James M. Smith

Jim Smith is a co-founder of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds. For more than 30 years, Jim has helped universities, start-ups and emerging companies, small companies, and mid-sized corporations obtain, expand, and protect intellectual property rights.

Jim has devoted his career to the practice of intellectual property law with particular focus on patent prosecution, portfolio strategy and counseling, due diligence studies, opinions, freedom to operate studies and intellectual property litigation support.

Jim assists clients in the electronics, computer science, communications, physical science and various engineering fields including electrical, biomedical and mechanical engineering.

In addition to managing his practice, Jim serves on the firm’s Management Committee,
Board of Directors, and Practice and Procedures Committee.

Scientific & Technical Background

Jim assists clients with complex electronic and computer software advancements including in the areas of analog and digital circuits, network routers and algorithms, wireless communications, memory devices and systems, power supplies, speech processing and business applications.

Jim’s practice offers equal expertise in the physical sciences including medical devices,
infrared and electromagnetic sensors, electro-mechanical drives, lasers, cryotechnology, and optics.

Publications

• Battling infringement, Nature Biotechnology, January 2011
• When to Choose Trade Secret Protection Over a Patent, IAM magazine , January 2011

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Boston Patent Law Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Virginia