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Nathan J. "Nate"
DeVries

  • Partner
  • Represented clients in all aspects of patent law, including the drafting of infringement opinions and patentability opinions and preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
  • Prepared and prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications for electrical, electro-mechanical and computer-related patents, including wireless power technology, consumer electronics, software, water treatment systems and sports equipment.
  • Coordinated foreign patent prosecution throughout the world, including Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand.
  • Provide IP due diligence, licensing of patent rights, patent portfolio development and management of general intellectual property counseling
  • Represented clients in all aspects of patent law, including the drafting of infringement opinions and patentability opinions and preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
  • Prepared and prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications for electrical, electro-mechanical and computer-related patents, including wireless power technology, consumer electronics, software, water treatment systems and sports equipment.
  • Coordinated foreign patent prosecution throughout the world, including Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand.
  • Provide IP due diligence, licensing of patent rights, patent portfolio development and management of general intellectual property counseling to clients in a wide variety of technologies.
  • Coordinated registration of clients’ copyrights in the U.S. Copyright Office.
  • Knowledgeable about Open Source software licensing and software development.
  • Experienced in analog circuit design, high-speed digital card design and embedded software development.
  • “Smart Contracts & Blockchain: Legal Aspects and Patent Issues Related to the Technology,” 2019 West Michigan Spring Symposium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 22, 2019
  • “Smart Contracts & Blockchain: Legal Aspects and Patent Issues Related to the Technology,” 2019 West Michigan Spring Symposium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 22, 2019
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Nathan J. "Nate"
DeVries

  • Partner
Grand Rapids

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  • “Smart Contracts & Blockchain: Legal Aspects and Patent Issues Related to the Technology,” 2019 West Michigan Spring Symposium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 22, 2019
  • “Smart Contracts & Blockchain: Legal Aspects and Patent Issues Related to the Technology,” 2019 West Michigan Spring Symposium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 22, 2019