Alexander Andrews

About Alexander Andrews

I provide intellectual property counsel to startups, foreign and domestic corporations…

Experience

1. Partner and Patent Attorney

   Alix, Yale & Ristas, Llp

   Sep 2007 — Present · Hartford, CT, US

   My practice includes: • Performing IP due diligence analyses, including freedom to operate studies, patent validity investigations, patentability opinions. • Developing IP business strategies, including policies for rights procurement, product development, competitor activity monitoring, enforcement, defense and patent marking. • Collaborating with business leaders to develop sound IP procurement objectives, mitigate risk and enhance value of protection. • Preparing and procuring domestic and international patents, primarily in the chemical and mechanical arts; domestic and foreign patent appeals; extensive experience leading and managing patent prosecution in over 15 foreign jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, China, European regional, India and Japan. • Preparing confidentiality, licensing and IP transfer agreements. • IP litigation, including preparing pleadings, motions, memoranda in U.S. district court in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair trade practices, breach of fiduciary duty actions; drafting and responding to discovery requests; leading settlement negotiations, including mediation.

Skills

• Patent Preparation
• Patent Law
• Patent Litigation
• Patents
• Copyright Law
• Chemistry
• Trade Secrets
• Us Patent
• Intellectual Property
• Licensing
• International Intellectual Property
• Prosecution
• Trademarks
• Intellectual Property Infringement
• Patent Prosecution
• Registered Patent Attorney
• Freedom to Operate
• Patentability
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Patent Searching