Of Counsel

Areas of Practice:

• Control systems
  
• HVAC
• Green technology
• Software applications and computer-related technologies
• Trademark prosecution/litigation, copyrights, licensing, and unfair competition

Phil Decker has practiced for more than 25 years, divided between work as an examiner with the US Patent Office, private practice, and in-house practice. With experience obtaining patents from every perspective in the system, Phil provides rare insight into patent prosecution.

Bar Admissions:

• Admitted in New Hampshire (state and Federal courts), 1995
• Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1995
  

Education:

• J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH, 1995 (Now University of New Hampshire School of Law)
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1986
  

National Associations/Professional Memberships:

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Trademark Association
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

Community Activities:

• Gulfstream Sailing Club, Past Commodore, 2016-present
• Gulfstream Sailing Foundation, Incorporator, General Counsel 2022-present
  
• Seven Seas Cruising Association, 2013-present

Office Phone: 603.668.1400
Fax: 603.668.8567

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/phildecker