Kevin R. Greenleaf currently handles patent prosecution and related counseling opinions in a wide range of high technological fields including computer architecture, electronic circuits, optics, chip design software, digital signal processing, network switching technologies, computer software and hard drives. Mr. Greenleaf's practice also includes reexaminations, reissues, and appeals.
Prior to joining Novak Druce + Quigg, Mr. Greenleaf spent seven years at Intel Corp. as a senior component design engineer and a senior patent analysis intern. As a senior engineer, he developed software for validating personal computer chipsets and input/output devices. During law school, he assisted in managing the chipset and interconnect patent portfolios and mentored other interns.
Publications and Speeches
Co- Author, “Examiner Interviews,” Practicing Law Institute, San Francisco, California.
Co- Author, “The Fate of Re-Examination Under Patent Reform,” www.ip360.com.
Practice Areas
Admissions
- Admitted only to CA. Practice limited to intellectual property matters before United States Agencies and Courts.
Education
- University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, J.D. Dean's Honor List
- University of Illinois at Chicago, B.S. Computer Engineering
Professional Affiliations
- San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley, Member
- California Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Member