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Joseph J. Pytel

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    Overview

    Joe Pytel is an intellectual property attorney in Dickinson Wright’s Troy office who focuses his practice on patent prosecution, portfolio development, and strategic IP counseling. He advises clients on electrical, mechanical, computer hardware, and software technologies, including artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicle controls, decentralized computing, and mobile computing. His practice also includes patentability and infringement opinions.

    Before entering the legal profession, Joe worked at Electronic Data Systems and Hewlett Packard, supporting a major automotive manufacturer as a software engineer, engineering project manager, and global ITIL process owner for Change and Release Management.

    Experience

    • Advised an artificial intelligence innovator on intellectual property protection and patent prosecution for AI technologies.
    • Managed international trademark matters for a Fortune 500 company, including clearance searches, prosecution, due diligence, litigation, and dispute resolution.
    • Developed a global patent portfolio for a Tier One automotive supplier involving advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and steer-by-wire technologies.
    • Managed a U.S. patent portfolio spanning mobility, consumer products, industrial technologies, building systems, and energy technologies.
    • Advised a German multinational engineering and technology company on intellectual property protection involving artificial intelligence and machine learning.
    • Counseled Fortress Power, a battery energy storage systems manufacturer, on intellectual property matters.

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