Monte Falcoff is a registered patent attorney and Principal in the Troy, MI, office of Harness Dickey. With more than twenty-five years of experience as a patent and trademark lawyer, Monte understands first-hand what drives business decisions. He previously worked as an in-house lawyer at United Technologies Automotive (UTA), where he was responsible for patent and trademark management and marketing initiatives, and for developing, selling, and licensing new technology. He also served as an engineer before becoming a lawyer and was a named inventor on several U.S. patents held by UTA. These unique "insider" perspectives make Monte a valuable counselor with pragmatic approach to both business and law. Clients benefit from Monte's background through the practical yet creative counsel he provides for managing all of their IP needs. His practice ranges from global IP management to client counseling and opinion drafting; to the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications; and to high-stakes plaintiff and defendant patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and contract lawsuits across the country. He has expertise in many different industries and for many differently sized companies throughout the world, and he often handles patents and trademarks from cradle to grave, including licensing and litigating the patents, trademarks, and associated contracts he prepares. Monte obtains and enforces patents and trademarks on a global scale, and is lead counsel on many patent, trademark, copyright, trademark and contract lawsuits in district courts throughout the U.S. and in IPR proceedings before the USPTO. Furthermore, he has considerable expertise in helping European companies protect and enforce their intellectual property, or circumvent and defend themselves against others. An asset builder, problem solver, and end game strategist, Monte represents some of the most prominent organizations driving IP related commerce today. His clients range from multi-national corporations, to foreign and domestic privately owned companies, to small U.S. based start-ups. His innate ability to synthesize legal, scientific and technological theory into a practical, legal solution has proven invaluable to his clients when critical market share is at stake.