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Gary R. Maze, P.C.
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 3150
3200 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77027-7540
USA

Phone: 713.402.3917
Fax: 713.583.6949
Email: GRMaze@duanemorris.com

Gary R. Maze practices in the area of intellectual property law and litigation. He has litigated patent and trademark cases and has handled the prosecution of patents and copyrights in the mechanical, electro-mechanical, software, Internet and business methods arts in the United States as well as foreign patent prosecutions and applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Maze worked for more than 20 years in the computer industry at all levels, including engineering, data communications, operating system and database application, software design and coding, marketing and sales. Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, he is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Mr. Maze is a 1994 graduate of the South Texas College of Law and a graduate of Southern Methodist University.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Patent and Trademark Prosecution
• General Intellectual Property matters
• Texas Commercial Litigation

Professional Activities

• State Bar of Texas
  
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

• South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1994

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2003-present
  - Associate, 2000-2002
• The Matthews Firm, Houston, Texas
  - Associate, 1998-2000
• Derrington & Maze, PLLC, Houston, Texas
  - Member, 1997-1998
• Law Offices of Hurson, PLLC, Houston, Texas
  - Associate, 1996-1997
• Crowley, Marks & Douglas LLP, Houston, Texas
  - Associate, 1992-1997

Selected Publications

• Author, "The Proper Role for Prosecution Disclaimer," Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, February 15, 2008
• Author, "Avoiding the Present (Invention)," Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, February 17, 2006

Selected Speaking Engagements

• "Licensing Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology and the Impact of Patent Licensing on Patent Litigation," presentation to the Institute of Biosciences & Technology of Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas, September 18-20, 2002
• "The Law of the Internet in Texas," National Business Institute, Houston, Texas, May 22, 2001