Engineering – Intellectual Property & Patents

Join us for this special presentation focused on patent prosecution for engineering and physical science related technologies.

This event will be held in the Seminar Room at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Parking map

Lunch will be provided!

Speakers:

Jay Kesan, Ph.D., J.D.
Patent Attorney
Key Kesan Dallmann

Jay P. Kesan, Ph.D., is a well-recognized and accomplished patent attorney with over 25 years’ experience. His work encompasses all aspects of patent enforcement, patent strategy and licensing. He has been lead counsel or co-counsel in numerous patent lawsuits in various federal district courts around the country. He has argued numerous appeals before the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit, and he has also served as lead counsel in over 30+ inter partes reviews (IPRs) and argued several times before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He has been actively involved in every aspect of patent litigation – as counsel, Special Master, appellate counsel, technical expert, legal expert, and mediator.

Jay enjoys representing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-up companies, helping them achieve their business goals and objectives, and collaborating with their teams to help them succeed.

He is an inventor on 20+ U.S. patents. His scientific and technological publications and patents focus on rf circuitry, wireless communication technology, semiconductor device design, integrated circuit design and fabrication, and RFID technologies.

Jay has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and worked for several years as a Research Scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. He received his J.D., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University and clerked for Circuit Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Alfonso Garcia Chan, J.D.
Partner
King & Spalding

Alfonso Chan is a trial lawyer who focuses on litigating and licensing complex intellectual property cases on behalf of universities, research institutes and technology companies. His matters are primarily focused on semiconductors and electronic technology-intensive matters, as well as biomaterials and medical devices. Alfonso represents plaintiffs and defendants in district courts nationwide and before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

He is also registered to practice before the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and has experience in inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His international practice includes handling matters in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Europe.

Alfonso served as an adjunct professor of International Comparative Law at Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law. Prior to practicing law, Alfonso was an officer in the United States Navy and nuclear propulsion engineer at Naval Reactors Headquarters. Alfonso received his JD from the Dedman School of Law and a Masters in Engineering from the University of Virginia.