Craig Watson, Associate

Craig has over seven years of experience in the intellectual property law field with an emphasis in patent application preparation and prosecution. Craig began his career as an intern at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, working as an examiner. More recently, Craig has worked as patent counsel for a wide variety of companies including Qualcomm, Fujitsu, AT&T, Apple, Amazon, Salesforce.com, Advanced Micro Devices, Freescale Semiconductor, and Luminex Corporation.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:

  • U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution
  • Non-infringement and invalidity opinions

TECHNOLOGIES:

  • Mobile telecommunications systems
  • Computer architecture
  • Semiconductor fabrication
  • Optical systems
  • Customer relationship management (CRM) systems
  • Software as a service (SaaS) systems

ADMISSIONS:

  • State Bar of Maryland
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office

EDUCATION:

  • J.D. - The George Washington University Law School
  • B.S. – Computer Engineering, Northwestern University
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