Toussaint L. Myricks, Member of Law Offices of Toussaint L. Myricks, PLLC

Founder & Managing Member, 2008 - present

Law firm practice focuses on procuring domestic, international and foreign intellectual property protection, the drafting and negotiation of intellectual property and business agreements, entity structuring and performing strategic patent portfolio assessments to identify high value patent licensing and enforcement opportunities, and other high value enhancing business strategies (e.g., strategic alliances, asset sales, tax-driven abandonments, nonprofit donations). Strategic advisor and counselor to small businesses on effective strategies for mitigating litigation risks and minimizing liability exposure for intellectual property infringement, misappropriation and identity theft.

Vice President & Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, 2007 - 2008

Prepared organization system for disparate mix of legacy intellectual property assets. Developed tactical and strategic plans for procurement, acquisition, enforcement and defense of company intellectual property rights worldwide. Performed comparative analysis of docketing systems providing asset tracking and monitoring capabilities. Drafted and negotiated comprehensive suite of nondisclosure agreements and data supply agreements with U.S. and foreign-based patent data vendors. Performed evaluations of competitive patent portfolios and identified prior art for their invalidation. Secured sales and licensing opportunities for company products in Chile among technology transfer consulting companies. Performed beta testing review, compiled bug report and prepared clickwrap agreement for 37 CFR software application.

Co-Founder and Of Counsel, 2006 - 2007

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications on inventions in the electrical and software art fields involving computer software systems, computer architecture, computer networks, multimedia systems, telecommunications/signal processing applications, artificial intelligence technologies and digital audio. Provided counsel to business clients and independent inventors on patent portfolio management, patent infringement, patent invalidity and related strategic intellectual property and business matters.

Patent Counsel, 2003 - 2005

Develop and manage worldwide intellectual property portfolio. Prepare corporate intellectual property policies and procedures. Establish strategic direction of worldwide intellectual property portfolio. Prepare and evaluate invention disclosures from advanced engineering and applied research groups. Procure worldwide patent, trademark and copyright protection for new software and electronic technology inventions. Perform due diligence on intellectual property portfolios of target companies for acquisition and investment purposes. Evaluate and integrate enterprise-wide software systems for intellectual property management. Develop and apply intellectual property valuation techniques to internally developed and externally acquired intellectual property portfolios. Prepare and deliver educational seminars on patent protection, invention documentation, strategic inventing and intellectual property due diligence

Patent Attorney, 2000 - 2002

Drafted and negotiated technology licensing agreements, technology development agreements, federal government procurement contracts, federal government small business innovation (SBIR/STTR/ATP) research and development agreements and others. Prepared and prosecuted patent applications on inventions in the electrical, electronic and software art fields involving computer software systems, computer architecture, computer networks, multimedia systems, telecommunications/signal processing applications, optical and high frequency digital communication systems, VLSI integrated circuit designs and others. Performed patent infringement studies and patent invalidity studies, and conducted legal research and prepared memoranda and briefs for intellectual property litigation matters. Counseled clients on strategic intellectual property and business matters.