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Jeffrey G. Sheldon

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Jeffrey G. Sheldon

All Areas of Intellectual Property

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, "How to Write A Patent Application," first published in 1992 by the Practicing Law Institute. The treatise is used in law schools and by aspiring patent attorneys throughout the world.

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.

Jeffrey Sheldon Publishes "The Manager's Guide to Intellectual Property"

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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.

Awards and Honors
The Best Lawyers in America®,
Woodward/White Inc., 2009
Southern California Super Lawyers®,
Law & Politics Media, 2006-2009
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year 2012, Patent Law, Los Angeles Area.

Sheldon Mak & Anderson - 100 Corson Street, Third Floor - Pasadena, CA 91103 - p: 626-796-4000 - f: 626-795-6321

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