For over 15 years collaborated with developers, engineers, business leaders, in-house counsel, and technology transfer professionals to identify methods of protecting intellectual property (IP) created from software, hardware, business methods, and internet related products and services. Formulated U.S. (e.g., USPTO) and foreign (e.g., Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)) patent filing, prosecution, and maintenance fee strategies, taking into consideration factors such as cost, benefits, risks, and timing, selecting the strategy most likely to succeed. Licensed to practice in WA. Registered to practice before USPTO.