electrical Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Wes has over ten years of experience representing clients in various capacities in patent matters, including preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO, strategy development, patent appeals, patentability studies, and patent landscape analysis.
• He has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in a range of fields, including wireless cellular communication technologies, electronic devices and systems, and apparel & footwear.
• He has over ten years of experience in developing semiconductor components, including design and post-silicon validation

ASSOCIATIONS

• State Bar of Oregon
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Past President of the Oregon Patent Law Association Board

Technology Specialist

Alicia Cohn

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• B.S., Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Alicia Cohn provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and technical fields.
• Research experience includes chemical analysis, polymer chemistry, materials science, and biochemistry.

Technology Specialist

Arsalan Zolfaghari

EDUCATION

• B.A., Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Arsalan Zolfaghari provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and engineering fields.
• Research experience includes organic methodology, total-synthesis, unnatural amino acid synthesis, biorthogonal ligations, and purification and characterization.

Patent Agent

Dennis P. Lo, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Dennis P. Lo, Ph.D. provides technical consultation over a wide range of scientific and engineering fields.
• Worked as a Senior Research Engineer at E. I. DuPont de Nemours, in the Digital Printing division, specializing in product and process development of pigmented nanoparticle dispersions for inkjet printer inks, and in DuPont Building Innovations, specializing in polymer composites, material and surface science, and viscous slurry processing.
• Additional research experience in heterogeneous catalysis, polymer science, polymerization kinetics and reactor design.
• Worked as a Process Control Engineer at Nova Chemicals in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Senior Member
• American Chemical Society

Patent Agent

Don Lewis

EDUCATION

• J.D., with honors, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
• M.S., Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Donald J. Lewis currently represents clients in a variety of patent matters, including patent portfolio management and strategy development, patent procurement, and patent appeals.
• Has over five years of in-house experience with intellectual property matters including patent procurement, non-infringement and design-around client counseling.
• Has drafted and prosecuted patents in a range of technical fields, including electronic feedback control systems, automotive electronics, electromechanical actuators, engine and transmission systems, and computer software.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Technical Specialist for Ford Motor Company in the area of engine systems and emissions.
• Awarded Ford Scientific Research Technical Achievement Award
• Named inventor on more than 90 United States Patents to date.
• Research experience in the areas of vehicle emissions, engine control systems, engine system signal processing, and electromechanical engine actuators.
• Designed engine and transmission manufacture test systems.
• Designed prototype circuitry for engine and transmission systems.

ASSOCIATIONS

• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Technical Specialist

Ella Kernaghan

EDUCATION

• B.S., Chemical Engineering: Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Ella Kernaghan provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and technical fields.
• Her experience includes nanofoams, biochemical engineering, chemical engineering process design, biomaterials and nanomaterials in tissue engineering, and engineering innovation in health.

Technology Specialist

Emily Boone

EDUCATION

• M.S., Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, WA
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, WA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Emily Boone provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and technical fields.
• Research experience fuel cells and single atom catalysts, along with technical experience in phenolic resins, bioreactors, nitrogen generation systems and developing an onsite injection system into an industrial autoclave.

Technology Specialist

Emily Gabourel

EDUCATION

• B.S., Biology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Emily Gabourel provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and technical fields.
• Research experience includes biology, genetics, and DNA sequencing, alongside technical experience/understanding of various medical devices.

Technology Specialist

Freeman Gates

EDUCATION

• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee
• Graduate Studies, Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• With over 30 years of experience as an automotive engineer at Ford Motor Company, Freeman provides technical assistance on a range of mechanical and sensor technologies.  He is a named inventor on numerous patents, and a recipient of the highly coveted Henry Ford Technology Award, Ford’s highest technical achievement.   Freeman’s unique background enables him to assist our patent practitioners in navigating through the complex and rapidly emerging updates in automotive and sensor technology. His experience as an inventor allows him to provide valuable perspective on claim development and prosecution guidance.

Technology Specialist

Hayley Darby

EDUCATION

• M.S., Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• B.A., Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Hayley Darby provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and technical fields.
• Research experience includes genomics, biomedical investigations, and phylogenomics.

Technology Specialist

Jacob Smith

EDUCATION

• B.S., Chemical Engineering, Minor, Nanotechnology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Jacob Smith provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and technical fields.
•  Research experience includes biochemical analysis, chemistry, nanotechnology, and engineering
• Research, simulated, and fully costed a chemical plant utilizing a novel method of ammonia production equivalent to a chemical plant design proposal for senior design capstone.
•  Contributed to experiments in biomedical research and drug discovery using robotics, automated and manually operated laboratory instruments, and statistical analysis

Technology Specialist

Jennifer R. Johnson, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
• B.S. Biology with a minor in Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Jennifer R. Johnson, Ph.D., provides technical consultation over a wide range of scientific fields including emissions, control methods, battery technology, large transportation engines, hybrid and electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, medical imaging, and software.
• Research experience includes DNA repair, mutagenesis, cancer biology, and cytotoxicity within a mammalian cell culture model.
• Author of peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.

Technology Specialist

Matt Brown

EDUCATION

• M.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Graduate coursework in Cognitive Science/Electrical Engineering/ Computer Science Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
• B.A. Eastern Philosophy, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Matt Brown provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and engineering fields.
• His broad background includes neural networks/AI, block chain, designing, building, and managing software/web-based projects.

