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Overview

Jack has extensive experience in representing clients across a broad spectrum of foreign and domestic intellectual property matters, encompassing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.  His expertise also extends to preparing patent and trademark infringement and invalidity opinions, as well as crafting license agreements.

With degrees in both mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as an MBA, Jack has successfully prosecuted over 400 patents, foreign and domestic, in artificial intelligence, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, antenna design, oil and gas exploration, production, and refining, business methods, tools, highway technology, exercise equipment, and power transmission lines.  Jack’s proficiency is further highlighted by having secured several patents of his own.

Furthermore, having previously worked for NASA and various other engineering companies and having obtained licensure as a Registered Professional Engineer, he possesses a keen understanding of engineering companies and their unique requirements.

Moreover, Jack’s dedication to service extends to his country, where he proudly served as a Captain in the Army.

Experience

Mr. Stone’s clients benefit from his extensive experience in areas of mechanical, electrical, and business method arts, including wireless and wireline telecommunications, internet communications, antennas and propagation, computer hardware, software, and related technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductor fabrication, data processing, aerospace technologies, oil and gas exploration, production, and refining, business methods, optical data storage systems, and digital light processing.

Worked for or Represented:

  • NASA
  • Nortel
  • Nokia
  • Research in Motion
  • IBM
  • Dell Computer
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Southern Methodist University
  • PrimaCare
  • Betafence USA
  • Scuba Sonics, Inc.
  • Vertical Computer Systems, Inc.
  • PetroTex Hydrocarbons, LLC
  • Phillips Petroleum Company

Associations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Texas Tech University, 1991
  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1978
  • Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 1993
  • Master of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, 1991
  • Master of Arts in Religion, Westminster Theological Seminary, 2005

Honors

  • Recognized, AV® Preeminent ™, Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, 1998 – 2020
  • Selected in “Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers” list in Intellectual Property, Legal Leaders Magazine, 2014
  • Selected in “Top-Rated Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law” list, Fortune Magazine, 2014

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

  • Patent Preparation & Prosecution
  • Trademark Preparation & Prosecution
  • Copyright Preparation and Registration
  • Trade Secrets

Litigation

  • Patent Litigation Support
  • Trademark Litigation Support
  • Copyright Litigation Support

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property Law Section and Computer & Technology Section, 1992
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1998
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
  • Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, 1986 (presently inactive)

Publications

  • Lectures frequently on intellectual property issues to various professional groups and societies
  • Teaches intellectual property classes at various educational institutions, including Brookhaven College and Texas A&M University School of Law