Paul Contino has over a dozen years of patent examining experience. Recognized annually by the USPTO as an outstanding primary patent examiner, he understands the intricacies of the examination process - from idea inception and filing of an application through to the granting of a patent. This further includes exposure beyond patentability such as continuation examination and appeal processes. Paul’s experience and strong understanding of the entirety of the patent process is a valuable asset when considering search strategies in determining patentable subject matter.

Clients Paul has worked with in providing patent protection include: Agilent, Amazon, ARM, Capitol One, Canon, Cisco, Denso, EMC, Freescale Semiconductor, Fujitsu, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Honeywell, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, NEC, Nvidia, Oracle, Samsung, SanDisk, Seagate, Siemens, Silicon Graphics, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Tencent, Verizon, VMWare, Xcerra

Paul resides in Washington state and dedicates his leisure time to photography, sipping coffee and appreciating chocolate.