Our Team

We blend deep technical know-how with experienced patent expertise. Our team members have prior careers at Micron, Hewlett-Packard, General Dynamics, and Raytheon. Our attorneys and professionals graduated from Duke, Texas, Gonzaga, and Oxford Universities, to name just a few.

Michael Colby

Founder, Partner

Stephen M. Nipper

Founder, Partner

Shaun Culler

Senior Patent Agent

Keith Saunders

Senior Patent Attorney

Matt Johnson

Senior Patent Agent

Brittan Glad

Senior Patent Attorney

Mike Englesby

Senior Patent Attorney

Erin Kashiwada

Senior Patent Agent

Ben Bira

Patent Attorney

Dr. Jena Meinecke

Technical Analyst

Brendan Palmer

Technical Analyst

Easton Boeck

Technical Analyst

Kim Brewer

Technical Analyst

Dien Nguyen

Technical Analyst

Travis Henderson

Director of Legal Operations

Robert Oplinger

Chief Administrative Officer

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