Mehrman Law Office PC

Address:

210 Trexler Dr, Atlanta, GA 30342

Phone:

(404) 497-7400

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Mon: 9am-5pm
Tue: 9am-5pm
Wed: 9am-5pm

Thu: 9am-5pm
Fri: 9am-5pm

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Extensive experience in domestic and international patent, copyright, and trademark prosecution, litigation and licensing. Initial practice concentration concerned U.S. and international patent applications for electrical and mechanical inventions. Later emphasis included litigation, transactions, client counseling, and supervision and training of new associates. More recent practice emphasis includes patent, copyright and trademark litigation, emerging technology representation including licensing strategies, employee invention agreements, business plans, presentation to financing entities, due diligence investigations, clearance opinions, intellectual property title clearing, and related matters. Recently engaged as expert witness on patent law. Representative technologies include electric power systems, amusement park rides, package handling systems, vending machines, machines for manufacturing corrugated cardboard, Internet companies, electric switchgear, power conditioning equipment, electric vehicles, electric circuit design, combustion technologies, telecommunications, image processing, reconfigurable hardware, computer software, and a wide variety of business models. Representative past and current clients include: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Microsoft, United Parcel Service, BellSouth, Corrugated Gear & Services, Inc, Southern States Company, Lifestream Technologies, Chatham Holdings Corporation, Netuitive Software, CyberStarts, Alum-A-Lift, Whisper Wear, Inc WNS Holdings, LLC 2006-PRESENT: Founder and General Counsel of patent holding company. WNS Holdings controls a strategic patent portfolio covering essential technology related to an ongoing upgrade of the worldwide air traffic control ( ATC ) system. The United States, Europe, Australia and a number of other countries are well into the process of a coordinated, worldwide infrastructure change from the current ground-based ATC system to a satellite-based ATC system known as the Next Generation Air Transportation System ( NextGen ). The WNS Holdings patent portfolio is directed to aspects of the trans-oceanic satellite-based ATC system known as ADS-C, the territorial ATC system known as ADS-B, cockpit display systems known as CDTI used to display the locations and headings of aircraft on cockpit displays within the aircraft, and position reporting emergency location transmitters known as ELTs. ADS-B, ADS-C and CDTI are the central aircraft-based components of the NextGen ATC system that will be used for virtually all NextGen safety and efficiency improvement initiatives. ELTs are used for search and recovery of downed aircraft. Enforcement actions are presently underway. February 2003: Engaged as a testimonial expert witness on the subject of patent law in Civil Action No. 8: 01-cv-2092-T-26TGW, Mercury Enterprises, Inc v. Ventlab Corporation, in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. Subject matter of expert testimony concerns claim interpretation, infringement and validity of Ratner, U.S. Patent No. 5, 557, 049, Disposable Manometer For Use With a CPR Bag. Engineer and consultant for electric utilities in areas of contract analysis, regulatory affairs, economic studies, accounting procedures and business practices. Experience in litigation, arbitration, rate cases, administrative proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, contract negotiation and analysis, damage computation, and legislative and rulemaking proceedings. Expert witness before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Hydroelectric Projects Nos. 432 and 2784 including direct testimony and cross examination. Preparation of direct testimony as expert witness on contract and damages analysis on behalf of North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation in arbitration and legal proceedings relating to electric power contracts. Speaker and advisor for the United States Agency for International Development in Eastern Europe on matters related

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