Mr. Sokohl, a director in the Electronics Group, is a strategic adviser to multi-billion dollar companies, publicly-traded companies and start-ups. He has prepared and prosecuted thousands of patent applications on various technologies and counsels on the procurement, enforcement and licensing of intellectual property. He manages patent portfolios (both domestic and foreign) that range in size from just a few assets to over a thousand.
Mr. Sokohl prepares patentability, state-of-the art, infringement and validity opinions. He has managed intellectual property due diligence investigations relating to the acquisition of portfolios and/or companies. He has also filed numerous petitions for reexamination against third party patents and prosecuted both ex parte and inter parte reexaminations.
