Thelen LLP

Mr. Ritchie specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, intellectual property, and contract law. He has experience in preparing, prosecuting, and litigating patents, trademarks, copyrights, patent interferences, and handling distributor and franchising issues.

His technical experience includes semiconductors and materials processing technologies, plasma-based etch and deposition systems, scanning probe technology, electro-optical systems, diagnostic and therapeutic medical systems, automotive systems, power generation, computer systems and network equipment, software, neural network systems, RF, electronic and optical telecommunications, laser systems, disk drive systems, x-ray systems, door hardware, and electronic musical instruments.  

USC Gould School of Law (J.D., 1983)

California Institute of Technology (B.S., cum laude, 1980)
Economics

California, 1983
Nevada, 1996
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office