John is a registered US Patent Agent with over 15 years of experience in intellectual property and computer technology. John was trained in patent drafting and prosecution at a leading nationwide IP law firm. Before his transition to patent law, John worked for many years as a hardware engineer on microprocessor design teams at Intel and HP. John also spent several years designing UNIX software for high-speed printing applications. As a graduate teaching assistant at Stanford University, John taught classes relating to software algorithms, compilers, networking, distributed software, C++, and web site design, and gained valuable experience teaching technical concepts to non-technical audiences. John’s technical experience and legal background enable him to provide uniquely insightful technical opinions and comprehensive patent analyses which are highly respected throughout the industry. John holds 14 US patents, and is an inventor on over 20 pending patents. John's organizational affiliations include Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, the Order of the Engineer, the Federalist Society, the Licensing Executives Society, and the IEEE.

John holds a JD from the University of Denver College of Law. He earned an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a BS in Computer Engineering and a BA in Psychology from Syracuse University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a minor in Mathematics. John's honors thesis explored the simulation and performance comparison of various distributed processing system topographies.

John's services include patent evaluation, offensive and defensive claim charting, technical opinions, reverse engineering, patent invalidation, expert witness work, and portfolio valuation for patent sales and transfer pricing.