Intellectual Property
Patent counsel with an engineer's depth
Juan practices intellectual property law at Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC in Fort Worth. Before law, he was an electrical engineer and Air Force cybersecurity officer — so the technology in your portfolio isn't an abstraction to him.
Services
What the practice covers
Patent preparation & prosecution
Drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. and coordinating foreign filings — claims built to survive examination and mean something in the market.
Infringement & freedom-to-operate analysis
Infringement and non-infringement opinions and freedom-to-operate studies, so product and investment decisions rest on analysis rather than hope.
Licensing
Structuring and negotiating licenses that turn patent positions into revenue — or clear the path to build.
Technical depth
Electrical engineer (The University of Texas at Austin) and registered patent attorney before the USPTO, with particular depth in artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain and distributed ledgers, medical devices, wireless communication systems, telecommunications, and semiconductors. Full attorney profile at Whitaker Chalk.
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Patent strategy is one piece. If AI is entering your operations, see the AI readiness practice.
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