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Farhad Shir (Send e-mail) Farhad Shir is a registered patent agent in the firm. Dr. Shir received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran, in 1989 and a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University, Washington DC, in 2004. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Shir worked as a Senior Patent Analyst from 2004 to 2007 at a prominent intellectual property search and analysis firm in Alexandria, Virginia, where he performed competitive IP analysis, strategically evaluated companies’ patent portfolios and business information to implement offensive and defensive strategies in management of their IP assets, and reviewed competitor IP positions. Additionally, he made recommendations to legal and corporate teams to help guide their decision making process, and conducted patent research for the legal community to aid in patentability, validity, and infringement/freedom-to-operate opinions. During his doctoral research, Dr. Shir has worked with scholars at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the areas of magnetism, refrigeration, nanotechnology, and material science. He has published several technical papers in collaboration with scientists at NIST. Dr. Shir is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He focuses his prosecution practice in the areas of electrical/mechanical, chemical, and materials science arts including, among others, semiconductor technology, micro machined devices, polymers and plastics, electronic chemicals, display technologies, electromagnetic devices, physical sciences, medical devices, optical systems and materials, wireless devices, software, data processing/business practice systems, and thermal-fluid devices. | Return Home | About Our Firm | Our Attorneys | Our Agents | Litigation/ITC | Directions | Employment | THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT | |
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