Associate
Carlos's litigation experience spans multiple phases of IP disputes, from pre-suit investigations through trial. He manages day-to-day fact and expert discovery, coordinates prior art searches, drafts motions and legal briefs, prepares and conducts depositions for fact and expert witnesses, prepares technical experts for trial, and handles pre- and post-trial submissions.
Carlos counsels clients on developing comprehensive IP portfolio strategies and analyzing IP risks and opportunities. He writes opinions on invalidity and freedom to operate assessments in an array of mechanical and electrical technologies, including semiconductors, microfluidics, consumer electronics, 3D printing, and MEMS.
Carlos has ample experience in all aspects of patent prosecution, including drafting, prosecuting, and appealing patent applications. He develops patent portfolios involving a range of electronic technologies (e.g., semiconductor devices, microelectromechanical systems, memories, and wireless systems) and computer-implemented technologies (e.g., systems for artificial intelligence, audio and video processing, and data visualization), as well as designs focused on graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
Prior to joining Finnegan, Carlos worked in the technology transfer office of the University of Illinois, the MEMS division of a large semiconductor manufacturing company, and the diagnostics division of a global medical device company. His doctoral research focused on field-effect transistors used as biological sensors in polymerase chain reactions. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen journal papers, is a co-inventor on two patents related to his dissertation, and serves as a peer reviewer for the interdisciplinary journal Sensors and Actuators B.
Carlos's pro bono activities include assisting asylum seekers before immigration courts through Human Rights First.
Winner, Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS) Singapore Challenge, 2016.
Finalist, FDA Food Safety Challenge for improvements in the speed of salmonella detection methods, 2015.
Pavemetrics Systems., Inc. v. Tetra Tech, Inc.
2:21-cv-01289-MCS-MAA, C.D. Cal., Judge Scarsi
Certain Robotic Floor Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof
337-TA-1252, ITC, Judge McNamara
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