Robert Seldon, Attorney at Law (Of-Counsel)

 

Robert Seldon was admitted to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1974, to Massachusetts Bar in 1975, to California Bar in 1981, to Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in 1982, to US District Court Central District of California in 1985, to US District Court Southern District of California in 1991, to United States Supreme Court in 1991.

 

Summary of Professional Experience

 

Mr. Robert Seldon is a specialist in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation.  He started his legal career in Foxboro Company as early as 1975. He used to work for GTE Laboratories and Litton Industries as in a house counsel. Since 1987, he has been working closely with John Scillieri in intellectual property law practice.

 

His major areas of practice include preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent and trademark applications, preparing and filing copyright applications, negotiating and drafting patent, trademark and copyright license agreements and assignments, counseling clients regarding protection of proprietary information, including trade secrets and employee agreements and preparing novelty, validity and infringement opinions.

 

His clients include but not limited to City of Santa Monica, California Yacht Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Bidz.com, Inc. (on-line auction site), General Bank, Cathay Bank, International Waterjet Parts, Inc., EnergyCS  (electrochemical energy systems such as batteries and fuel cells, particularly for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid transportation),

Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (Chia-Yi City, Taiwan ROC), Taiwan Machinery Works Co., Ltd. (Taichung, Taiwan ROC), Foluck International Co., Ltd. (Chung-Li, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan ROC), etc.

 

Areas of Technical/patent Prosecution Experience

 

Battery (lithium) fabrication; DVD information storage; digital audio amplifiers; electric motors; electrical circuitry; e-commerce applications; extremely long wave (ELF) communication systems; furniture; global position satellite systems (GPS); high pressure fluids; holography; holographic imaging systems; immunological testing systems; Internet-based interactive broadcasting systems; laser systems; machine tools; medical implants; medical doppler systems; medical video systems; modems and ISDN; optical fiber circuitry; optical storage of digital information; circuit board fabrication; process control instrumentation; satellite surveying systems; solid state circuitry; telephone entry control systems; transformers; ultrasound imaging systems; video multiplexing systems; waterjet cutting systems; x-ray imaging systems

Education

 

1975 - JD; New England School of Law (Boston, MA)

1970 - BSEE; Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)

Professional Associations and Membership

 

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Beverly Hills Bar Association

Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association

Inns of Court