Experience Mr. Bergen is a partner with the law firm of Griggs Bergen LLP, an intellectual property law firm with offices in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Bergen is a registered patent attorney with a law practice concentrated in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights and matters related to intellectual property. Mr. Bergen serves both large and small clients, meeting their intellectual property legal needs. He puts his experience and know-how to work for clients every day, keeping abreast of the latest developments in intellectual property law, and ensuring a high level of competent, dedicated and responsive service.
Located in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Bergen represents clients across the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Bergen's legal experience includes, among other things, patent preparation and prosecution, patent reexaminations, trademark registration procurement, patentability ("novelty") opinions, infringement and right-to-use opinions, intellectual property disputes, trademark availability opinions, intellectual property audits, due diligence evaluations in intellectual property transfers, trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings, drafting contracts and license agreements, international patent and trademark filings, and client counseling and advising on these and other intellectual-property-related issues.
Mr. Bergen's engineering background provides a solid basis for representing clients who deal with technology in a variety of technical arts. He also has significant experience dealing with Internet and cyberspace-related issues.
Representative areas of technology Mr. Bergen has been involved with include, among other things, polymerization technologies, aromatic alkylation, catalyts and catalyst formation, petroleum refining, chemical fire retardants, oil and gas production technologies, electroconductive polymers, drug formulations and delivery systems, refrigerants and halogenated compounds, various composite materials, material handling and processing equipment, oil and gas well tools, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors and fluid transfer equipment, medical devices, agricultural and automotive machinery and equipment, cosmetics, personal care and beauty products, and sports and recreational equipment.
Mr. Bergen is licensed by the State Bar of Texas and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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Education Mr. Bergen received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He received his Juris Doctorate from Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas.
