Robert Kasody

Experience

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  The Pennsylvania State University

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

  Research Teaching Assistant

  Instruct senior-level microwave circuit design classes.

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  General Dynamics Mission Systems

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Research And Development Engineer

  * Simulate, layout, and fabricate using Computer-aided design (CA) software Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) (transceiver circuits) as replacement hardware circuits to reduce weight and payload size for communication satellite and space programs based on designs as part of Penn State Electrical Engineering Masters Thesis.

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  TRW Space and Defense Engineering Group

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2003

  * Analyze complex system requirements and generating subsystem requirements.* Design, Develop, and Test microwave hardware including monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit (MMIC) RF receivers and transmitters for communication satellites, wireless LANS, and radar systems.* Published 16 technical publications in the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) trade journals for MMIC circuit designs for mixers, phase shifters, switches, RF amplifiers, and transceiver and receiver designs. Show less

  • Patent Engineer

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2003

  • Electrical Engineer

    Jan 1989 - Jan 1997
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  LaRivere, Grubman and Payne LLP

  Jan 2003 - Aug 2004

  Associate Attorney

  * Draft utility patent applications and trademark applications for Fortune 500 companies including semiconductors, microwave systems, wireless, telecommunications, electronics, and mechanical interface technologies.* Generate on own initiative $100,000 patent prosecution business.

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  Gazdzinski and Associates

  Apr 2005 - Apr 2007

  Associate Attorney

  * Manage and prepare more than 50 claim chart analysis for Micron Technology for baseband processing, RFID, and Laser Technologies proving prima facia infringement by several multi-billion dollar computer chip manufacturers resulting in cross-licensing. * Manage and prepare prosecution of 80+ "live" wireless patent applications for a multi-billion dollar semiconductor company that read on IEEE WiFi, RFID, and Bluetooth standards and protocols.

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  Location Based Technologies, Inc.

  Apr 2007 - Aug 2010

  Intellectual Property Attorney

  * Led innovation team and prosecution of 40 US, EP, CN system and method utility patent applications for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11x), GPS, GSM technologies and protocols and 30 trademark applications that resulted in more than 10 million in customer product and services funding. * Supervise and direct staff operations related to patent licensing and IP due diligence for M&A.

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  Boeing & IVIU Technologies.

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2014

  Patent Prosecution Attorney

  * Supervise and manage prosecution of a software patent portfolio of 2,000 plus foreign and domestic utility and design patent applications. Partner with outside counsel on patent prosecution for 200+ US, EP, CN, CA, and JP patent filings. Co-prepare 300 new US utility patent applications per year with outside counsel (Boeing, 2 years, 8 months)* Prepare and prosecute over 50 patent and trademark applications for GPS, Wi-Fi (802.11x), UDP, RSSI, PDR, SINR, MANET, GSM, TCP, IP, and RFID technologies (IVIU Technologies, 3 years, 7 months) Show less

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  Irell & Manella LLP

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2015

  Attorney

  *Prepare privilege logs to document redacted evidence production for $100M liability computer software patent infringement lawsuit. *Collaborate on favorable pretrial motions/discovery responses reviewed in Federal District Court.

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  RG Patent Consulting, LLC & WPAT, PC

  Apr 2015 - Mar 2019

  Intellectual Property Attorney

  *Prosecute and manage the development of 57 US non-provisional and 120 provisional patent applications for wireless, cellphone software applications, educational pods, systems, mechanical, and systems technologies, and over 50 trademark applications in the cell phone and enterprise software industries. Review and manage licensing agreements and operating agreements. (RG Patent Consulting, 4 years)* Prepare patent applications and patent litigation documents including invalidity contentions, claim charts, cease and desist, freedom to operate, discovery responses, and Merger/Analyst (M&A) analysis for autonomous vehicle, cloud computing, wireless networks, Bluetooth, mechanical, electrical, and systems technologies. Provide patent prosecution training to foreign patent engineers. (WPAT, PC 1 year, 6 months) Show less

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  Panasonic Avionics Corporation

  Mar 2019 - now

  * Plan patent budget, supervise outside counsel, and consult on intellectual property infringement analysis and IP prosecution and docketing items for over 500 US and foreign patent innovations.* Plan and prepare patent innovation corporate press releases. * Assist and collaborate with inventors and outside patent counsel (from invention disclosure conception to completion of) patent application prosecution for more than 300 US non-provisional patent applications in the aviation and software industries. * Develop and manage a company website and media press releases for patent innovations for the company engineering community.

  • Corporate Counsel

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Principal Engineer

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2021