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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 over 35 years of intellectual property law practice, 25 years of law firm management experience, and 20 years as an adjunct/clinical professor of patent law.
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 helped lead the firm to a top-tier designation of Best Firms by U.S. News & World Report and continues to be repeatedly named by his peers in the legal community as a top IP attorney. Jim was the recipient of the State Bar of Michigan’s 2023 lifetime achievement award for Excellence in Intellectual Property.
When not at work, Jim enjoys time with his family, master’s swimming, paddle sports, home hobbies, and travelling, having visited all 7 continents and scuba diving various places in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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
