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TIMOTHY J. HALLER

Tim Haller graduated from Clarkson University, with distinction, in Mechanical Engineering in 1968. After serving as a U.S. Naval Officer, he attended Georgetown University Law School. He was a member of the Law Review and received his law degree in 1974. Tim joined the firm in 1978.

Tim has been engaged in civil litigation throughout the United States, primarily in the Federal Courts, concentrating in patent, trade secret and licensing-related matters. In addition, he has long-term experience in patent and trademark procurement and licensing transactions. Tim has authored articles for legal publications on issues related to intellectual property and is a member and serves on committees in various bar and professional organizations.

Tim has had lead responsibility in litigating patent matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. Such clients include Fortune 500 corporations down to small privately held companies. Examples of subject matters handled include jet engine components, CO detectors, electrocardiogram equipment, as well as voice recognition systems, mobile air-conditioning systems, signal encryption and electronic banking systems. In the last three years, Tim has obtained a number of multi-million dollar results for his clients, some of which include significant licensing programs. Such results included actions on behalf of United Technologies Automotive against National Semiconductor on semiconductor sensing devices and against Fairchild Semiconductor on encryption systems. Representative larger clients include Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies Automotive, Inc., Carrier Corporation and Lear Corporation.

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