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Francisco Castro, Ph.D.
Partner
Email. fcastro@mcandrews-ip.com
Tel. (312) 775-8000
Education
Drexel University, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
Drexel University, M.S. Electrical Engineering
Drexel University, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
Chicago-Kent College of Law, JD, Honors
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Virginia. Member of the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Professional Experience
Dr. Francisco Castro joined the firm in 2009. Prior to joining, Dr. Castro was an attorney with Cooley Godward Kronish and DLA Piper in Reston, Virginia. His practice concentrates on patent prosecution and counseling, advising clients in the fields of telecommunications, imaging, photonics, semiconductors, and nanotechnology.
Dr. Castro brings significant industrial experience on behalf of clients. As a Principal Staff Research Engineer at Motorola, he developed novel solid-state image sensor architectures and advanced imaging systems. Previously, while a Member of the Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies, he developed systems for high-speed optical switching.
Dr. Castro’s graduate work included research on quantum structures for photonic applications, semiconductor device modeling, and non-linear optical devices. He is author or co-author of more than 30 technical papers and is a named inventor in four US-issued patents.
Publications And Activities- "Intellectual Property Aspects of the Nanoinformatics 2020 Roadmap," talk presented at Nanoinformatics 2011, December 2011, Arlington, Virginia
- "Analyzing Nanotechnology Patenting Activity," Nanotechnology Now, November 2011
- "An Overview of USPTO's Class 977-Nanotechnology in 2010," Nanotechnology Law and Business, Spring 2011
- Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Nanotechnology Law and Business
- Member of the Corporate IP Management Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
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