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STANLEY
N. PROTIGAL, is
a patent attorney in the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Department
of
The Nath Law Group. Mr. Protigal specializes in the
areas of computer software and hardware, electronics, semiconductor
processes, communication protocols, digital and analog circuitry, and radio
frequency circuits. His focus is on high technology systems.
Mr. Protigal
performs patent prosecution in all stages of domestic and foreign cases,
including interference, reexamination and reissue prosecution.
Mr. Protigal has participated in patent portfolio analysis
("patent scrub" analysis) for corporate clients in both in-house
and outside counsel roles. He renders validity opinions, non-interference
support, and due diligence studies. His legal services include enforcement
of patent rights, licensing, and detailed patent portfolio analysis for
litigation, which render him highly successful in preparing and prosecuting patent
applications.
Before joining
The Nath Law Group,
Mr. Protigal was in private practice, most recently in the Silicon
Valley and Philadelphia. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Protigal's
was Patent Counsel to Micron Technology, Inc. in Boise, Idaho. He has been
responsible for creation of their patent department and development of an
intellectual property program for the company, which has successfully
issued 500 patents since its inception. He is also an inventor on four
issued patents, one of which (U.S. 5,307,309) was successfully enforced in
litigation.
Prior to joining Micron,
Mr. Protigal was Patent Counsel to Allied-Signal Inc., where he
assisted in managing Allied Aerospace's patent law department and counseled
six divisions of the Bendix Aerospace group.
Mr. Protigal started his career in private
practice, where he was responsible for the electronics docket. His work in
private practice gained inventor Gordon Cann "Distinguished Inventor
of the Year" award for a more efficient satellite thruster motor.
As an engineer, Mr. Protigal had worked on
transport aircraft and cargo aircraft conversion.
Mr. Protigal had been named to Who's Who in America
and Who's Who in American Law. He is listed with the American Arbitration
Association Board of Arbitrators. He is a member of the IEEE, and has been
a member of the New Jersey Patent Law Association, where he was chair of
its Legislation Committee. Upon moving to Boise, he founded the Idaho
Patent Law Association. He enjoys bicycling, skiing, and is a commercial
and instrument pilot.
Mr. Protigal received his J.D. degree at The
Vermont Law School. He received a B.S. in Aerospace/Electronics at
Northrop University. He is admitted to the District of Columbia bar
and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
Mr. Protigal is an active member of the U.S. Patent
Bar and the Bar of the District of Columbia Bar.
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