Scott Ouellette

About Scott Ouellette

As a senior intellectual property attorney, I help technology and consumer product companiesoptimize IP protection and enforcement.I have extensive experience maximizing and realizing the value of international patent andtrademark portfolios through both prosecution and enforcement strategies. The value I bringcomes from over 20 years of experience practicing in all stages of the patent lifecycle, includingas a patent examiner, as in-house counsel, with IP consulting and licensing firms, and in lawfirms.I have implemented IP best practices by educating engineering and business personnel regarding critical IP issues, defining IP prosecution and maintenance strategies, and putting in place systems for ensuring that newly-developed technologies are protected, resulting in maximum protection of hard-earned IP rights.I helped successfully monetize a major patent portfolio by prosecuting patent applications for every industry-critical invention disclosed in each patent family. I collaborated with the engineering team in infringement analyses to develop ironclad claim charts detailing infringement and presented the claim charts to infringing entities to convince them of the need for a patent license.I improved brand protection at a major international technology company by optimizing its trademark portfolio through conducting periodic reviews to identify the company\'s most important markets, gaps in the legacy portfolio, and emerging product lines. This resulted in a 100% expansion of the company\'s trademark portfolio and a corresponding strengthening of the company’s ability to stop infringement around the world.I have IP counseling experience in the following technological areas- artificial intelligence and machine learning - speech recognition and natural language understanding technologies- voice biometrics- telecommunication devices and systems- e-commerce- internet search- network devices and systems- semiconductor devices and device fabrication processes- digital and analog circuits and systems- wireless communication devices & systems- data storage systems- data encryption systems and methods- internet and software-related systems- mechanical devices- medical devices- optical devices- electro-mechanical devices

Experience

1. General Counsel

   Hilco Global

   Oct 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  BS, Electrical Engineering

• Suffolk University Law School

  JD

  1993 — 1996