For more than 15 years, Ben has prepared and prosecuted countless applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office with subject matters ranging from high-tech electronics and software to low-tech mechanical devices. Ben has worked with
- Computer scientists on patents related to artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies,
- Standards engineers on patents for mobile phones,
- Small business owners on patents for web applications and websites,
- Aerospace engineers for wingtip technology, and with
- Doctors on patents for medical devices
As an engineer prior to his career in law, he worked on Bluetooth module developments for a multinational telecommunications company, developing a software tool chain, and a report writer for a relational database. Ben draws on this experience in his patent law work, and it allows him the ability to comprehend even the most complex systems and turn around and explain them in the simple language needed to move forward successfully.
Ben earned his J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2010, and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Southern Methodist University in 2015.