PARTNER

Tod has 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, focusing on all stages of patent and trademark prosecution. Tod began his career at the USPTO as a patent examiner for computer network systems and optics. He then spent over a decade working in private practice helping universities, government agencies, corporations, and individuals obtain and utilize their IP assets, including involvement in cases that went to the Federal Circuit and U.S Supreme Court. Prior to joining this firm, he served as in-house counsel for a large multi-national corporation and then a cutting-edge sensing technology startup.


Tod obtained his undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from George Washington University.