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For nearly two decades, Vlad has helped clients protect and defend their intellectual property. Vlad advises clients in the areas of strategic patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, licensing, and foreign protection in a broad range of industries, including electronics, communications, computer, information technology, medical devices, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and healthcare. Vlad also helps clients navigate open source software licenses, including compliance and IP strategy. In addition, Vlad advises clients with validity proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and enforcement proceedings in federal district courts. Before becoming a lawyer, Vlad worked as a firmware engineer for St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division (now Abbott) where he developed software, firmware, and hardware for implantable pacemakers and defibrillators. Before that, Vlad developed algorithms and firmware for cochlear implants at Advanced Bionics. He also has industry experience in web applications and IP telephony.