About Dean Wolf

Mr. Wolf also served as chief IP counsel and Director of Intellectual Property for a number of start-up clients, successfully guiding them through various due diligence and M&A activities. Mr. Wolf received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, and earned dual degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara, including a B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a B.A. degree in Psychology. He is a member of the California State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Dean Wolf's Experience

3G Studios Inc. - General Counsel & Director of Intellectual Property/Licensing
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry March 2011 – Present (1 year 1 month) Reno, Nevada Area

3G Studios, Inc. is a private company specializing in video game development for platforms such as iPhone, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2 and Social Media. Functioning as General Counsel & Director of Intellectual Property/Licensing, my responsibilities include strategic business development; providing professional and strategic legal and related advice/analyses to governing board; counseling and handling corporate, legal, and investor-related transactions; prosecution and management of company’s patent and trademark portfolios; technology licensing and partnering arrangements; freedom to operate investigations; and M&A activities.

EcoTech Law Group, P.C. - Senior of Counsel
Law Practice industry; 2010 – Present (2 years)

Areas of practice include U.S. and foreign patent/trademark prosecution with focus on green technologies and computer/network-based technologies, licensing and technology transfers, patent portfolio strategic development, due diligence analysis, freedom to operate analysis, patent infringement/validity investigation and opinions, patent litigation support, business development, associate/practitioner educational training. Notable roles which I serve/served (while working at Ecotech):

• General Counsel, In The Telling, Inc., Boulder, Co, (2010-Present)
• Director Of Intellectual Property, Tunipop, Inc., Boulder, Co, (2010-Present)
• Director Of Intellectual Property, 3G Studios, Inc., Reno, Nv, (2010-Present)

General Counsel - In The Telling
Motion Pictures and Film industry; October 2010 – Present (1 year 6 months)

In The Telling, Inc. is a private company specializing in multimedia presentation and digital publishing technology. Responsibilities include strategic business development; providing professional and strategic legal and related advice/analyses to governing board; regulatory compliance; management of corporate business and legal transactions; company intellectual asset management; technology licensing and partnering arrangements; intellectual property audits and due diligence reviews; patent and trademark prosecution; freedom to operate investigations and opinions; M&A activities; etc.

Director of Intellectual Property- 3Tera, Inc.
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry; 2009 – April 2010 (1 year)

Since 2007, Dean Wolf worked as the primary outside counsel for 3tera, Inc., and worked closely with 3tera management and engineers to develop and manage 3tera's intellectual property portfolio. He was brought in-house as Director of Intellectual Property in 2009, where he continued to develop and manage 3tera's intellectual property assets, and participate in various M&A activities, including the eventual acquisition of 3tera, Inc. in March 2010 by Computer Associates, Inc.

Chief Outside Intellectual Property Counsel - Siri, Inc.
2009 – 2010 (1 year)

Dean Wolf worked as the primary outside intellectual property counsel for Siri, Inc., and worked closely with Siri's management and engineers to develop and manage Siri's intellectual property portfolio, and to participate in various M&A activities, including the eventual acquisition of Siri, Inc. in May 2010 by Apple, Inc.

Chief Outside Intellectual Property Counsel - Kontera
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry; 2005 – 2010 (5 years)

Dean Wolf worked as the primary outside intellectual property counsel for Kontera Technologies, Inc., and worked closely with Kontera management and engineers to develop and manage Kontera's intellectual property portfolio, and strategic intellectual asset management.

Intellectual Property/Patent Attorney - Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson (WAVSIP)
Partnership; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry; 2008 – October 2009 (1 year)

Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP is a San Francisco Bay Area intellectual property law firm specializing in patent portfolio development and strategic counseling. My primary areas of practice included technology licensing, U.S. and foreign patent & trademark prosecution for various high-tech, institutional, and start-up companies. Other areas of practice included patent portfolio strategic development, due diligence analysis, technology transfers, freedom to operate analysis, patent infringement/validity investigation and opinions, patent litigation support, business development, and associate/practitioner educational training. Notable roles which I served (while working at Weaver Austin):

• Patent Portfolio Manager And Licensing Specialist For Igt, Inc., Reno, Nv, (2007-2009)
• Chief Outside Ip Counsel At Kontera Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, Ca, (2005-2009)
• Chief Outside Ip Counsel And Director Of Intellectual Property, 3Tera, Inc., Aliso Viejo, Ca, (2007-2009)

Patent Attorney - Beyer Weaver LLP
Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry; 1998 – 2007 (9 years)

Beyer & Weaver, LLP (now reorganized as Beyer Law Group, and Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson) is an intellectual property law firm specializing in patent, trademark and copyright matters. During my tenure at Beyer & Weaver, my primary areas of practice included U.S. and foreign patent & trademark prosecution for various high-tech companies including Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Kaiser Permanente, Sandisk Corp., Altera, Apple, and various high-tech startup companies based Silicon Valley. My primary area of expertise focused on computer hardware, software, and network-based technologies. Other areas of practice included licensing and technology transfers, patent portfolio strategic development, due diligence analysis, freedom to operate analysis, patent infringement/validity investigation and opinions, patent litigation support, business development, and associate/practitioner educational training. I also served as chief outside IP counsel for Webvan, Inc., and was responsible for development and prosecution of Webvan’s entire patent portfolio.

President and Founder - IP LAW CORPORATION
2002 – 2005 (3 years)

IP Law Corporation counsels high technology clients in all aspects of intellectual property. The firm specializes in strategic IP counseling, IP portfolio development and management, as well as in developing and executing IP licensing programs. Primary areas of practice include patent/trademark prosecution with emphasis on computer and software-based technologies.

Patent Attorney - MAJESTIC, PARSONS, SIEBERT & HSUE
1992 – 1996 (4 years)

Areas of practice include patent/trademark prosecution, patent/trademark litigation, patent/trademark searching and analysis thereof, patent/trademark infringement analyses, copyright/trademark ex-parte seizure actions, legal research and drafting of supporting legal documentation. Additional responsibilities include management of in-house legal and technological databases, continuing educational support related to emerging multimedia and internet technologies, and fee collection.