Jeremy D. Protas

Associate

Jeremy D. Protas prosecutes and secures patents in diverse technologies including process control, wireless communication, software development, and retail systems.  His experience developing transmitters for NASA’s Deep Space Network at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and designing and testing mobile telephony infrastructure at Motorola Inc., contributes to his keen understanding of the interface between intellectual property law and engineering environments in both public and private sectors.  Mr. Protas employs this understanding to develop and execute strategies that protect his clients' patent interests.  As a result, his clients value the integration of skilled legal advice and vigorous advocacy with his understanding of their businesses.

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Jeremy D. Protas

Jeremy D. Protas

Recent Client Work

  • Executed a successful reexamination strategy attendant to ongoing litigation to defend a client from meritless infringement claims and anticompetitive behavior.
  • Counseled a client on the patentability of a commercial agricultural product and the patent application process.  After careful analysis, devised a patent strategy that protected the significant commercial value of the product and attracted investors.
  • Counseled a client regarding freedom-to-operate issues related to the client’s potential entry into technological space occupied by a firmly established competitor.  Provided clearance analysis of competitor’s patent estate to help assess risk of entry. 

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

Mr. Protas has capably served clients in areas of technology including:

  • Mechanical, electrical, and software aspects of process control systems
  • Customer Relationship Management software
  • Retailer software/systems
  • Inventory control systems
  • Medical devices and related software
  • Therapeutic garments
  • Medical diagnosis and treatment methods
  • Wireless and wired networks
  • Magnetic computer storage media
  • Computer processor architecture
  • Databases
  • Interactive classroom technology
  • Gaming technology
  • Cytometry systems
  • Energy usage and power quality monitoring/reporting

Background and Credentials

In these varied products and systems, Mr. Protas has worked for clients securing patent protection in the United States and abroad, counseling clients on patent-related matters, and participating in complex patent litigation.

Mr. Protas joined the firm as an associate in 2005 after participating in Marshall, Gerstein & Borun’s summer associate program in 2003 and 2004.  He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 2005. 

Prior to law school, Mr. Protas worked for Motorola, Inc., in Arlington Heights, Illinois.  During his tenure at Motorola, Inc. he contributed to the design, test, and implementation of GSM cellular infrastructure platforms, focusing on improving electrical signal integrity and product reliability through comprehensive simulation.

Mr. Protas received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2000.  While pursuing his degree, he interned at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he participated in redesigning, developing and implementing S-band and X-band transmitters in NASA’s Deep Space Network and researched development of an expert system to detect, diagnose, and predict transmitter failures.

Community and Professional Involvement

Diversity in the legal profession is important to Mr. Protas.  Mr. Protas actively contributes to the activities of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun’s diversity committee, and participates in the firm’s marketing and community outreach efforts, particularly in the LGBT community. 

In 2009, Mr. Protas founded the Jeremy D. Protas LGBT Patent Law Scholarship.  The scholarship aims to raise awareness of patent law among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender law students, in furtherance of the goal of increasing the number of LGBT lawyers in the patent law community.

Short Biography

Jeremy D. Protas

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, J.D.
  • Case Western Reserve University, B.S., Electrical Engineering

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Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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