Patent Agent

Kathryn Chi

EDUCATION

• B.S., Food Science and Technology-concentration in Fermentation, Chemistry minor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Kathryn Chi provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific and engineering fields.
• Experience related to fermented food and beverage production, food chemistry systems, and asynchronous grape ripening research.

ASSOCIATIONS

• Board Member, Oregon Patent Law Association
• USPTO LEAP Practioner

Technology Specialist

Tori Puoci

EDUCATION

• B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
• Certificate; Scientific, Technical, and Professional Communication, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Tori Puoci provides technical consultation across a wide range of scientific fields.
• Research experience includes biochemistry, genomics, molecular biology, and science communication.

Technology Specialist

Maksim Podolskii

EDUCATION

• M.S., Fiber Optics/Computer Networks, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Broad engineering experience in programming and technical writing, computer hardware and software, as well as network planning and design.
• Published a dozen of research papers in peer-reviewed journals pertaining to current and emerging technologies in communications and healthcare.
• Developed an advanced Holter monitor and Dedicated Short Range Communications system, being a member of a small team.

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED)

• A. Barchuk, M. D. Podolsky, A.M. Belyaev et al., “Automated diagnosis in a population-based screening for lung cancer,” Voprosy Onkologii, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 215–220, 2017.
• M. D. Podolsky, A. A. Barchuk, V. I. Kuznetcov et al., “Evaluation of machine learning algorithm utilization for lung cancer classification based on gene expression levels,” Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 835–838, 2016.
• M. D. Podolsky, A. A. Strokov, V. I. Kuznetsov, and V. V. Shapovalov, “Modern ECG-based systems for cardiovascular functioning express-evaluation,” Cardiovascular Therapy and Prevention, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 92–96, 2016.

Technology Specialist

Matthew Wong

EDUCATION

• B.A., Physics, Colorado College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Matthew Wong provides technical consultation in connection with the preparation of patent applications across a range of technical fields including, automotive componentry, toys, and optics.
• Engineering experience includes: Thermal management of electronics, pump analysis and design, and building energy modeling.

Patent Agent

William D. Schlecht, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

William’s background in chemical engineering provides a strong technical foundation from which he draws the knowledge necessary to work with patents covering a wide range of technical fields.  In particular, in his undergraduate studies, William gained proficiency in blockchain, chemical plant design, transport phenomena modeling (heat, and material transport), chemical separations (including membrane separations), catalysis, chemical kinetics, fluidics, finite element analysis, thermodynamics, as well as extensive theoretical and practical experience in inorganic and organic chemistry. William has continued to develop experience in cryptopgraphy and expanded into the study of machine learning with an emphasis on deep learning, convolutional neural networks for image processing, and generative adversarial networks

Further, during his graduate studies, William worked in the field of protein chemistry for 6 years, and obtained world class expertise in expression, purification, detection, and characterization of biological molecules.  William’s graduate work also included projects directed towards enhanced bio-molecule detection strategies, such as lateral flow assays, and ELISAs, which employed diverse detection and amplification strategies, including gold nano-particle fluorescent enhancement, total internal reflection fluorescence, and quantum dots, to name a few.  Additionally, William worked on developing solar concentrators for diffuse sunlight, silk nanostructures, transparent wood, single molecule spectroscopy, aqueous two phase separation systems for exosomes, development of gene therapies for heart failure, and drug testing/design.

PUBLICATIONS

“Dynamic Equilibrium of Cardiac Troponin C’s Hydrophobic Cleft and Its Modulation by Ca²⁺ Sensitizers and a Ca²⁺ Sensitivity Blunting Phosphomimic, cTnT(T204E).” Bioconjug Chem. (2017) Schlecht et al.

“Fluorescence based characterization of calcium sensitizer action on the troponin complex.” Chem. Biol. Drug Des. (2015). Schlecht et al.

“FRET study of the structural and kinetic effects of PKC phosphomimetic cardiac troponin T mutants on thin filament regulation.” Arch Biochem Biophys 550-551, 1-11 (2014). Schlecht et al.

“Paper-based cascade cationic isotachophoresis: Multiplex detection of cardiac markers.” Talanta. 2019 Dec 1;205:120112. Guo S, Schlecht W, Li L, Dong WJ.

“Effects of cardiomyopathy-linked mutations K15N and R21H in tropomyosin on thin-filament regulation and pointed-end dynamics.” Mol Biol Cell. 2019 Jan 15;30(2):268-281. Ly T, Pappas CT, Johnson D, Schlecht W, Colpan M, Galkin VE, Gregorio CC, Dong WJ, Kostyukova AS.

Technology Specialist

Yunhan Duan

EDUCATION

• M.A., Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
• B.A., Food Science and Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Graduate Research Assistant at Oregon State University.
• Research experience includes immuno-staining, micro-manipulation, micro-injection, polarization microscopy, laser-confocal microscopy, animal tissue harvest.

PUBLICATIONS

• Duan Y, Yang B, Han, B. (2008) “The Effects of Different Factors on Growth of S. aureus biofilm”, China Brewing.
• Duan Y, Han B. (2008) “The Characteristics of Bacterial Biofilms and Their Impact on Food Industries”, Journal of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology.
• Duan Y, “The Impact of the Number of Kinetochore Microtubules on the Rate of Chromosome Segregation”, M.A. Thesis, Oregon State University, 2013.