Optical Technology

Drawing on a broad base of skills and knowledge in intellectual property protection, TraskBritt attorneys are particularly experienced at assisting clients in understanding, securing and enforcing intellectual property rights relating to optical technologies. In addition, many have advanced degrees and experience in relevant technologies. These attorneys provide services which include client counseling, identifying and securing protection for valuable ideas, development of legal opinions, and litigation.

Representative Patents

US 9,590,126 B2 - SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLY II
US 9,472,699 B2 - ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS
US 8,797 662 B2 - APPARATUSES AND DEVICES FOR ABSORBING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE APPARATUSES AND DEVICES
US 8,891,073 - APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY
US 8,599,367 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL DATA WITH LIDAR DETECTION
US 8,298,729 B2 - MICROLITHOGRAPHY MASKS INCLUDING IMAGE REVERSAL ASSIST FEATURES, MICROLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH MASKS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH MASKS
US 8,218,593 B2 - OPTICAL DEVICES COMPRISING DOPED GLASS MATERIALS, LASER SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH OPTICAL DEVICES, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH OPTICAL DEVICES AND LASER SYSTEMS
US 8,098,971 B2 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCE USING NEGATIVE INDEX MATERIAL
US 8,000,010 B2 - SIGHTING OPTICS INCLUDING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING A FIRST FOCAL LENGTH AND A SECOND FOCAL LENGTH AND METHODS FOR SIGHTING

Optical Technology Professionals

H. Dickson Burton

Dickson is the Managing Shareholder of the Firm. In his practice he is a trial lawyer who focuses on helping

J. Jeffrey Gunn

Jeff’s practice focuses on patent and trademark prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and litigation support. He

Steven W. Gutke

Steve joined TraskBritt as a Student Associate in 2007, and has been a shareholder since 2014. He received his J.D.

Jeffery M. Michelsen

Jeff joined TraskBritt as a student associate and is now Of Counsel to the firm.  He brings industry experience to

Debra L. Mitchell

Debra’s practice focuses on patent prosecution for clients involved in the fields of semiconductors, oil and gas,

Elizabeth H. Schierman

Elizabeth is a patent and trademark attorney with a passion for innovation and design. Her work spans the globe with

Joseph A. Walkowski

Joe brings several decades of intellectual property experience to TraskBritt, where he is a Director and Shareholder.

James C. Watson

After completing his legal training in at GWU in Washington, D.C., James returned to his home state to practice at

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