Max Kolar
Intellectual Property Attorney with Emphasis in Patent and Trademark Law
Texas
MI, Patent Bar, DC
About
Mr. Kolar is currently an Intellectual Property Associate at… read more Abel Schillinger, LLP in Austin, Texas, but has previously worked at an I.P. firm based in Detroit, Michigan, as well as in industry with a large institutional chemical multinational corporation. Mr. Kolar also has experience in evaluating commercialization of intellectual property while working at a technology transfer office at Michigan State University, and experience with analyzing appeals cases while working as a clerk/extern at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Abel Schillinger, LLP
Intellectual Property Attorney
Jul 2016 - Present
• Prepared and prosecuted domestic and foreign provisional and non-provisional patent applications in the chemical, biological, mechanical, electrical, semiconductor, and automotive arts and industries
• Drafted patentability, infringement, non-infringement invalidity, and freedom to operate opinions in a variety of technology areas including the chemical & mechanical arts
BrooksGroup, PLC
Intellectual Property Attorney
Aug 2012 - Jun 2016
• Prepared and prosecuted domestic and foreign provisional and non-provisional patent applications in the chemical, biological, mechanical, electrical, semiconductor, and automotive arts and industries
• Counseled clients on the availability and registration of trademarks, as well as prepared and prosecuted applications for registration before the USPTO and foreign trademark offices
Michigan State University Technologies
Patent Commercialization Intern
Sep 2011 - Jul 2012
Reviewed office actions, licensing agreements, amendments, court decisions, and references as well as conducted prior art searches and interviewed inventors to assist in patent prosecution decisions to protect and commercialize Michigan State University’s intellectual property
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Summer Law Clerk
Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Aided Judges in drafting legal decisions by reviewing and summarizing records on appeal, performing legal research and prior art searches, participating in judicial conferences, and analyzing oral arguments before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for legal decisions on cases encompassing: Hydrolysis Cells, Impeller Blades, Vehicle Window Installation, and Polymerization Reaction Processes
Ecolab
Production Planner
Aug 2007 - Jan 2009
Regulated and organized new product launches with Operations, Research & Development, and Marketing for the Healthcare, Vehicle Care, and Hospitality chemical divisions in order to devise conception to production plans from an operations perspective