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