Legal Staff

Allen D. Hertz is a registered Patent Agent, licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is experienced in a wide variety of areas of patent prosecution practice. Graduating from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida with a B.S. in Ocean Engineering, he studied a wide variety of Engineering disciplines, including Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Sciences, Vibrations, and Acoustics.

Prior to becoming a Patent Agent, Allen worked as a Staff Engineer for Motorola Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas (Two-way Paging) and Boynton Beach, Florida (Japan Products Paging). While an Engineer at Motorola, Inc., Allen gained considerable experience with a vast array of product-related and manufacturing technologies including, for example, product design, printed circuit board assemblies, integrated circuit (chip) processing/packaging, RF technology, product assembly, testing, and reliability. While at Motorola, Allen became a Distinguished Innovator and was a member of the Mechanical Patent Committee.

Connie Masters is a registered Patent Agent, licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is experienced in a wide variety of areas of patent prosecution practice. Graduating from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas with a B.S. in General Science, she did her Master's work in cellular biology at the University of Missouri where her research was on a temperature-sensitive mitotic mutant cell line. Connie is very involved in promoting science and technology to students, having served as a mentor for the NASA FIRST Robotics Competition, served on two private school boards, and provided numerous scientific presentations and enrichment opportunities for high school students. She is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and on the Executive Board of her local Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She has substantial expertise in the protection of industrial equipment, tools, robotics, computer hardware, software, Internet and networking applications, biotechnology, medical devices, genetics, and immunology.

Keith Harrison is a registered Patent Agent, licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has been practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for more than 8 years, during which time he has gained considerable experience in all areas of patent practice, including, but not limited to: patent novelty searches, opinions and related research, patent application drafting, and patent application prosecution. Keith is of-counsel to the firm, and assists with mechanical, electromechanical, biological, telecommunications, software and Internet arts.

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