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Martin M. Kilbane

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Since 2008, Martin has gained extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patents in the electrical, semiconductor fabrication, mechanical, biomedical, electro-mechanical, and glass manufacturing industries. Prior to entering the practice of law, Martin was a research engineer for a company that manufactured heaters and heat exchangers used in semiconductor and printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. He also provided engineering support for programming and wiring of temperature controls and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Martin has undergraduate degrees in both electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. He has prepared and prosecuted patents in a wide variety of engineering disciplines including medical and security imaging systems, biomedical devices, semiconductor fabrication processes, solar panel fabrication, power line monitoring and inspection, electrical transmission products, and fluid dispensers.

At his former law firm, Martin drafted approximately 50 patent applications and responded to approximately 75 Office actions related to semiconductor fabrication for a Fortune 500 company. Subject matter included, but was not limited to, FET fabrication (e.g., Fin, MOS, etc.), memory device fabrication, various types of deposition (e.g., PVD, CVD, ECD, etc.), wet and dry etching, and lithography. In addition, as part of his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, he completed coursework in the following semiconductor-related fields: electric circuits, electronics, power electronics, and digital logic.

Martin’s domestic patent practice includes preparing original patent applications and responding to Office actions from originally-filed applications, national phase applications and convention applications. Martin’s domestic patent practice also includes rendering opinions concerning infringement and validity and he frequently suggests design changes to avoid infringement concerns. His domestic patent practice further includes conducting state-of-the-art investigations, clearance investigations and due diligence investigations.

Martin’s foreign patent practice includes experience responding to Office actions from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, European Patent Office, Japan Patent Office, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, and Intellectual Property India.

Martin earned his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School where he was a member of the John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law, serving as a staff editor for 2007-2008. Martin is admitted to practice in Ohio and Illinois as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Martin is an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).