As a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Department, Josh helps companies and innovators make intelligent decisions about their intellectual property rights and protect the ultimate value of their business — from IP prosecution to IP audits/due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures and licensing to enforcement and IP litigation. Josh’s work spans a variety of industries and technologies, including chemical/materials, electrical engineering and computer arts. Josh also has unique experience in licensing matters, negotiating hundreds of technology agreements for multiple clients, including dozens of Research Agreements with Universities.
Josh’s experience in IP law has led to exciting work, including being entrusted to handle a variety of IP matters for clients such as Corning, LexisNexis and Toyota. In fact, Josh is currently serving as Acting Patent Counsel for LexisNexis, a global provider of workflow and business solutions. In his role as “in-house counsel,” Josh is able to get a unique perspective of the IP challenges faced by multi-national corporations, which has served to enhance his practice and quality of service to clients.
Additionally, Josh is now the practice group chair for Dinsmore’s IP Enforcement and Licensing Practice Group, where he’ll manage the firm’s service in IP litigation, trademark, copyright, privacy and social media matters. Since joining Dinsmore, Josh has been the driver behind the growth of the firm’s IP practice, which has grown from 15 attorneys a decade ago to nearly 50 today. Through aggressive recruiting and focused mentoring, Josh has increased the number of attorneys by bringing in partner and associate laterals from local, regional and national firms that strengthen the services offered by Dinsmore.
Early in his career, Josh served for Michael R. Merz, Magistrate for the United States District Court for Southern District of Ohio. Today, he helps recruit and mentor the next generation of Dinsmore attorneys and he is a strong advocate for their professional development. Aside from his legal practice, Josh enjoys competitive running, competing in local and regional running events each year.
Josh’s knowledge of IP law has led to a variety of speaking engagements over the last year, including focused presentations on the impacts of the recently-passed America Invents Act.