Practice Expertise

  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Intellectual Property
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
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Areas of Practice

  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property and Competitive ...
  • Patents and Patent Litigation
  • Technology Transactions
  • Trademarks
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Profile

Jake Neu advises clients on the development, protection, and enforcement of matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets in a number of industries, including retail consumer products, technology, equipment, industrial products, and more. With this broad background, Jake acts as outside IP general counsel for a number of his clients who do not have an in-house IP counsel. For those with IP counsel, Jake advises on the latest strategies for protecting and commercializing a company’s IP.

Relying on his mechanical engineering background, Jake has successfully drafted and prosecuted patents on matters including sporting goods, agricultural devices, consumer laser and lighting devices, devices based on fluid flow and mechanics, and software, while also providing counseling and advice on patentability, infringement review, and competitor analysis. He also conducts trademark clearance searches, prosecutes trademarks, monitors client trademark portfolios, and assists with trademark enforcement. In addition, Jake has broad experience crafting licenses for technology, patents, trademarks, and software for companies ranging from technology startups to large retail product manufacturers.

In addition to his counseling and prosecution work, Jake has significant experience in several patent infringement cases, working with litigation teams to both enforce patents and defend against patent infringement. His primary role in patent litigation is to advise clients regarding the scope of patent claims, conduct infringement and invalidity reviews, prepare associated contentions, and participate in claim construction briefing and hearings for defining claim terms. 

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2011

Court Admissions
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2011, Senior Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review; Intramural Moot Court Competition Champion, Moot Court Board
  • Rice University, B.A., Mechanical Engineering and History, 2008, magna cum laude, Garside Prize

Areas of Practice

  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property and Competitive Practices Litigation
  • Patents and Patent Litigation
  • Technology Transactions
  • Trademarks

Blogs

Patent 213

Patent law, like most things in life, is subject to change. Changes to patent laws not only impact investment in your existing IP, but directly shape strategies to protect your freedom to operate. The Patent 213 blog provides up-to-date, insightful analysis of the evolution in the written description and enablement requirements of 35 USC 112 and the subject matter eligibility requirements of 35 USC 101. The Patent 213 blog analyzes key decisions from the district courts and the Federal Circuit,

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