Carlos Perez
Attorney at Law
California
CA, Patent Bar, DC, Examiner
"Excellent"
About
Carlos' prior experience includes 4 years at top international law firms, and 4 years as a Patent Examiner. He is based in Pasadena, California, but represents… read more clients throughout the country.
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Client Reviews
"Carlos is an innovative and highly capable thinker. From start to finish, Carlos was able to file our non-provisional utility patent in under 3 weeks with minimal revisions. Definitely recommended."
"Carlos did exactly what he said he would do and did it when he said it would get done. Refreshing to work with someone who delivers as expected."
"I had an excellent experience with Carlos Perez. From our initial consultation to the completion of the project I was very satisfied. I highly recommend him. Daniel Williams"
"Quick and very responsive. Pleasure to work with."
"Carlos did a quick turn-around patent search for us and gave us the run down for our invention."
"I certainly recommend Carlos for those who need helps on filing a patent. Carlos is very professional, knowledgeable, and competent. He helped us understand the in-depth process and time line. First, we worked with him on patent searching. He completed his search with a summary report. We then decided to continue working with him on provisional and non-provisional patent filing. Thanks Carlos!!!"
Work History
Law Practice of Carlos Perez
Founder
Oct 2016 - Present
Advises clients in the tech industry regarding intellectual property matters. Specializes in software and electrical technologies. Services include:
- Patent preparation and prosecution
- Patentability searches
- Post-grant proceedings
- Non-infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions
- Litigation
Baker Botts
Associate
Jan 2016 - Oct 2016
Prepared and prosecuted patents for software companies, focusing on social-networking, virtualization, and cloud-computing technologies. Collaborated closely with in-house counsel and inventors to identify and ascertain patentable subject matter. Developed patent strategies for continuations and foreign filings.
Baker & McKenzie
Associate
Dec 2014 - Oct 2015
Represented high-technology clients in pre-trial aspects of patent litigation. Drafted court briefs, motions, discovery requests, and slides for oral arguments, as well as conducted document review. Prepared patent invalidation petitions for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prepared and prosecuted patent applications, non-infringement opinions, and freedom to operate analyses.
Sterne Kessler
Associate
Sep 2012 - Nov 2014
Performed all aspects of patent preparation and prosecution for high-technology clients, procuring numerous patents in the software and computer architecture areas. Represented both challengers and patentees in patent invalidation proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Examiner
Feb 2008 - May 2012
Examined patent applications related to computer networking, including network software and hardware, communications protocols, and collaborative user interfaces. Searched for prior art, drafted Office Actions and Examiner’s Answers, and conducted interviews with patent applicants.