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John E. Nemazi

Co-Chair Patent Prosecution

Michigan

(248) 226-2730

jnemazi@brookskushman.com

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Industries

  • Automotive
With over 30 years of experience, John serves as the Co-Chair of Brooks Kushman's patent prosecution group. His practice includes all aspects of domestic and foreign patent prosecution. John has a deep understanding of various technologies, which he utilizes to protect his client`s intellectual property rights. He works with small and medium sized companies to Fortune 500 corporations on the development and management of patent portfolios. A company in search of opportunities in new markets often looks for ways to produce a product that competes with products already on the market. John facilitates such efforts by assessing the existing technology and producing a “patent map” that sets forth the market participants and their patent coverage. In this regard, John helps manufacturers find paths to market by designing around existing inventions. By providing a cross-disciplinary mix of design, legal, and strategic advice at an early stage in the product development process, John helps companies avoid spending research and development money needlessly on “false starts” that ultimately cannot be commercialized. And importantly, John`s services can significantly reduce the time required to take a product from conception to production. In addition to his strategic design counsel, John is also involved with the firm's Post Grant Proceedings practice where he counsels clients regarding reexaminations, Inter Partes Review proceedings and Covered Business Method proceedings. John also advises clients with “freedom to operate” opinions, ensuring that existing patents will not impede a proposed technology. He also analyzes patented products to provide advice on the patent`s claim coverage—along with advice on how to produce a product that will not infringe those claims, perhaps with enhanced functionality or at a lower cost. Prior to joining the firm, John worked on the General Motors engineering staff as a project engineer in the company's Advanced Product Engineering Department. He later entered private practice, working on a wide variety of matters, including prosecution, product design, technology licensing, and litigation surrounding mechanical technology, engine controls, and manufacturing processes.

Education

J.D., Detroit College of Law

M.S., Business Administration, Wayne State University

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, General Motors Institute

Organizations & Affiliations

Intellectual Property Owner’s Association

Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association

State Bar of Michigan

Association of University Technology Managers

Michigan Venture Capitalists

Recognitions

“Leading Lawyers,” Leading Lawyers Magazine, 2014-2019

“IAM Patent 1000 Recommended Individual,” Intellectual Asset Management, 2014 – 2018

“Leader in the Law”, Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2018

“Top Lawyer,” DBusiness Magazine, 2013, 2015 – 2016

Michigan Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2007 – 2013, 2015 – 2018

Best Lawyers in America, 2017-2023

Industries

  • Automotive

Publications

Co-Author, “The USPTO Recently Published a Final Rule on Fee Changes for Fiscal Year 2020,” Client Alert, September 2020

Co-Author, “Global Patent Offices Increasingly Share the Work,” National Law Journal, December 2010

Co-Author, “False Patent Marking: Will Your Company be Sued Next?” Corp! Magazine, September 2010

Co-Author, “Avoiding Intent in a False Patent Marking Action,” Law360, July 2010

Author, “Recent Changes in the Law Regarding False Patent Marking in the United States,” Brooks Kushman Newsletter, February 2010

Co-Author, “The Provisional Priority Land Mine,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, January 2004

Insights

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Recognized In Best Lawyers

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As 2020 Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized As 2020 Lawyer Of The Year

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Twelve Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2018 Super Lawyers List; Eight Attorneys Honored as Rising Stars

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized as Lawyer of the Year

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By IAM Annual Patent 1000; Six Attorneys Recognized as Top Practioners

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Brooks Kushman Ranked in the Top 30 Patent Firms for 2017 By IP Watchdog

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Honored as a 2018 Leader in the Law

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Webinar

IP Analytics – Powerful Strategies for Portfolio Management

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Client Alerts

USPTO Announces Fee Increases Effective January 16, 2018

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Brooks Kushman Ranked In The 2018 Best Law Firms List; Nine Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer

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Blog

USPTO Will Continue to Apply Lower In re Packard Indefiniteness Standard During Examination

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Twelve Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2017 Super Lawyers List; Ten Attorneys Honored As Rising Stars

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked as 2018 Best Lawyers

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Media Coverage

John Nemazi Featured in Crain’s Detroit Business

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Gold in IAM Annual Patent 1000

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Top 100 Patent Firms in the United States

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Brooks Kushman Ranked in the 2017 Best Law Firms List; Eight Attorneys Ranked as Best Lawyers

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Five Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2017 Top Lawyers List

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Eight Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2016 Super Lawyers List; Eight Attorneys Honored As Rising Stars

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Brooks Kushman Congratulates 7 Attorneys Named as 2017 Best Lawyers In America

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm in Patent 1000 Listing for Third Consecutive Year

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Ford Wins More Hybrid Vehicle Patent Appeal Board Reviews- Brooks Kushman

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Eleven Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named Top Lawyers

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Brooks Kushman IP Litigation team mentioned in Law360

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Fifteen Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Brooks Kushman Named One of the Most Active Firms at the PTAB During the First Half of 2015

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After 15 Years, International Applications Under Hague Agreement Available To U.S. Applicants Beginning May 15, 2015

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Brooks Kushman Earns Gold Honors in Patent 1000 Listing

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Four Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named to 2013 Super Lawyers List; Ten Attorneys Honored as Rising Stars

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Detroit Legal News: Duck, duck, decoy: Attorney is passionate – and accomplished – duck carver

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Press Releases

Avoiding Intent In A False Patent Marking Action

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Recent Changes in the Law Regarding False Patent Marking in the United States

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Media Coverage

Six Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named to 2009 Super Lawyers List; Two Up-and-Coming Lawyers Named Rising Stars

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Six Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named to 2008 Super Lawyers List; Five Up-and-Coming Attorneys Named Rising Stars

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Commerce Township Entrepreneur Prevails in Case Against Microsoft for Willful Infringement of Anti-Piracy Software Patents

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Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named to 2007 Super Lawyers List

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The Provisional Priority Land Mine

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