Nathan J. "Nate" DeVries
- Partner
My admin
- Nancy Bolthouse
industries
practices
- 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