Lester Vincent’s IP practice includes patent prosecution, transactions, due diligence work, agreements, opinions (including validity, infringement, patentability, right-to-practice (RTP), and freedom-to-operate (FTO) opinions), counseling, offensive and defensive patent issues, licensing, and litigation. He also handles copyright and open source issues. He works with foreign IP firms and foreign clients with respect to domestic and international patent prosecution, including Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) work.
The technical focus of his practice includes electronics, computer technology, automotive technology, communications, optical systems, green technologies, software, semiconductors, and mechanical devices.
Lester has been named an IP Star from 2014 to 2020 by the Managing Intellectual Property guide to IP firms and lawyers.
Professional Activities
Member, California State Bar Association
Honors and Awards
Named to Managing Intellectual Property’s list of IP Stars, 2014 - 2020
Experience
Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.
- Guided start-ups through Fortune 500 companies with respect to identifying IP for protection, filing for patent protection, and prosecuting patent applications
- Provided assistance to foreign clients and associates with respect to patent filings in the United States
- Assisted with software audits regarding open source issues
- Performed patent reviews
- Represented parties in patent matters before the International Trade Commission and US District Courts, including the Eastern District of Texas
