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Phone: 603-782-8356 Practice Focus: Patent Prosecution |
MaryDilys’s practice is focused on patent prosecution and client counseling. Her areas of expertise include biotechnology, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, molecular biology, and chemistry. MaryDilys’s experience has included protecting therapeutics and diagnostics for cancers and for cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric disorders. She has also worked in materials chemistry to provide protection for paints, adhesives, and diagnostic imaging agents. MaryDilys has experience with patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses, and has provided strategic counseling for a wide range of clients including solo inventors, universities, non-profit foundations, start-up companies, and multinational pharmaceutical corporations. She is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. MaryDilys began her career in intellectual property law at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks in Boston and during her time with that firm she became a patent agent and graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 2004. Prior to entering intellectual property law, MaryDilys received a Ph.D. in biology/neuroscience from Yale University and completed a 3-year post-doctoral research fellowship in human genetics at Harvard University. MaryDilys has also worked as a freelance scientific editor and writer for companies such as Motorola, Amersham, Current Protocols, and various book publishers. She also taught biology at Boston College. MaryDilys received her undergraduate degree, with honors, from Oberlin College in 1981. |
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Phone: 603-622-8456 Practice Focus: Patent Prosecution and Counseling |
Stephen’s practice focuses on patents and trademarks. He is skilled in a wide range of electrical, mechanical and optical technologies, including semiconductor materials and manufacturing, optoelectronics, medical devices, analog and digital electronics, Internet-based technology and software architecture. Stephen is also available to conduct patent landscaping and analysis, as well as product clearance and design-around analysis. He also provides trademark counseling. Stephen is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. Stephen received his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 2011, cum laude, and a B.S. in Engineering Management, magna cum laude, from Miami University in 2008. While in law school, Stephen was a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Gajarsa of the Federal Circuit. He also successfully competed in the International Trademark Association (INTA) Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Competition, garnering best brief and oralist awards. Stephen is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and a founding member of the Arthur J. Gajarsa American Inn of Court. He also enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, snowboarding, and playing chess. |
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Phone: 603-623-4058 Practice Focus: Patent Prosecution and Counseling |
Steve’s practice is directed to obtaining patents and counseling clients with respect to a variety of patent-related issues and technical fields including polymers and plastics, membranes, filtration, water purification, ceramics, catalysts, drug discovery, medical devices, diagnostic instruments, analytical test kits, machinery, paints and varnishes, fuel cells, nanotechnology and business methods. Steve is also experienced in drafting licensing agreements and provides opinion letters regarding patentability and product clearance. Steve also provides trademark and copyright counseling. From 1983 until 1995 Steve was a principal and employee at Dexsil Corporation where he was involved in a variety of functions including management, sales, marketing and R & D. Steve received his Juris Doctor and Masters in Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1999 and a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/biochemistry and math-economics from Colby College in 1983. After law school, Steve was an associate at the firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks in Boston. He is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and is admitted to the bars of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Steve is currently an adjunct professor at UNH School of Law where he teaches Patent Application Prosecution and Procedure. |
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Phone: 603-623-4059 Practice Focus: Patent Prosecution and Counseling |
Neil’s practice focuses on patent based business counseling, including U.S. and foreign patent strategy in a wide variety of technical disciplines such as analog and digital circuitry, communication systems, electromechanical, optoelectronics, semiconductors, green technology, software, and performance materials. Neil also has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating intellectual property agreements, and is also available to counsel and provide opinion letters with respect to issues such as infringement, validity, and freedom to operate. Prior to law school, Neil worked for over 8 years as an electrical engineer, first at Raytheon Company, and then at Lam Research Corporation. Neil received his J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1999 and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology, magna cum laude, from Roger Williams University in 1988. After law school, Neil was an associate at the firm of Fenwick & West in Silicon Valley and later was in-house patent counsel for the Abrasives Division of Saint-Gobain. He is a member of the state bars of California and Massachusetts and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Neil is also a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association as well as the California Bar Association section on intellectual property. |
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Dana R. Metes Phone: 603-622-8456 Practice Focus: Trademark Prosecution and Counseling |
