Luis Ortiz practices in all aspects of intellectual property law, including the licensing, acquisition and protection of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret rights. Mr. Ortiz has prosecuted patent applications in the electrical, electronics, telecommunications, data processing, electro-mechanical and mechanical areas, and his experience includes preparation of both domestic and foreign patent applications, and appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals.

Mr. Ortiz is from Santa Fe, New Mexico and served as in-house patent counsel at Xerox Corporation, Nortel Networks, and the Department of Energy. He was also a patent attorney with the law firms of Gardere & Wynne and Bickel & Brewer in Dallas, Texas, where he provided counsel and representation to Honeywell, GE Capital, Texas Instruments and Ericsson.

Mr. Ortiz is active as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corp. In his JAG capacity Mr. Ortiz' government clients have included the U.S. Air Force Material Command and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service.

Practices
Intellectual property licensing & acquisitions
Intellectual property litigation
Intellectual property portfolio development strategy counseling   
Intellectual property portfolio management
Patent preparation & prosecution
Trademark & copyright registrations

Technologies
Electrical/Electronic
Electro-mechanical
Mechanical
Computer hardware and software
Telecommunications
Semiconductors
Analog/digital electronics
Nanotechnology

Bar Admissions
State Bar of New Mexico
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Education
J.D., University of New Mexico , 1992, Managing Editor, NM Law Review
M.B.A. University of Phoenix , 1996, Emphasis in Technology Management
B.S.E.T. New Mexico State University , 1989, Emphasis in Electronics

Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association