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BIO
Angus J Knowles is an intellectual property attorney who excels at handling patent and trademark prosecution matters, as well as intellectual property portfolio management. While prosecuting patent applications in a range of fields, Angus applies his experience in mechanical engineering with various areas of technology with an emphasis on medical devices, solar equipment, and construction.
Angus handles various tasks relating to intellectual property, including assisting clients in the prosecution of patent applications, conducting freedom-to-operate investigations, and managing portfolios to ensure proper intellectual property protection for our clients. Angus is involved in the management of numerous portfolios to align clients’ business goals with the proper intellectual property application. Angus works with a variety of clients, from individual inventors and startups to multinational corporations.
Angus is involved in the local legal communities as a member and mentor with the Allegheny County Bar Association Asian Attorneys Committee.
CERTIFICATION
Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania, 2020
EDUCATION
University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law, Concord, NH, 2020 J. D.
Graduate Certificate Intellectual Property
International Technology Transfer Institute Clinic, fall 2018
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2015 B.S.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Allegheny County Bar Association