Washington, D.C. – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the recipients of the 2019 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate in recognition of individuals and law firms who help make the Patent Pro Bono Program available to financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses.
In 2019, more than 74 volunteer patent practitioners reported 50 or more hours of patent pro bono service to a regional patent pro bono program, and more than 27 law firms reported 100 or more hours. To acknowledge their contributions, the USPTO provided certificates to the patent practitioners and law firms and listed their names on the Patent Pro Bono Program webpage.
“I want to congratulate all of the recipients for their dedication and their time, as well as for their commitment to help under-resourced inventors and small businesses,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu.
Together, the patent practitioner and law firm certificates recognize the continued efforts of those who have improved access to the Pro Bono program across all 50 states. The program has been in place since 2015. To date, over 1600 patent professionals have volunteered their time and resources to help make the Patent Pro Bono Program a success.
For more information on participating, visit the Patent Pro Bono Program webpage and click on your state to identify your regional program, or email [email protected].
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2019 Certificate Recipients
Recipient | City and State | Firm/Company |
Benjamin A. Kimes | Palo Alto, CA | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
Matthew Harvey | Boise, ID | Holland & Hart LLP |
Christopher Ainscough | Denver, CO | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
Shane Capps | Denver, CO | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
Kevin Duffy | Denver, CO | Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
Robert O’Loughlin | Denver, CO | Faegre Baker Daniels |
Kathryn Warner | Denver, CO | Faegre Baker Daniels |
Steven Wiemer | Denver, CO | Faegre Baker Daniels |
Gordon Lindeen | Denver, CO | Hall Estill |
Rachel Carnaggio | Denver, CO | Holland & Hart |
Jake Divkovic | Salt Lake City, UT | Holland & Hart |
Patrick Sandoval | Boulder, CO | Holland & Hart |
Torrey Spink | Denver, CO | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
Aaron Swehla | Denver, CO | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
Suzanne Walts | Denver, CO | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
Evelyn Zhao | Denver, CO | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
Kevin O. Grange | Centerville, UT | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
Sam Noel | Centerville, UT | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
Spencer Thevenin | Centerville, UT | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
Tiffany Parcher | Boulder, CO | Medtronic |
Michael Carey | Golden, CO | Polaris IP |
Joshua Pranckun | Denver, CO | Polsinelli |
Jeremy Barton | Salt Lake City, UT | Stoel Rives LLP |
Jessica H. Fross | Mentor, OH | City of Mentor |
Mark C. Guinto | Cleveland, OH | McDonald Hopkins |
Liza J.M. Heinig | Cleveland, OH | Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino |
Bryan L. Baysinger | Atlanta, GA | Baysinger Legal, LLC |
Clinton J. King | Atlanta, GA | Thompson Hine LLP |
Dr. Jospeh Bennett-Paris | Atlanta, GA | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
Michael Mehrman | Atlanta, GA | Mehrman Law Office, PC |
Kenneth C. Bruley | Atlanta, GA | Nelson Mullins |
Jonathan P. Hummel | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Jonas Jarvholm | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Benjamin D. Kirk | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Michele A. Kliem | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Spencer P. Mead | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Sandra Sciascia-Zirger | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Charley F. Brown | Atlanta, GA | Ballard Spahr |
Christopher Mann | Atlanta, GA | Eversheds Sutherland |
Christopher Wright | Atlanta, GA | Fish & Richardson |
Thomas Wiseman | Atlanta, GA | Smith, Gambrell & Russel |
Christopher Lightner | Atlanta, GA | Alston & Bird |
Tyler McKendrick | Atlanta, GA | Alston & Bird |
Thomas Richard Parker II | Atlanta, GA | Alston & Bird |
Franco S. De Liguori, J.D. | Tampa, FL | IP KONCEPTS |
John Chionchio | Philadelphia, PA | Ballard Spahr |
Patrick Brady | Philadelphia, PA | Ballard Spahr |
Joyce Sanyour | Philadelphia, PA | Sanyour Consulting |
Stephen Kenny | Boston, MA | Foley Hoag |
Roger Rozanski | Chicago, IL | Foley & Lardner |
Anna Onley | Chicago, IL | Foley & Lardner |
Tim Lohse | East Palo Alto, CA | DLA Piper |
Aeraj Haque | Chicago, IL | Foley & Lardner |
Travis Simmons | Chicago, IL | Foley & Lardner |
Genna Hibbs | Woodstock, IL | Hibbs Law |
Joaquin Hernandez | Miami, FL | Duane Morris, LLP |
Emily Sandhaus | Chicago, IL | Nixon Peabody |
Paul Holly | Chicago, IL | Foley & Lardner |
Michael Harlin | Chicago, IL | Neal Gerber & Eisenberg |
Kyle Yie | Chicago, IL | Faegre Baker Daniels |
Mark Russell | Chicago, IL | Duane Morris, LLP |
Andrew Doyle | Chicago, IL | Vedder Price |
Michael Jespersen | Detroit, MI | Foley & Lardner |
Jonathan Easter | Chicago, IL | Foley & Lardner |
Oliver Yang | Chicago, IL | Vitaley, Vickrey Niro & Gasey |
Holby Abern | Chicago, IL | Neal Gerber & Eisenberg |
Darnell Cage | Minneapolis, MN | Fredrikson & Byron |
Ryan Spanheimer | Minneapolis, MN | Fredrikson & Byron |
Conrad Gosen | Minneapolis, MN | Fish & Richardson |
Allison Krepel | St. Louis, MO | Polsinelli |
Dr. Edwina Washington | Hernando, MS | Edwina Washington Law Firm, PLLC |
John T. Miller Jr. | Palo Alto, CA | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
Beverly J. Lamberson | Palo Alto, CA | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
Daniel Sierchio | Roseland, NJ | Lowenstein Sandler LLP |
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