Tom Engellenner

Tom Engellenner’s practice includes patents, licensing, trademarks, copyrights, and litigation. He has particular experience in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, analytical instruments, and medical devices.

Mr. Engellenner has more than 30 years of experience in prosecuting and litigating patents and advising clients generally on intellectual property strategies. His litigation experience includes patent infringement cases in the U.S. federal courts and interference and reexamination proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office, as well as infringement and validity trials in Japan and Europe.

Most recently, Mr. Engellenner’s practice has expanded to include post-grant proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office, which were established in 2012 by the America Invests Act. He has represented clients in more than 60 inter partes review proceedings.

Reza Mollaaghababa

Reza Mollaaghababa, Ph.D. focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, including preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and preparation of patentability, infringement, validity, and clearance opinions. He has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in diverse fields of technology, such as photonics/optics, nanotechnology, medical devices, semiconductor processing, lithography, telecommunications, magnetic resonance, and computerhardware and software.

Dr. Mollaaghababa works with well-established companies, emerging companies, and academic institutions to identify and protect their intellectual property. He provides clients with strategic counseling, including licensing as well as formation and management of intellectual property portfolios.

Dr. Mollaaghababa also represents clients in post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent Office. He has handled more than 40 inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.