Joshua brings a background in mechanical engineering to his practice, focusing on the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications, all aspects of patent opinion and strategy support, intellectual property transactions and monetization, post-grant review, including IPR, as well as intellectual property litigation support. He is particularly experienced with mechanical and electrical devices and systems and related software, including fluid dynamics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, optics, control systems, and power systems.

Joshua represents clients across various industries, including aerospace, medical devices, MEMS, optics, semiconductor structures, environmental technologies, industrial machinery, and packaging.

His technical capabilities enable him to navigate complex patent landscapes and help secure intellectual property rights for clients. Additionally, Joshua prepares licensing and royalty agreements, and supports intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions.

Joshua’s in-house experiences interning at Nufern and clerking for the Department of the Navy Office of General Counsel equipped him early in his career with a unique perspective on both the technical and legal aspects of patent law.

• Assisted in procuring approximately 1,000 patents upon prosecution of patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Supervised foreign patent procurement throughout the world.
• Prepared and prosecuted patent applications relating to fluid and aerodynamic systems, heat transfer systems, medical devices, MEMS, optics semiconductor structures and manufacturing, industrial machinery, packaging, business methods, and other fields.
• Prepared opinions of patentability, infringement, freedom to operate, and the like.
• Prepared licensing and royalty agreements, including monetization for client patents, supported intellectual property review in corporate transactions, and supported patent and intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions.
• Supported litigation disputes and pre-suit disputes over patent and intellectual property suits.
• Represented clients in post-grant review of patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including IPR and reissue work, and represented clients before the Patent Trial and Review Board in patent appeals, including oral arguments before the Board.

• Super Lawyers® Connecticut Rising Star, Intellectual Property (2013-2015)