Peter L. Holmes
Counsel
Peter Holmes is Counsel with Leech Tishman and a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group and the LaunchPad Group. Peter is based in the LAX – El Segundo office, where he focuses his practice on assisting dynamic companies, innovators and creatives in securing patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights in all aspects of IP assessments and counseling.
Peter works closely with his clients to provide services related to patents, trademarks, technology transactions, licensing, patent analyses/studies, patent/IP portfolio assessments, due diligence/freedom to operate analyses, infringement/validity opinions, post-issuance proceedings, litigation support and other IP-related matters.
Peter has over 20 years of experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications involving a range of technologies including, but not limited to, electronics, various mechanical arts, aerospace, medical devices, e-commerce and software, including inventions relating to communication devices and networks, analog and digital electronics, semiconductor, electro-optic and nanotech devices, satellites, space vehicles, detection and ranging devices, printers (laser, inkjet, 3D), motorcycle accessories, utility knives and tools, drug/bolus delivery systems, intraocular lenses, optical systems and devices, vision enhancement, three-dimensional imagery/cinema, electronic transactions, authentication technologies and protocols, electronic/online platforms, graphical user interfaces, and ornamental designs (U.S. design patents).
Prior to law school, Peter worked as an Electrical Engineer for Hughes Aircraft Company.
For a list of recent patent application/prosecution matters that Peter has been involved in, please click here.
Academics
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University
Admissions
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
California
Experience
Peter L. Holmes PLC
Henricks, Slavin & Holmes LLP
Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Hughes Aircraft Company