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FREDERIC M. DOUGLAS Cal. Bar # 212778; PTO Registration # 48,813 Courts Admitted to Practice: U.S. Central District of California U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. Eastern District of Texas EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW -- J.D. May 1999 President, Intellectual Property Law Association Member, UC Davis Law Review Moot Court Faculty Appointments Committee King Hall Alumni Scholarship Award UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY -- B.S. Chemical Engineering, May 1996 LEGAL EXPERIENCE Solo Practitioner, Irvine, CA, February 2004 to Present Patent Prosecution Interviewed inventors. Drafted 63 patent applications (electrical, chemical, medical devices, business methods, and mechanical inventions). Answered 48 Office Actions. Trademark Prosecution Prepared Applications. Answered Office Actions. Cancellations and Oppositions. Litigation Lead Attorney currently for 3 plaintiff patent litigation suits. Represented Defendant in 1 patent infringement case. Copyright Infringement, Libel, Unfair Competition, Breach of Contract. Professional Malpractice. $1 million judgment for Online Libel. Internet Issues TOS, DMCA, Privacy Policies, Domain Name Disputes. Trade Secrets Draft Non-Disclosure Agreements. Trade Secret Litigation: Sole Defense Counsel. Conducted 1 Deposition and Defended 1 Deposition. Profitable Settlement On First Day Of Trial. Criminal Practice Drug and Firearm Charges Dropped. Felony Expungement. Immigration Asylum: Clients Successfully Obtained Asylum Residency: Client Successfully Obtained Green Card. Lead Patent Attorney, Aetas Technology Inc., Irvine, CA, October 1999 to February 2004 Extensive Non-Infringement Research Reviewed several thousand patents. Drafted non-infringement opinion letters. Directed Design Around Plans. Patent Prosecution Interviewed inventors. Performed patentability searches. Drafted patent applications (electrical, chemical, software, and mechanical inventions). Answered Office Actions. Monitor competitor patents and publications. Intellectual Property Portfolio Manage company portfolio of patents, trademarks, and copyrights (domestic and foreign). Other Concerns Licensing, trade secrets, contract negotiation and drafting, antitrust, and employment law. Foreign Language: Speak, Read, and Write Spanish  less