Rimas Lukas
Attorney at Law
California
IL, DC, Patent Bar
About
experience
Practice Areas
Work History
Applied Medical Resources Corporation
Patent Counsel
Jan 2011 - Aug 2018
Drafted and prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications; implemented intellectual property strategy and participated in product development and clearance.
Vertiflex Spine, Inc.
Chief Patent Counsel
Feb 2007 - Dec 2010
Directed the IP strategy and managed a portfolio of over 250 IP matters including U.S. & international patents, trademarks, technology transfer and licensing agreements; developed infrastructure to support in-house patent operations, prosecution and management; drafted 26 new U.S. patent applications in the first year; consolidated and monetized existing patent portfolio.
Lukas IP Group
Founder and Principal
Aug 2003 - Feb 2007
Created the Lukas IP Group bringing large law firm experience to help small corporations and start-ups continue their intellectual property development by providing high quality patent services at significantly lower costs; drafted and prosecuted patents involving laser capture microdissection, microfluidic heaters, molecular diagnostic technology; DNA and RNA isolation and amplification kits.
Morrison & Foerster
Associate attorney
Aug 2000 - Aug 2003
Drafted and prosecuted patent applications involving medical devices, catheters, dental implants, cranial implants, neurostimulator devices, filtration columns, catalytic combustors, optical waveguide systems, hybridization stations, biometric scanners, MEMS-based displays, microfluidic transport devices and chips; provided litigation support; drafted and negotiated technology licensing agreements