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Jim manages the development and maintenance of large US and global intellectual
property portfolios using process-centric prosecution that can be individualized
according to client need. He has 25 years of law firm management experience,
18 years as an adjunct professor of patent law, and now serves as a clinical professor.
Jim is a coauthor of multiple editions of the textbook Cases and Materials on Patent Law: Including Trade Secrets, published by West Academic. He has led the firm to a top-tier designation of Best Firms by U.S. News & World Report. He has been repeatedly named a top-rated IP attorney by Michigan Super Lawyers™ and was named a “Top Lawyer” by dbusiness®, and he is included in the directory of Leading Lawyers® published by Law Bulletin Media.
Jim graduated cum laude with degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. Jim is currently an adjunct professor in patent law at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School. He has served the profession and his community in various leadership positions, including as an Emeritus in the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court, president of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association, and chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association, as well as chairman of the Planning Commission and member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for his local municipality.
State of Michigan
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Eastern District of Michigan
Best Lawyers 2017-2022
Michigan Super Lawyer 2006, 2011-2022
Top Lawyer by dbusiness® Magazine
Leading Lawyers 2016-2018
Eta Kappa Nu
University of Michigan
(Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1990)
(Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, 1986)
(Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, cum laude, 1986)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
IPLS Section of State Bar of Michigan
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Michigan IP American Inn of Court
Adjunct Professor and Clinical Professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School
President, Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Founding Master, Michigan IP American Inn of Court
Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association
Founding officer, University of Michigan Intellectual Property Student Association
Chairman, Franklin Michigan Planning Commission
Franklin Zoning Board of Appeals
Augmented reality: Computer-based enhancements of real-time and recorded video
Autonomous and connected vehicles: AV design, operation, and back-office integration, V2V, V2I, and V2X hardware, systems, and operation
Telecommunications: CDMA, GSM, and other cellular-based voice and data
Wireless networks: WiFi and other short range, personal area networks
MEMS: Nanofabrication and applications for both electrical and mechanical devices
Automation: Hardware, software, end-effectors, and system/line integration
Software: OOP, complied, and web/markup programming languages; system and client/server architecture; ecommerce applications
Hardware: Computer system and network architecture, instrumentation
Imaging: Antenna and optical-based systems, and image processing
Medical Devices: Surgical and operative devices, medical imaging, neural recording/stimulation, orthopedic rehabilitation
Automotive: All electrical and mechanical components and systems, interior/exterior trim materials and manufacturing processes
Aerospace: Ignition systems and igniters, FADEC controls and integration
