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Mark A. Haynesis engaged exclusively in intellectual property counseling, primarily involving patent prosecution and analysis of the scope and validity of patents in a variety of settings, including licensing, litigation, diligence investigations and strategic planning. Technical areas of his practice have included integrated circuits, communications, computer systems, the internet and computer software, medical devices, lasers, optics, radar, and integrated circuit manufacturing technology. Mr. Haynes holds the highest available peer-review rating at Martindale-Hubbell of AV-Preeminent. JD from Stanford Law School (1981). BSEE with Highest Honors from the University of Texas at Austin (1977). Admitted to practice law in Texas (1981) and California (1984). Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1982). Recent experiences include:
February, 1999 until present- Partner in Haynes Beffel and Wolfeld LLP Earlier experience includes work as a patent attorney at IBM Corporation, Los Gatos California, involving work with Computer Science Department at Almaden Research Center, and criminal defense litigation involving work on capital murder trials. In February, 1999, Mr. Haynes was an invited panelist on intellectual property in a Symposium entitled “The Legal and Policy Framework for Global Electronic Commerce: A Progress Report,” at the University of California at Berkeley. Arising from the Symposium, he is author of “Commentary: Black Holes of Innovation in the Software Arts,” Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2, Spring 1999. In 1993, he made a presentation to the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California entitled “Software Patent Practice.” Member American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association. Member of Advisory Board , and former Trustee (2005-2010), of Coastside Land Trust. |
