A registered U.S. patent attorney, Bill Zychlewicz works in the firm’s Intellectual Property Services practice and with the Future Energy Group. Spending much of his early career in the electric and gas utility industry, he introduces a unique outlook when guiding clients in the management, protection, and enforcement of their technology.

Bill prepares and prosecutes U.S and foreign patent applications and has extensive experience with numerous products and technologies including aircraft engines and aviation systems, medical imaging machines and control/computer systems, nanotechnology, commercial vehicle systems, connectors for electronics, sporting goods, and consumer products.

For a wide variety of clients including individual entrepreneurs, technology start-ups, medium to large technology-based corporations, large research-oriented universities, and consumer products companies, Bill drafts responses to USPTO office actions and USPTO appeals briefs, provides opinions regarding infringement, non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom to practice opinions, performs novelty searches and patentability assessments, and provides support for patent litigation. When a decision is made to litigate, he assists in creating a strategy regarding enforcement, prepares cease and desist letters, negotiates settlement agreements, and handles patent reexaminations, and interference proceedings.

For clients that see opportunity in future energy initiatives, Bill provides analysis and insight on federal, state, and international developments, especially issues related to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE). He gives creative, innovative, and cost-saving advice to energy producers, consumers, and investors on navigating the path to a greener world.

Bill is passionate and dedicated to promoting and helping solo inventors get their start. He educates entrepreneurs about the importance of obtaining patents and assists with questions concerning structuring, marketing, and obtaining financing.