Douglas A. Oguss

Doug has successfully prosecuted thousands of patent applications across numerous engineering disciplines, including medical devices; diagnostic equipment; consumer electronics; internet access devices; interactive broadband applications for cable and satellite television systems; audio processing systems; internal combustion engines; athletic equipment and apparel; packaging machinery; building construction; power tools; home and office products; industrial tractors; tire forming equipment; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment; and biological sample processing.

Doug has conducted comprehensive intellectual property audits for several companies. In the process, he has created policies and procedures for protecting patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets; analyzed competitors’ patent portfolios and implemented monitoring procedures; and strengthened employee and confidentiality agreements related to intellectual property. Doug has also delivered right-to-use opinions on key product launches among dozens of industries with risk-balanced judgment that has ensured all cleared products are not subsequently accused of infringement.

Prior to his legal career, Doug achieved national recognition as a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University. His two main design projects, "Seatbelt Hypertensioner" and "A Simple Anastomosis Device for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting," won the Best of Program award and Gold Award, respectively, for the top two overall graduate entries in a nationwide engineering student design competition by The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation.