Todd Coffeen

Strategic patent portfolio management, responsive communication

Todd Coffeen Jr. works with clients to protect their market share, with a focus on patent prosecution, infringement risk mitigation and strategic portfolio management. Todd commonly works with clients ranging from solo inventors to large, multinational corporations on a wide range of intellectual property (IP) issues, such as global patent prosecution, clearance, invalidity, and state-of-the-art review and IP transaction due diligence. Todd’s practice relates to technologies such as:

• Artificial intelligence (AI)
• Autonomous vehicles
• Electric vehicle propulsion systems
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Recreational outdoor equipment, including firearms, firearm accessories, archery equipment and archery accessories

With a focus on responsive communication and real-world engineering experience, Todd is a strategic advisor who understands his client’s business needs, helping clients maximize their market share. 

• Drafting and prosecuting patent applications for clients in both domestic and foreign jurisdictions.
• Managing patent portfolios for clients ranging from startups to global corporations.
• Monitoring competitor patents and products for potential infringement risks.
• Advising clients on infringement risks and patent enforcement/defensive strategies.
• Drafting opinions concerning patent validity, clearance and patentability.
• Performing due diligence for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and other IP transactions.
• Providing on-site and remote training opportunities to client engineering and legal teams, including proven strategies for generating invention disclosures, patent prosecution procedures and best practices for patent clearance.