Jonathan Drew Brit

Experience

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  Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Judicial Extern to the Honorable Laurel A. Beatty

  Drafted opinions and bench memoranda relating to civil and criminal matters.Researched various legal issues including jurisdiction, procedure, criminal sentencing, labor and employment law, and contract principles.Reviewed briefs and other filings, and updated internal case management documents.

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  The Ohio State University

  May 2012 - May 2014

  Intellectual Property Associate

  Performed prior art searches, conducted intellectual property landscape analyses, and assessed the overall commercialization potential of inventions.Researched patents, patent applications, and publications.Claim and amendment drafting in computer, software, electrical, biomedical, biological, aerospace, and mechanical arts.Reviewed contracts related to inventions and met weekly with inventors to assess technologies.

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  Cislo & Thomas LLP

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Summer Associate

  Developed strategies for the effective protection of client’s ideas utilizing the entire intellectual property system, and researched unique issues in patent, trademark, and copyright law for litigation.Patent, trademark, and copyright litigation support.Drafted patent applications and responses to office actions.Performed and analyzed freedom to operate searches.Created and analyzed patent claim maps.Performed and reviewed trademark registrability and clearance searches.Assisted with the counseling of clients, depositions, and trial preparation.Drafted and reviewed licensing agreements. Show less

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  Supreme Court of Ohio

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Law Clerk to the Chief Justice

  Drafted opinions and bench memoranda (See, e.g., State v. Stevens, Slip Opinion No. 2014-Ohio-1932, and Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. Board of Zoning Appeals, Slip Opinion No. 2014-Ohio-4809). Attended oral argument and disciplinary hearings.

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  Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2016

  Associate Attorney

  Prepared and prosecuted patents in the U.S. and major markets abroad (such as Europe, Taiwan, China, Korea, and Japan) covering a wide variety of subject matter, including integrated circuit device production, electrical engineering and semiconductor technology, magnetic hard drive architecture, complex software and IT (including computer implemented methods), mechanical and aerospace engineering, energy, oil/gas/chemical engineering, medical devices, and telecommunications.Commercial intellectual property litigation involving a range of patent technologies and competitor disputes.Hiring Committee and Community Outreach Committee member. Show less

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  Baker Botts

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2020

  Associate Attorney

  IP litigation team member who represented clients in district court, federal appellate courts, the International Trade Commission, and in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Active trial team member responsible for preparing witnesses, developing discovery and trial strategy, and preparing pleadings, briefs, technical tutorials, and expert reports and declarations.In addition to patent litigation, I advised clients in the areas of worldwide portfolio management and strategic development, licensing, and prosecution. Extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patents in the U.S. and in major markets abroad covering a wide variety of subject matter.Pro bono representation of clients in the S.D.N.Y. relating to First Amendment law, discrimination, and the rights of incarcerated individuals.Member of the Firm's Hiring Committee and New York Associate Liaison Committee. Show less

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  Kirkland & Ellis

  Feb 2020 - now

  My practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law and I focus on patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, and IP counseling in the high-tech sector.I routinely represent clients at the Federal Circuit, in federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. My practice spans a wide range of technological fields, including electrical products and integrated circuits, complex software and data processing, computing systems and hard drive architecture, open source software, magnetic tape storage, energy, manufacturing equipment and processes, medical devices, and business methods. Litigation experience ranges from jury trials, bench trials, ITC evidentiary hearings, Markman hearings, and summary judgment proceedings, to all aspects of fact and expert discovery. Show less

  • Partner, Intellectual Property Litigation

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Senior Associate, Intellectual Property Litigation

    Feb 2020 - Oct 2021
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  The New York Center for Children

  Oct 2023 - now

  Member, Board of Directors

  The New York Center for Children provides trauma-focused therapy services to victims of child abuse, free of charge, for as long as their healing requires.To learn more, visit NYCC’s website: www.newyorkcenterforchildren.org