Mr. Hofman is an accomplished IP prosecutor with notable contributions to business units in corporate organizations involved in emerging technologies.  Mr. Hofman has participated in the global business of IP asset protection for a variety of industries including oil & gas, semiconductor, telecommunications, and medical devices and instrumentation, among many others.  Mr. Hofman possesses a wide range of intellectual property experience that he brings from his corporate background.  He has made success and profitability by applying his experience to real-world IP opportunities.  Dave received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston.

Roger Burleigh - Of Counsel

Roger Burleigh has significant experience in all areas of intellectual property law, including trademark clearance and registration, patent preparation and prosecution, and general legal counseling regarding intellectual property issues as it impacts business decisions. He has testified before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee and participated in Senate Roundtable discussions on proposed patent eligibility legislation. He was formerly Associate General Counsel – Intellectual Property for a global wireless communications company, and led the company’s U.S. patent department for seven years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Centenary College, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University.

David Weisberg - Of Counsel

David Weisberg has broad experience with patent and trademark prosecution, patent litigation, freedom of operation, and agreement work. He has significant experience in the medical device, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductor industries. Mr. Weisberg previously served as Counsel for ExxonMobil, working for over 10 years in their Chemicals and Downstream affiliates, managing portfolios in synthetic biofuels (involving genetic modification of algae), molten carbonate fuel cells, marine/jet/automotive petroleum fuels, fuels/lubricants hydroprocessing, and inorganic hydrocarbon catalysts/sorbents, among others. Mr. Weisberg also served as an undergraduate research assistant in Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) focused on polymer scaffolds for cell growth. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Materials Science & Engineering at MIT, earned his Master's degree in Materials Science from Pennsylvania State University, completed the research/coursework for a Doctorate in Polymer Science from Pennsylvania State University, and earned his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University Law School.

Tom Papuga - Attorney

Mr. Papuga has broad experience with patent and trademark prosecution, including patent and business tort litigation. He specializes in mechanical and electro-mechanical technologies, including significant experience with oil and gas technologies. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Papuga worked as a professional engineer, specializing in fluid power and mechanical control systems in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Tom earned his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law.

Ashraf Lotfi - Technical Advisor

Ashraf Lotfi is a former Vice President and Fellow at Intel. Prior to Intel, Ashraf was Altera’s Power CTO serving its Enpirion Power Business as well as the broader FPGA community. Prior to that, Ashraf served as President & CEO of Enpirion, which he founded in 2002. In 2013 he drove Enpirion’s merger into Altera to realize his vision of highly integrated power management closely coupled to leading‐edge digital loads. Since Enpirion’s inception, he led its strategic direction with a unique industry‐first vision to create the ultimate power converter‐on‐chip to create ubiquitous DC‐DC conversion at the silicon level. Prior to founding Enpirion, Ashraf was Director of Advanced Power Research at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. Ashraf started as a Graduate Research Assistant at VPEC, Virginia Tech, working on high‐frequency power conversion. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cairo University, his Master of Science and Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an executive MBA from Northeastern University. Ashraf is a prolific inventor with about 100 awarded patents.

Dave Corley - Technical Advisor

Dave Corley has more than 40 years of experience as a nuclear and software engineer, including specialty as a Director of Product Management and Director of Engineering at Selsius Systems and Cisco Systems, where he led the product definition and market introduction activities of the first commercial Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange (IP PBX) and other distributed telecommunications innovations. These activities included the preparation and authorship of several ground-breaking patents related to distributed voice-over-IP intellectual property He also served as an expert witness relating to his telecommunications experience while at Selsius, Cisco and Netsocket. Dave received his Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy and his Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Dave served as a nuclear-trained submarine officer during his 22 year service in the U.S. Navy.

Mark Jacobs - Technical Advisor

Mark Jacobs has more than 40 years of experience as an analog and systems engineer, including as a Technical Manager at Lucent Technologies for over 30 years, where he led an advanced development group for power electronics and a systems engineering group for new power architectures in telecom systems.  Mark is also a named inventor on more than 50 patents that cover technologies ranging from control systems to circuit topologies to system architectures.  Mark received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctorate in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

John Volpi - Technical Advisor

John Volpi has served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for three companies, as well as Technical Manager, General Manager, and a member of a patent oversight committee at Texas Instruments and Raytheon.  He has over 44 years of direct experience in Analog/Digital Decision and Systems Architecture.  His experience includes wireless technologies ranging from only a few KHz through the infrared spectrum, and he has also served as an expert witness.  John received his BS and MS degrees in physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and Michigan State University, respectively, and is currently a Senior Member of the IEEE being recognized for his work in intellectual property.  He has over 26 awarded patents, both U.S. and foreign, and many additional pending patent applications.

Randal Allen - Technical Advisor

Randal Allen has over 25 years of industry experience including as Chief Scientist for Lone Star Analysis responsible for applied research and technology development. Randal has experience with adaptive network architectures and nonconvex optimization with applications to machine learning and quantum computing. He also has experience with 6DOF modeling & simulation and guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of aerospace systems. He is a certified modeling and simulation professional (NTSA) and co-author of the textbook, “Simulation of Dynamic Systems with MATLAB and Simulink.” He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics and his Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), his Engineer’s Degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University, and his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida, where he serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. He is also an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Richard Krobusek - Patent Agent

Mr. Krobusek has wide range of experience in technical writing, management, supervision, aviation and technical positions. Richard has been a Deputy Program Manager at Texas Instruments and a Retired Lieutenant Colonel with 21 years Commissioned Service with the United States Air Force. As a patent practitioner since 1998, Mr. Krobusek has prepared and prosecuted patents in a wide variety of disciplines including internal combustion engine design, air conditioning systems, semiconductor manufacture, oil and gas downhole tools, and subterranean fuel storage. Richard received his Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Trifon Liakopoulos - Technical Advisor

Trifon Liakopoulos has served as a Member of Technical Staff for Bell Labs, and a co-founder and Director of MEMS Technology for a spin-out operation of Bell Labs focusing on integrated power management solutions. He has developed CMOS compatible passive magnetic devices for power applications via MEMS fabrication processes including revolutionary micro-inductors, micro-transformers, and micro-fluxgate magnetic sensors with ultra-high sensitivity and the first ever micro-machined electroplates permanent magnet arrays on silicon wafers. Trifon has setup a wafer process prototype lab and established a MEMS technology platform for PowerSoC device manufacturing. In keeping with the Bell Labs culture, he has authorized more than 18 patents and is recognized as an industry expert in MEMS technology and semiconductor processing, especially in power electronics. Trifon received his BS and MS degrees in physics, and a Doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Cincinnati.

Al Cioffi - Technical Advisor

Al Cioffi has more than 36 years of technology management and executive leadership experience in telecommunication, reliable power, reserve energy, and alternative energy industries. He began his career in 1980 at AT&T Bell Labs and held several leadership positions at RELTEC Lorain Products division (now Marconi) and General Electric. Mr. Cioffi has published numerous articles and conference papers and holds seven patents. Of the seven patents, Mr. Cioffi is an author of several patents directed to computer security. He has implemented several transformative business process re-engineering projects and integrated several operations post acquisition. He authored and received a Department of Energy grant for a photovoltaic health monitoring and management system. He also served on a Deming prize winning quality team – the first non-Japanese manufacturing team to ever achieve this honor. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NY, and has studied business and finance at the Wharton school of business.