José Jimenez

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José Jimenez
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Biography
Professional experience
Education
Biography

José Jimenez is part of Culhane Meadows’ IP and Patent practice groups, where he counsels and represents individuals/small businesses, start-ups as well as more established clients in the Electrical, Electro-Mechanical and Medical Device sectors. José also serves as onsite patent counsel for a consumer product development company and for a start-up entertainment electronics company.

As a registered Patent Attorney, José prepares and prosecutes patent and trademark applications before the US Patent & Trademark Office and counsels clients as well on trade secrets and copyright issues.  José previously served as Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for American Medical Systems and was a partner with two intellectual property firms in Minnesota, Patterson & Thuente and at Kagan Binder PLLC.

José counsels clients with business acumen honed from his experience in corporate transactional work gained through many years of in-house leadership positions held at a number of Fortune 500 companies. José also gained corporate operational experience in both the US and in Latin America as a General Manager and as a Quality Director. Jose is also on the faculty of Patent Resources Group (PRG) teaching Patent Strategies for Business.

Professional experience
  • American Medical Systems, Chief IP Counsel
  • Patterson & Thuente
  • Kagan Binder
Education
  • John Marshall Law School, J.D.
  • Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, M.B.A.
  • Northwestern University, B.S. in Electrical Engineering