Daniel J. Smola

As a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland office, Daniel J. Smola frequently finds solutions for clients in U.S. and international patent preparation and the prosecution of utility and design applications. He has patent drafting experience in a variety of industries, including: plumbing, extrusion, injection molding, radiation crosslinking of polymers, tire, marine, commercial flooring, medical device, professional tool, musical instrument accessories and household products, among others. Dan has participated in various Patent Office Quality Initiative programs including the Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (PETTP) and the Site Experience Education Program (SEE).  As part of these programs, Dan has had the rare opportunity to conduct multiple Q&A sessions with groups of Patent Examiners to hear their feedback on working with Applicants and their respective patent attorneys.  Having this unique perspective allows Dan to develop and implement various prosecution strategies based on his intimate knowledge of the patent examination process and the Patent Examiners themselves.

Dan also counsels clients with respect to branding policies with a focus on the selection, filing and enforcement of trademarks.  Dan has drafted and prosecuted numerous trademark applications, both in the U.S. and internationally, and is experienced with the prosecution of trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings.  He has transactional experience in the preparation of nondisclosure, license, transfer, purchase, co-existence, and settlement agreements for patents, trademarks and domain names and conducts IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.  Dan also has extensive experience in conducting patentability, freedom-to-operate and trademark clearance searches and preparing related opinions.  Dan provides counseling to corporate general counsel, corporate management and foreign associates to oversee the management of clients’ intellectual property portfolios including the development and the implementation of various IP strategies.

Dan is actively involved in the intellectual property community and has attended several patent and trademark programs, including the AIPLA Patent Prosecution Boot Camp with Associates (2015), the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting (2015-18) and the INTA Trademark Administrator and Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting (2016).

• Croniser, Pascoe & Smola Elected to Partnership at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
  January 20, 2015

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  USPTO Requires U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants

  July 23, 2019