Dana’s practice focuses primarily on trademark and copyright counseling, prosecution, licensing and due diligence. She has extensive experience with respect to selection, clearance, and protection of trademarks, as well as the prosecution and maintenance of trademark applications and registrations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign trademark offices. Dana also advises clients on intellectual property matters in connection with complex financial transactions. Dana received her Juris Doctor and Masters in Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1999, and her Bachelor’s degree in English from Skidmore College in 1990. After law school, Dana was an associate at Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein and later at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (now Dewey & LeBoeuf), both in New York City. She is admitted to the bars of New Hampshire and New York. |
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Phone: 603-622-8456 Practice Focus: Patent Prosecution and Counseling |
Heath’s practice focuses on patent law, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a number of technical areas including analog and digital circuitry, software, communication systems, electromechanical, optoelectronics, semiconductors, and Internet-based technology. Heath is also available to conduct patent searching and analysis, as well as product clearance and design-around analysis. Heath received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 2012, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A & M University in 2009. While in law school, Heath served as senior editor for IDEA®: The Intellectual Property Law Review. He also was a Patent intern at BAE Systems during his second year of law school, and at Finch & Maloney PLLC during his third year of law school. He is admitted to the bar in New Hampshire and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Heath is fluent in Spanish. |
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Phone: 603-622-8456 Practice Focus: Intellectual Property Counseling |
Kim’s practice focuses on a range of intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, and copyright law. Kim’s patent prosecution practice covers a variety of technology areas, including chemistry, biotech, medical and scientific devices, software, materials, and consumer products. She is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and is admitted to the bars in Maine, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. Kim began her career in intellectual property law at Merck & Company in Rahway, New Jersey where she focused primarily on small molecules and biologics for the treatment of inflammation. For her work at Merck & Company, Kim received the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation’s Donald W. Banner Corporate Intern Scholarship. Following law school, Kim worked at Foley Hoag in Boston in both the patent prosecution and patent litigation departments. Most recently, at Devine Millimet, Kim assisted clients ranging from entrepreneurs to experienced business leaders and academic institutions with a variety of intellectual property matters. Kim received her J.D., cum laude, from the New Hampshire School of Law. Prior to entering intellectual property law, Kim received a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from Dartmouth College, and a B. A. in Chemistry, with honors, from the University of Southern Maine. Kim is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA), the Arthur J. Gajarsa American Inn of Court, and the Boston Intellectual Property Inn of Court. She also enjoys hiking, quilting, and working with metals. |
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Phone: 603-782-8362 Practice Focus: Patent Prosecution |
Jonathan’s practice focuses on patent prosecution, counseling, and analysis. He has expertise in a number of technical areas, including: optoelectronics and laser-based systems; optical/imaging systems; semiconductor and integrated circuit fabrication; directed energy systems; solid-state lighting systems; electronics; mechanical devices; protective apparel; waste treatment systems; and ceramics and crystals. Jonathan also has experience in patent portfolio and landscape assessment, infringement and design-around analysis, and product clearance. Jonathan is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. Also, Jonathan is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association as well as the American Bar Association section on Intellectual Property. Jonathan received his J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2009 and his Bachelor’s degree in physics, summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire in 2005. While in law school, Jonathan served as an editor (2007–2008) and then a board member (2008–2009) for IDEA®: The Intellectual Property Law Review. During law school and prior to joining the firm, Jonathan worked as an intern for Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., of Minneapolis, MN. Jonathan holds a black belt in judo, is an avid inline hockey player and guitarist, and has been writing poetry for over a decade. |
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Phone: 603-622-8456 Practice Focus: Patent Counseling and Prosecution |
Kyle’s practice focuses on all aspects of patent law, including strategic counseling and portfolio management for clients ranging from large corporations to small venture-backed startups and individual inventors. He has substantial patent prosecution experience in a number of technical areas including medical devices, consumer products, heavy equipment, optics, semiconductor devices, electronics, software, business methods and electronic commerce. Kyle's experience also includes researching and preparing non-infringement opinions and validity studies, and negotiating with opposing parties regarding intellectual property disputes, transactions and licenses. Kyle received his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law in 2001, and B.S. degrees in Physics and Engineering Physics, magna cum laude, from Oregon State University in 1998. Prior to joining the firm, Kyle was a partner at Knobbe Martens, and also spent several years teaching English in South Korea. He is admitted to the bar in California and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. |
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