Partner | Patent Attorney (NH Office)

Jonathan is a registered U.S. patent attorney who holds a degree in physics.  With more than a dozen years of experience, his practice centers on providing patent counseling, drafting, and prosecution services to clients, with a particular focus on developing robust patent portfolios for high-tech companies big and small.  Through the years, Jonathan has helped his clients to secure hundreds of commercially important patents, both domestic and abroad.

Areas of Practice:

Jonathan's technology areas of practice include:

• Solid-state lighting components and systems;
• Optoelectronic devices – LEDs and optical fibers;
  
• Wireless (RF, Bluetooth) and light-based communication systems for commercial, residential, and automotive uses;
• Laser systems;
  
• Defense sector technologies, including directed energy and electronic warfare (EW)/countermeasure systems, imaging and video surveillance systems, radar systems, and threat detection and neutralization;
  
• Firearms and associated tactical equipment;
• Integrated circuit (IC) fabrication – semiconductors, transistors, interconnects, capacitors, and memory;
• Medical devices – laparoscopic, ultrasound, and sterilization;
  
• Ionizing radiation detection systems – scintillation materials and detectors;
• Ceramics and crystals – optical domes and windows and transparent sapphire armors;
• Mobile computing devices and electronic visual displays (EVDs);
• Video and 3D graphics processing;
• Mechanical devices;
  
• Electronics;
• Cementitious and fly ash-based materials; and
  
• Wastewater treatment systems.

Bar Admissions:

• Admitted in Massachusetts (state and federal courts)
• Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education:

• J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center), Concord, NH (May 2009)
  
• Bachelor's Degree, Physics, summa cum laude, with University Honors in Major Designation, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (May 2005)
  
• Honors Physics Thesis: "Detection of Molecular Species by Surface-Plasmon-Coupled Emission" (Dec. 2004)

Community/Professional Involvement:

• IDEA^®: The Intellectual Property Law Review – Board Member and Notes & Comments Editor (2008–2009); Editor (2007–2008)
• Program presenter at Arthur J. Gajarsa American Inn of Court (2013, 2015)
  
• Volunteer Judge at annual New Hampshire Science & Engineering Expo (NHSEE) (2015–2019)

Honors & Awards:

• Nominee for 2018 American Bar Association On the Rise Top 40 Young Lawyers Award
  
• 2nd Place Finalist in 2008 Pierce Law Annual Student Symposium Legal Writing Competition
• Recipient of Harvard Prize Book Award
• Recipient of National Forensic League's Degree of Merit and Degree of Honor
  

Professional Memberships:

• American Bar Association (ABA)
  
• Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) Honor Society
• Arthur J. Gajarsa American Inn of Court (formerly)
• National Honor Society (NHS) (formerly)

Personal Interests & Activities:

• Judo (second-degree black belt instructor and practitioner)
  
• Hockey (inline and ice)
• Outdoor recreation (kayaking, hiking, and hot tent camping)
• Guitar
• Digital photography

Phone: (603) 668-1400
Fax: (603) 668-8567
E-Mail: [email protected]
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrraymond