E.E. "Jack" Richards, II

Patent Attorney, U.S.P.T.O. Registration No. 53,514

Mr. Richards is resident in the Austin office.

Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
7718 Wood Hollow Drive, Suite G-50
Austin, TX 78731
Off: (512) 418-9944
Fax: (512) 418-0544

Education

• J.D. 2001, cum laude, University of Houston Law Center.
• B.S. Biomedical Engineering 1994, Texas A&M University.

Professional Experience

• Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C. - Austin, Texas. Practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright procurement and enforcement.
• Patent prosecution - medical devices, semiconductors, memory management systems and general electrical and mechanical technologies.
• Litigation - CCFL inverters, CMOS power amplifiers, smart batteries.
• Winstead, Sechrest & Minnick - Associate attorney.
• Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson - Associate attorney.
• Prucka Engineering - Engineer for cardiac monitors (electrophys./hemodyn.).

Publications

• E-Discovery and Patents, Advanced Patent Litigation SBOT CLE (2005).
• Expert Commentary on IP Law, www.IRMI.com (2003-2005).
• State of the Law on Internet Jurisdiction, SBOT CLE (2003).
• Drafting Licenses to Guide Whether Potential Disputes Lie In Contract or Infringement, Computer Law Review and Tech. Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2002).
• Ramifications of Health Care Reform on the Biomedical Engineering Community, IEEE Eng. in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 13, No. 5 (1994).
• Design Improvements for Veterinary External Skeletal Fixation, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (1994).

Miscellaneous Information

Admitted to practice in Texas as well as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Eastern, Western and Northern District Courts of Texas. Member of Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas and the College of the State Bar of Texas.