Craig E. Bohn

I grew up in a family business, and graduated from West Point, serving 6 years as an Army Airborne Ranger infantry officer. The combination makes me a consummate team player who instinctively leads and trains team members as needed. My legal expertise is honed from practice in both corporations and law firms, both large and small. My diverse background enables me to cross the lines of the business, administrative, technical, and legal sections of a company, and has taught me to develop and lead teams to set and attain goals harmonized to the business strategies, plans and objectives.

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Montana

Since 2008

Texas

Since 2001

US Patent & Trademark Office

Since 2002

Washington

Washington State Bar Association

Since 2022

Senior IP Professional

The Boeing Company

2023 - Current

IP specialist hired to engage engineers and technicians to identify and cultivate patentable aspects of Boeing's technologies, manage patent prosecution and patent portfolios, and provide IP rights guidance on commercial and governmental bids in the fields of semiconductors, quantum computers, software integration, and the training and use of AI systems.

Patent Attorney

Law Office of Craig Bohn

2015 - Current

General business and IP counsel to multiple pre-financing ventures and joint ventures, with equipment, hardware, software, and content products, including: - Natural language data processing and analysis inference engine for assessing both structured or unstructured data, in its present form and location, either static or moving; - Integrated wearable ecosystem, focused on helping seniors stay healthy and independent; - Dynamic supplemental sales system for delivered goods; and - Compact, modular, internal combustion engine design

Director and Senior Counsel

Western Digital Corporation

2017 - 2018

Company-wide iIntellectual property and innovative idea identification, preservation, management, and use.

General Counsel

OEM Group Inc.

2014 - 2015

Sole legal counsel and 1st In-House IP counsel -- Achieved favorable patent infringement settlements spanning active suits in the U.S. and Europe with 3 competitors (2 U.S. and 1 Austrian) within first 60 days. -- Developed the corporate legal support and administration systems, including a worldwide patent strategy and support system, with interests in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Director, Law Department, Intellectual Property (Chief IP Counsel)

Applied Materials, Inc. (Semitool, Inc.)

2007 - 2014

Counsel for multiple worldwide business units with over $800 million in total annual revenues. -- Led IP development and exploitation efforts of all wet-processing equipment operations. -- Developed role as trusted advisor on broad legal issues to business unit management. -- Developed and drafted agreements, and helped direct and lead negotiations on multiple merger, acquisition, and patent licensing and sales efforts. -- Directed key technology litigation in Asia, Europe, and with the U.S. Federal Circuit. -- Reduced Semitool’s IP costs by about 70% simultaneously creating and implementing a program that integrated IP management into the operating business plans for the entire company, and by personally performing the bulk of the preparation and prosecution.

Associate

Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.

2006 - 2007

The senior IP associate in Houston office providing IP support to corporate mergers, sales and acquisitions; primary attorney handling patent preparation, prosecution, and junior associate development focused in software, system and business method applications, as well as preparing and prosecuting applications concerning medical and electrical devices and components; infringement assessment and guidance; trademark counseling, clearance, preparation and prosecution; copyright registration; and technology licensing.

Contracts Professor

Rice University

2006 - 2006

• Created course content, presented and tested a 5-week contract law module in the Glasscock School of Continuing Education, Paralegal Studies Program

Assistant General Counsel

FMC Technologies Inc.

2003 - 2006

Coordinate worldwide integration of intellectual property into operating business plans for the FoodTech and Airport Systems businesses. One of only two patent attorneys for worldwide operations generating $2.7 billion in revenues. Principal counsel for establishing and executing intellectual property budget (over $2 million) and administration plans to include outside counsel management, preparation, prosecution, licensing, enforcement, litigation, ROI assessment and consultation for integrating IP into business operations for FMC FoodTech and Airport divisions. Succeeded in developing frontline asset managers in each business to handle routine strategy execution monitoring, permitting me train and sell managers at integrating planning of IP usage into their business plans as they would with any other durable asset.

Owner / Patent Attorney

Law Office of Craig Bohn

2003 - 2003

Integrated intellectual property practice focused on turning intellectual property into profitable intellectual assets. Providing portfolio assessment and alignment with business plans. Experience with start-up and pre-merger/acquisition preparation.

Associate

Keeling Hudson, LLC

2001 - 2003

Patent Prosecution: new patent development, Office Action responses, and licensing concerns.

Regional Coordinator, Specialty Chemicals Sales

Morton International

1994 - 1998

Responsible for the western half of the United States, plus Louisiana, for marketing, sales and contracts of dye colorants, including new services, and derivative products and applications.

Industrial Chemical Sales

Ethyl Corporation

1990 - 1994

Marketing specialty and new molecules, including developmental and end-use patent issues.

Infantry Officer

U.S. Army

1984 - 1990

Assistant Brigade Operations Officer, Aide de Camp to the Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, Post Operations Officer, Assistant Battalion Operations Officer, Platoon Leader (Ranger, Expert Infantryman, Airborne, Air Assault)

Stanford University

(2019) Innovation

2019

Innovation Masters Series: Design Thinking and the Art of Innovation -- http://scpd.stanford.edu/design/index.php

South Texas College of Law

J.D. (2001) | Intellectual Property and Appellate Law

1999 - 2001

United States Military Academy

B.S. | Engineering with Applied Computer Science

1980 - 1984

Washington State Bar  # 59678

Lawyer

2022 - Current

Montana State Bar  # 9698

Lawyer

2008 - Current

U.S. Patent Bar  # 52629

Patent Lawyer

2002 - Current

Texas State Bar  # 24031747

Member

2001 - Current

Mediation

Texas ADR

Registered In-House Counsel

State Bar of California