Patent Agent
Alex Hobson is a contract patent agent for Devlin Law Firm LLC.
Alex Hobson is an experienced registered patent agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has prepared more than 400 patents over the last 6 years. He prepares patents with strategies to provide clients the best opportunity to secure broad claim protection for their inventions. Prior to focusing on patent law, Alex worked with one of the most innovative companies in the country and was a prolific inventor, being named as an inventor on more than 20 patent applications. This experience enables him to communicate well with inventors and clients from a broad range of technology areas to ensure that alternative embodiments of the invention are captured.
Education
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1991
Honors and Distinctions
- Academic Achievement Award: Highest Cumulative GPA in senior class of Mechanical Engineers
- The Engineering Alumni College Service Award: For outstanding service and scholarship to the College of Engineering
Admissions
- Registered Patent Agent, Registration No. 57173
Professional Memberships
- AIPLA, ABA, FBA, FCPA, DSBA
Areas of Technical Experience
- Medical products including catheters and implantable stents and stent grafts
- Consumer electronic products
- Polymeric materials including fluoropolymers
- Filtration including industrial and micro-filtration
- Technical garments including sports apparel and fire protection garments
- Battery systems
- Battery management systems
- Alternative power systems
- Electrochemical devices including PEM fuel cells