Mr. Taska is a member of the firm’s Electrical/Mechanical Patent group. Andrew practices in all areas of patent law with an emphasis on preparing and prosecuting patent applications, counseling clients on intellectual property matters, and patent litigation in the areas of green technologies, optics, optical communications, computer software and hardware, networking, mobile communications, signal processing, imaging, printing and scanning devices, semiconductor devices, microlithography, automotive technologies, thermodynamics, solid-state physics, and the mechanical arts.
Bars
District of Columbia, Virginia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.
with honors 2003)
Wake Forest University (B.A. Physics,
with honors, B.A. History
with honors, cum laude 1998)
Prior Experience
Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.C., Summer Associate (2002) - drafted patent applications, filed amendments and responses to office actions, drafted patent claims and conducted prior art searches.
Brooks & Kushman, P.C., Summer Associate (2001) - assisted in drafting claim construction briefs, and summary judgment briefs; coordinated large document productions; assisted in filing amendments and responses to office actions.
Asset Management Consultants, Consultant (1999-2000) - helped to implement and design innovative software and hardware technologies for managing diverse real estate holdings.
Andersen Consulting, Analyst (1998-1999) - worked on large, complex technology deployments for Fortune 500 companies in the financial services and health care industries helping them to optimize their information technology infrastructure.
Representative Cases
Eaton v. ZF Meritor et al. (E.D. Mich 2004)
Photon Dynamics, Inc. v. Panelvision et. al. (N.D. Cal.)
Visual Networks Operations, Inc. v. Paradyne Corporation (S.D. Md)
Associations
AIPLA - Co-Chair of AIPLA's Subcommittee on USPTO Rules
Virginia Bar Association
DC Bar Association
IPO's U.S. Patent Law Committee
Publications and Teaching
Editor of Sughrue's Green Technology Newsletter