Adam Smoot
Registered Patent Attorney Shareholder
Adam Smoot
Registered Patent Attorney Shareholder
Adam’s practice focuses primarily on post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, patent prosecution and counseling, and complex intellectual property litigation. Specific technology areas of emphasis include medical devices, chemical arts, software, hardware, optical systems, oil and gas systems, cellular telephone technology and standards, and geosciences.
Adam has handled numerous inter partes review proceedings, as well as inter partes reexamination proceedings. He also has experience with other post-grant proceedings before the USPTO. Adam has represented both Petitioners and Patent Owners before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Adam’s education includes a J.D. with honors and Order of the Coif from the University of Texas School of Law. He received a B.S. summa cum laude in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Utah. As an undergraduate student, Adam worked in a cardiac lab researching a novel technique for visualization of electrical changes using molecules that changed their physical configuration based on changes in electrical fields, leading to a change in X-ray attenuation. That work led to Adam being issued a U.S. Patent titled “X-ray Attenuating Compositions and Methods” (Patent No. 8,808,668).
Adam is an avid volleyball player, both indoor and outdoor, and loves camping with his family.
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Education
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law
- with honors
- Order of the Coif
- B.S., University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering
- summa cum laude
- Chemistry minor
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law
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Practice Focus
- Post-Grant Proceedings
- Patent Prosecution
- Complex IP Litigation
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Technical Experience
- Medical Devices
- Chemical Arts
- Software/Hardware
- Optical Systems
- Oil and Gas Systems
- Cellular Telephone Technology and Standards
- Geosciences
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Professional Admissions & Associations
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Utah State Bar
- Texas State Bar
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Publications, Speaking Engagements & Presentations
- Post-Grant Proceedings for Design Patents and a 2016 Update to Design Patents,” Internal CLE, (December 2016)
- “Post-Grant Proceedings on the Rise: Effective Tips to Upgrade Your Patent Toolbox,” (July 2016)
- US Patent No. 8,808,668 – X-ray attenuating compositions and methods
- Novel x-ray attenuation mechanism: Role of interatomic distance; Med. Phys. 35, 4386 (2008)
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