Background
Francissen, Vernon W. was born on October 7, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Francissen, Vernon W. was born on October 7, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1983). Illinois Institute of Technology (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1991). University of Wisconsin-Madison (Juris Doctor, 1995).
Worked at Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz, Professional Corporation (Portland, Oregon) specializing in Intellectual Property Law including Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Technology Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1995, Wisconsin and California.
Member: State Bar of California.
The firm is devoted exclusively to intellectual property law, including securing, exploiting and enforcing intellectual property rights for startup businesses, established companies in high technology and traditional industries, as well as academic and research institutions. Firm members have conducted jury and bench trials and appeals in cases involving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret claims.
Areas of technical expertise include bipolar, metal–oxide–semiconductor, Gallium Arsenide, charge-coupled device and biCMOS semiconductor devices and processes. Scott Ray and Sam, Dynamic random-access memory & FLASH memory technologies.
RISC, CISC and multiprocessor computer architectures.
Optics and lasers. Laser, ink jet and thermal printing technologies. Manufacturing and packaging.
Medical and scientific instrumentation.
X-ray and ultrasound imaging systems Video signal processing and displays. Software-based systems
Polymer chemistry.
Pulp and paper processing and products and oil and gas drilling and products technology.
Member: State Bar of California.