As a principal at KDW, Dr. Legleiter counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property law with an eye towards finding real-world solutions to protect intellectual property assets, advance technology development, and support critical business needs. Dr. Legleiter has nearly two decades of diverse intellectual property law experience including patent and trademark preparation, prosecution and opinion work in both the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and with respect to foreign patent and trademark offices. Dr. Legleiter has significant patent legal experience in the chemical, life science and mechanical arts, including biochemistry, immunology, therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, genetics, agricultural biotechnology, food science, surface chemistry, imaging technologies, analytical methodologies, medical apparatuses, agricultural equipment, analytical devices, nanotechnology, LED applications, and mechanical devices and equipment. His experience further includes patent and trademark opinion work, due diligence studies, and client counseling in the strategic development of patent and trademark portfolios both domestically and globally.

Dr. Legleiter works with a range of clients, including:

Large and mid-sized public and private companies

Start-ups

Research Universities

His experience includes:

• Preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications relating to the biotech, life science, medical device, and mechanical arts
• Non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate analysis and opinions
• Prior art searching and analysis
• Counseling in the area of infringement avoidance