George focuses his practice on patent prosecution, counseling, litigation, and technology transactions. He helps clients acquire, protect, manage and enforce their intellectual property, with a particular emphasis in patent-related matters. George has significant experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a number of diverse technology fields, including artificial intelligence, distributed/cloud computing, cloud security, Internet analytics (search, ads, maps, and social), user interfaces, gaming, complex event and data processing, Internet of Things, medical software, telecommunications, athletic equipment, business methods and mechanical arts. George’s practice also includes analysis of patentability, patent infringement and patent validity, as well as performing patent portfolio evaluations for licensing, assertion and acquisition due diligence.
Before law school, George worked as an analyst and project manager evaluating and implementing various information technology systems. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media from Temple University, where as a graduate student he undertook various media technology research projects that required designing studies, video-documenting fieldwork and analyzing and interpreting research findings. George’s experiences with computer information systems, project management, and telecommunications and media analysis give him a broad and practical perspective when providing technology-based IP services.
Presentations
Successful Licensing of New Markets in Technology Spaces, IAM Live: SEP Summit, September 11, 2024.
Data Licensing, Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Tech Law Institute, May 30, 2024.
Stay Ahead of the Curve: Federal Circuit IP Cases Update with Practical Insights for Practitioners, WSBAIP Timely Topics, November 14, 2023.
Generative AI, ChatGPT, and IP Considerations, CLE Presentation, October 11, 2023.
Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies, National Bar Association Commercial Law Section, October 13, 2021
Intellectual Property Tools, AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, October 31, 2019.
The Intersection of Basic Principles of Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies, Association of Corporate Counsel South Florida, September 19, 2019.
Patent Prosecution Pitfalls, CLE Client Presentation, September 11, 2019.
Patent Portfolio: Basics and Strategies, CLE Client Presentation, August 1, 2018.