Tony M. Cole - Partner

Tony Cole is a patent attorney with considerable experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications relating to telecommunications, optics, computer software, semiconductor processing and Internet-related inventions. Mr. Cole has represented domestic and international companies, both large and small. Mr. Cole's practice has included patent preparation, patent prosecution, opinion work and client counseling.

Mr. Cole formerly worked as a law clerk at the firm of Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.

Mr. Cole is a former Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. At the Patent Office, Mr. Cole examined patent applications in the areas of electrical test and measurement, computer networking and object-oriented software.

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EDUCATION		George Mason University School of Law (J.D.)
		The George Washington University (M.S. Electrical Engineering candidate)
		University of Nevada Las Vegas (B.S. Electrical Engineering)
ADMITTED		California State Bar
		Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
PROFESSIONAL		American Intellectual Property Law Association
AFFILIATIONS		Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society