Jason Fischer

Current

Law Clerk at Weston, Garrou, Walters & Mooney

Past

Legal Intern, Office of Research & Commercialization at University of Central Florida
Summer Associate, Needle & Rosenberg Intellectual Property Practice at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Implementation Consultant at Distributed Intelligence Systems Inc.

Software Developer at Distributed Intelligence Systems Inc.
Technical Support at Distributed Intelligence Systems Inc.

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Education

Barry University - Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Franklin Pierce Law Center
University of Florida

University of Florida

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Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

Jason Fischer’s Summary

I am currently working towards my J.D. with the intention of pursuing a career in Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. As a former software developer, my interests generally lie in the nexus between law and technology. However, the field of entertainment is a natural off-shoot for me, given my expertise with Copyrights and Trademarks, combined with a lifelong love of film, music, and literature. With my undergraduate degree in Computer Science, I am eligible to prosecute patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This would make me an ideal candidate for a position with a law firm that provides intellectual property services to technology companies. I intend to participate in all levels of IP protection and capitalization, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and licensing thereof.

Jason Fischer’s Specialties:

Software Development, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Software & Technology Licensing, Technology Transfer, Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation

Jason Fischer’s Experience

Law Clerk

Weston, Garrou, Walters & Mooney

(Law Practice industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Researching and drafting memoranda regarding jurisdictional rules of civil procedure
• Drafting evidentiary declarations to demonstrate common law trademark rights and actual confusion
• Preparing and revising joint agreements for the production of paid Internet content
• Formulating end user license agreement terms for websites and software packages
Legal Intern, Office of Research & Commercialization

University of Central Florida

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)

• Reviewing and revising confidential disclosure agreements
• Drafting memoranda regarding the registrability of proposed trademarks
• Preparing federal trademark applications to be filed by supervising attorney
• Evaluating strength of patent portfolios belonging to local startups seeking angel funding
Summer Associate, Needle & Rosenberg Intellectual Property Practice

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

July 2008 — August 2008 (2 months)

• Drafted provisional and nonprovisional patent applications
• Drafted arguments in response to Office Actions regarding pending patent applications
• Created claims charts and patent family maps for strategic decision making purposes
• Conducted prior art patentability searches
Implementation Consultant

Distributed Intelligence Systems Inc.

(Computer Software industry)

November 2001 — August 2006 (4 years 10 months)

• Installed and serviced 80+ North American installations of software packages
• Maintained customer service relationship with five client organizations
• Provided 24-hour support for customers and users
Software Developer

Distributed Intelligence Systems Inc.

(Computer Software industry)

April 1999 — November 2001 (2 years 8 months)

• Collected and implemented specifications for changes to software packages
• Participated in company’s exchange program with French office
Technical Support

Distributed Intelligence Systems Inc.

(Computer Software industry)

August 1998 — April 1999 (9 months)

• Provided telephone and on-site support for day-to-day software issues
• Wrote client specific and global documentation for software packages

Jason Fischer’s Education

Barry University - Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

J.D. , Law , 2006 — 2009

Class Rank: 4th out of 160 (Top 3%)

Achievements: Copyright Law Book Award (Fall 2008, top grade out of 14 students), Trademark Law Book Award (Fall 2008, top grade out of 30 students), Business Organizations Book Award (Fall 2007, top grade out of 81 students), Evidence Book Award (Fall 2007, top grade out of 66 students), 1L Oral Argument Competition (Spring 2007, placed in top 16 out of 203 students)

Activities and Societies:

Law Review (2008-09 Business Editor), Federalist Society, Delta Theta Phi

Pro Bono: IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, E-Pals Student Mentoring Program, America's Second Harvest Food Bank, Wekiwa Springs National Park Cleanup
Franklin Pierce Law Center

IP Summer Institute 2008 — 2008

Courses: Mining Patent Information in the New Millennium, Comparative and International Patent Law, Software Licensing
University of Florida

B.S. , Computer Science , 2006 — 2006

Special emphasis on Electrical Engineering subjects including: Computer Architecture, Fundamentals of Networking, and Integrated Circuit Design
University of Florida

B.S. , Computer Science , 1993 — 1998

Activities and Societies:

Phi Kappa Tau