Patent Team Bio – Intellectual Property and Patents

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PATENT PROSECUTION, WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING YOUR PRODUCT TO MARKET, PROFITABLY

Mike has over 25 years experience in product development, patent prosecution, commercialization, supply chain, manufacturing and production, product investment analysis, business development, marketing and sales, finance and business management. When you hire him to be your product and patent agent, you are getting his collective experience, which he will integrate into your application and business.

Other agents and attorneys may have written patents, but how many have the commensurate experience that represents the entire product, commercialization, and business aspects? These skills are essential to help you capture related aspects in your patent application, but are also needed to take your product from a concept or patent up through commercialization and out to market. You are, after all, in this to turn your product into a viable, sustainable business are you not?

THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERIENCE!

Mike offers very competitive pricing as it relates to patent applications patent prosecution and matters related to your product including development, design and engineering, commercialization, market support. It’s important to recognize that patent writing alone is only one aspect of the product development process. It’s also important to recognize the importance of a holistic approach considering the many varying aspects of your product or potential product or product lines, particularly when developing a patent application or during patent prosecution. This is because it’s important that your product and its patent are commensurate to ensure as much protection and coverage as possible. Mike’s experience has been central to capturing the most important elements of products both for marketing and patent protection perspective. It to be very careful in this industry about hiring and using patent agents and attorneys that just simply lack this holistic experience and methodology.

CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY MIXED WITH A STRONG PATENT MAKES FOR A GREAT PRODUCT

Blending technology with product design and relevant patent applications is a key goal that Mike embraces during the patent prosecution process. With over 25 years of experience in engineering, design, evaluation, improvement of devices, products and manufacturing segments such as consumer & household products, power tools, physical therapy items, mechanical & electromechanical products, safety and construction products, automotive, electronics, lawn and garden equipment, paper products, machinery and tools, apparel / textiles, machine tools, instrumentation components, insulation & roofing products, agricultural, herbicides, plastics & polymers, specialty products, sustainability products, refrigerants, inks & pigments, facility and real estate technologies, chemical and chemistry applications, military products supply, retail – commercial and industrial products.

USE A TRUSTED INDUSTRY RESOURCE

Mike has spent large portions of his carrier working in numerous businesses including manufacturing, new products development, intellectual property & patents, prototyping, supply chain, business & engineering finance, business development & management, marketing, sales, customer support. He has worked with products, manufacturing and development of products such as Tyvek, Nylon, Delrin, Cyrel, Butacite, Freon, Suva, Isceon, Nomex, Kellog’s, Teflon, Kevlar, Elvaloy, Stretchscore, Coolmax, Lycra (Spandex) and companies such as Axalta, Chemoers, Dupont, Dow, Neumors, Walmart, Alcoa, PECO (Exelon), Piggly Wiggly, Target, Kmart, Sears, Supervalu, Amtrak, Ford, UPS, YKK, Invista (KOCH), Shopright, Albertsons, Superfresh, G.A. Larson, ACME, Pathmark, Kroger, Meijer’s, University of Michigan, Uniax, Eastman Kodak, Eli Lilly. He received a “Marketing Excellence Award” for growing a new / next generation product segment from $2.5M (million) in sales to over $25M in three years.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, PATENT AND COMMERCIALIZE A PRODUCT AND ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM

If you believe in the great things you can achieve you are believing in yourself. I worked in an industry career job for many years always knowing I could be and do more with my life. Not just from a financial standpoint, but from a quality of life standpoint. Simply put, my enjoyment. When I finally transitioned to running my own firm, my only regret was not doing it sooner. I was amazed at the freedom along with all the boundless opportunities that developed (and continue to develop). I honestly believe it was the result of the positivism that developed in my life as a result of doing something I love.

SUCCESS BY A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS

Much of business today is data, knowledge, know-how, and of course – the forward progress of product development, including a patent application. While there are many small acts that must be performed to achieve your goal of developing a product (notice I don’t say simply “getting a patent”), each small act contributes to your overall success. At some points along the way, you might feel like your not making progress. Just remind yourself, to “Just Keep Going!” Life rewards action. Do something today to help yourself achieve the things that you know you can. I will be happy to help and always look forward to the many interesting people and ideas that come across my desk.