ABOUT

James Skelley is a solo practitioner based in Mountain View, California since 2015, focusing primarily upon technology transactions and intellectual property procurement. James' practice also serves as an "incubator" for new legal service technologies / methodologies and a "living example" of their application. To this end, James regularly partners with larger law firms and with his clients so as to improve the practice of intellectual property law.

LEGAL PRACTICE AREAS

Utility / Design / PCT Patent Prosecution
Open Source Diligence
Technology Transactions (typically as a team)
Litigation / Inter Partes Review Support (typically as a team)
James tends NOT to handle low-volume trademark work (though referrals are available)

LICENSING

USPTO - #59458 - 10/16/2006
California - #257829 - 12/01/2008
District Columbia - #1014986 - 08/05/2013

CONTACT

James is available by email, 8x8 hangout, and in-person meetups in the Valley (albeit while mindful of COVID protocols).
Email is typically the best way to reach James.

TECHNICAL FIELDS

Machine Learning / Robotics
Cryptograpy / Cryptocurrency / Smart Contracts
Medical Device
Signal Processing (primarily wireless and compression)
Quantum Physics (primarily QED and semiconductor)
Manufacturing / 3D Printing
James tends NOT to handle pure chemistry applications (though referrals are available), however James HAS handled matters involving computational proteomics, cellular modeling, and diagnostic lab protocols

PAPERS / ARTICLES