Ian Mahany-Horton helps corporate clients protect their intellectual property through drafting and prosecuting patent applications and advising them on patent portfolio strategies for their innovations. Ian has experience working on patent matters for mechanical, electrical, and software technologies, including:
- 5G networking
- Mobile device location determination
- Self-driving car software
- Autonomous mobile robot hardware and software
- Cryogenic catheters
- Ex vivo organ perfusion systems
- Medical triage software
- Biopsy sample processing station
- AI dental diagnosis systems
- Energy storage systems
- Solar power systems
- Quantum computers
- Greenhouse gas emissions monitoring software
- RFID chips
- X-ray detectors
Ian also performs patentability and freedom-to-operate (FTO) searches and prepares analyses to guide clients’ strategic decisions. He also handles appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
When working with corporate executives, technical leaders, inventors, and in-house counsel, Ian brings his own technical experience to these interactions from having earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics with a focus on mechanical engineering, and having worked as a standards engineer for an aircraft manufacturer. He also has experience managing international patent prosecutions via collaboration with counsel in countries outside the United States.