Jeffrey G. Sheldon

All Areas of Intellectual Property

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Experience

Jeffrey G. Sheldon has been recognized by California Lawyer as one of the 20 best intellectual property lawyers in the state. He is also recognized for his leadership in creating one of the most dynamic, purely intellectual property law firms in the country. His leadership in intellectual property professional organizations has established him at the pinnacle of his professional specialty. Mr. Sheldon also teaches, serves as an expert witness, and is the author of the foremost treatise on how to write patent applications.

Regularly retained by in-house counsel of large corporations because of his command of intellectual property law, Mr. Sheldon is skilled at achieving clients’ objectives through the most effective and efficient means.

Mr. Sheldon’s technical background is in the biomedical and chemical engineering arts. He was previously employed as a chemical engineer by Exxon and Shell. Prior to that, he was a scientific coordinator at Lee Pharmaceutical and a medical device development engineer at American Hospital Supply Corporation.

Mr. Sheldon practices the full range of intellectual property law, from prosecution and litigation to international and domestic licensing.

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

            California

District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals:

Ninth Circuit

Federal Circuit

U.S. District Courts:

Central District of California

Northern District of California

Southern District of California

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Registered Patent Attorney

Education

Loyola Law School

Los Angeles, CA

J.D., Magna Cum Laude

University of Strathclyde

Glasgow, Scotland

M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Marshall Scholar

Sloan Scholar

President, Tau Beta Pi

Professional Leadership

Chairman, The State Bar of California

Intellectual Property Law Section

President, Los Angeles Intellectual Property

Law Association

Committee Chairman, American Bar

Association, Intellectual Property Section

Committee Chairman, American Intellectual

Property Law Association

Editorial Board, American Intellectual Property

Law Association Quarterly Journal

Speaker/Teacher

The State Bar of California – CEB

Practising Law Institute

Southwestern Law School, Intellectual

Property Law and Patent Law

Loyola Law School, Advanced Patent Law

Publications

How to Write a Patent Application, Practising

Law Institute, New York.

Columnist: The Los Angeles Daily Journal,

Trademark World, Software CEO Magazine,

New Matter by the State Bar of California.