Intellectual Property Technical Expert
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Technical Advisor / Patent Agent at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Past
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- Senior Vice President of Engineering at Fastmobile
- Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University
- Director, CDMA Wireless R&D at UTStarcom
- Manager, Wireless Systems and Architecture at 3com
- Writer at Exposé
- Education
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- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- University of California, Davis
- Clarkson University
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Mike Borella’s Summary
Michael Borella is technical advisor and patent agent at a high-tech law firm, specializing in patent prosecution and litigation advice for telecommunications, engineering, and software companies.
Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Fastmobile, Inc., where he ran multiple development teams in the US and China totaling over 60 staff members. His role included management of server and mobile handset software development, architecture, testing, program management and intellectual property administration. After successfully launching five major messaging services from Europe to Asia and the US, the company was sold to Research in Motion (RIM).
Previously to that, he was Director of R&D in the UTStarcom CDMA business unit, where he managed all R&D functions within this group. His staff totaled over 75 engineers and managers in the US and India. His other responsibilities include product and feature definition, standards, intellectual property development, business development, and customer interaction. In addition to UTStarcom, he has held positions at 3Com , IBM and ROLM, and has consulted to various high-tech companies and served as an expert witness.
Mike has taught at a number of universities, including Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he was an adjunct professor in the Masters of Information Technology Program (MITP). He has published numerous technical papers and been granted over 65 patents. He has been recognized numerous times within UTStarcom and 3Com for his contributions to their respective intellectual property development programs, including being named “Inventor of the Year” by 3Com in 2000.
Mike Borella’s Specialties:
3G wireless / CDMA2000 technology expert, years of experience with technical management, international standards and intellectual property.
Mike Borella’s Experience
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Technical Advisor / Patent Agent
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
September 2007 — Present (9 months)
Prosecutes patents and advises in litigation matters for high-tech companies in the Telecom, Software, Engineering, and Aviation sectors.
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Senior Vice President of Engineering
Fastmobile
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)
November 2006 — October 2007 (1 year)
Responsible for client and server software development, test, architecture and project management of multiple instant messaging, email and productivity applications. Running a team of over 60 engineers, managers and directors across US and China locations.
Mobile operator launches include Helio Ocean, FIN and their Mail for Microsoft Exchange clients, Mail@Metro (MetroPCS), BT Mobile Address Backup, and Globe IMEVRYWHR.
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Adjunct Professor
Northwestern University
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2000 — June 2007 (7 years 4 months)
Taught a 10-week course covering TCP/IP. The focus of the course is developing real-world protocol expertise by analyzing real network traffic. Topics include Ethernet, PPP, TCP/IP, UDP, routing, DNS, IPv6, DHCP, FTP, and more. Also discussed business and organizational aspects of software engineering management.
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Director, CDMA Wireless R&D
UTStarcom
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; UTSI; Telecommunications industry)
May 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 6 months)
In charge of all R&D operations including software development, network management, test, and architecture, as well as internal product management. Directly responsible for the activities of 75 engineers and managers in the Chicago and Bangalore offices. In charge of requirements development for the China offices.
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Manager, Wireless Systems and Architecture
3com
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; COMS; Telecommunications industry)
August 1997 — May 2003 (5 years 10 months)
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Writer
Exposé
(Telecommunications industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
Mike Borella’s Education
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
J.D., 2007 — 2011 (expected)
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University of California, Davis
Ph.D., Computer Science, 1991 — 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- IEEE Student Member
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Clarkson University
B.S., Computer Science / Technical Wiriting, August 1987 — May 1991
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Mike Borella’s Interests:
Family, music, reading, weightlifting, running.
Mike Borella’s Groups:
IEEE member
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology member
Mike Borella’s Honors:
UTStarcom "in appreciation of outstanding work" award, 2005
UTStarcom Platinum Inventor (20 patents filed), 2005
UTStarcom Gold Inventor (10 patents filed), 2004
UTStarcom Silver Inventor (5 patents filed), 2004
3Com Inventor of the Year, 2000.
3Com Platinum Inventor (30 patent applications filed), 2000.
3Com Gold Inventor (20 patent applications filed), 1999.
3Com Silver Inventor (10 patent applications filed), 1999.
Best paper nomination, IEEE Infocom, 1998.
Top-Three Student Paper, “Computer Privacy vs. Freedom of Information,” Committee for Freedom of Expression, 1991.
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