John M. Guynn - Equity Shareholder

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John M. Guynn

Mr. Guynn has more than 20 years of experience practicing patent law. His practice includes all aspects of patent prosecution, including initial formulation of creative and broad-based patent strategies, preparation and filing of patent applications, arguments before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices, related counseling for patent portfolio management and expansion, opinions relating to freedom to operate and infringement, licensing transactions, and litigation support.

Mr. Guynn has worked with a number of large corporate entities as well as pre-IPO startups and individual inventors. His technical experience includes all aspects of chemistry, biotechnology, life sciences, medical devices, and related processes.

Mr. Guynn is experienced in interview practice at the U.S. Patent Office where he frequently meets with patent examiners.

Highlights, Experience & Education

Primary Practice Focus

  • U.S. Prosecution of IP
    • Patent 
    • Trademark 
    • Copyright 
  • International Prosecution of IP
    • Patent
    • Trademark
  • Licensing, Other Transactional Work & Client Counseling
    • Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights
    • Assignments of Intellectual Property Rights
    • Employment Agreements & Invention Ownership
    • Non-Disclosure Agreements
    • Patentability Opinions
    • Patent Infringement Opinions
    • Defensive Opinions of Non-infringement and Design Around Strategies
    • Trademark Searches and Clearance Opinions
    • Due Diligence Investigations of IP Portfolios During Acquisition or Merger Transactions

Other Practice Experience

  • U.S. Trademark Oppositions
    • European Patent and Trademark Oppositions
    • Litigation Support and Expert Witness

Technical Experience

  • Chemical, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
    • Cement and Concrete
    • Chemical Compositions
    • Polymers and Adhesives
    • Biochemistry
    • Energy and Fuel, including Alternate Energy
    • Material Science and Nano Technologies
    • Semiconductor Fabrication Technologies
  • Mechanics Devices & Mechanical Engineering
    • Exercise & Training Equipment
    • Manufacturing Equipment
    • Medical and Dental Devices

Second Language

  • Spanish

Community Involvement

  • Volunteer work with local church and other organizations
  • Trustee of private foundation to provide speech therapy for children who stutter

Publications

  • Field of Cement and Concrete
    • Betnz, et al., Optimization of Cement and Fly Ash Particle Sizes to Produce Sustainable Concretes, Cement & Concrete Composites 33 (2011) 824-831 (Co-authored)
    • Bentz, et al., Influence of Particle Size Distributions on Yield Stress and Viscosity of Cement-Fly Ash Pastes, Cement & Concrete Composites (Accepted November 10, 2011; Available online December 6, 2011) (Co-authored)
  • Hetereocyclic Chemistry (Graduate Work)
    • Bradshaw et al., Proton Ionizable Crown Compounds 16: Synthesis, Structural Studies, and Cation Transport Studies of Crown Ethers Containing the 4-Pyridone N-Hydroxide Subcyclic Group, 53 J. Org. Chem. 2811 (Jun. 10, 1988) (Co-authored)
    • Bradshaw et al., Proton Ionizable Crown Compounds 9: Synthesis and Structural Studies of New 14-Crown-4 Compounds Containing a Pyridine or 4-Pyridone Subcyclic Unit, 24 J. Heterocyclic Chem. 415 (Mar.–Apr. 1987) (Co-authored)

Education

  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1989
  • M.S., Brigham Young University, Chemistry, 1987
  • B.S., Brigham Young University, Chemistry, 1985

Professional Admissions and Associations

  • Utah State Bar
  • California State Bar
  • Washington D.C. Bar
  • Registered Patent Attorney
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Bar Association
  • Salt Lake County Bar

Other Information of Interest

  • Co-Presenter at the Utah State Bar Intellectual Property Law Section on The World of Business Methods After Bilski: Practice Tips and Remedies. May 21, 2009
  • Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s "Legal Elite" as one of the top IP attorneys in Utah
  • Past Co-chair of the Chemical Practice Subcommittee of the American Bar Association

Contact Information

1000 Eagle Gate Tower
60 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Office: (801) 533-9800
Fax: (801) 328-1707