Zachary Cleary advises global technology leaders and start-ups alike to develop comprehensive, strategy-driven patent portfolios in a variety of technology areas. His creative and thoughtful approach helps clients protect their products with utility patents, design patents, trademarks and trade secrets.

 Zachary prepares and prosecutes provisional, nonprovisional, US national stage and international patent applications of the highest quality to suit his clients’ needs. Using the latest patent/examiner data analytics tools, and guided by 15 years of industry experience, Zachary steers patent applications to allowance while enhancing their value in a cost-effective manner. Zachary has submitted multiple appeal briefs to the USPTO to reverse “abstract idea” rejections and protect his clients’ software products.

 In addition, Zachary’s experience includes consumer devices, medical devices and clinic software, photovoltaic cells, petroleum engineering, audio/acoustic technology, graphic user interfaces, rocket fuel injectors, cash distribution machines, telecommunication networks, power distribution/management systems, smart grid network devices, fiber optic systems, steel-ceramic composite armor for tanks, water filtration systems, artificial intelligence/machine-learning (AI/ML) modeling systems, predictive analytics, e-commerce, tax/insurance technology, large-scale data management, drones, autonomous vehicles, robotics, cranial implants, sternal implants, implantable cardiac devices, spinal stimulation devices, neurological implants, neurostimulation devices, cardiac monitoring technology, remote therapy technology, genetics, dental/orthodontal implants, orthopedic implants, biotech software, medical imaging hardware and software, light sheet fluorescence spectroscopy (LSFM), handheld chemical analysis devices, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, fintech, vehicle mounting accessories, furniture and appliances, industrial/aesthetic designs, graphics processing for video games, device/user authentication technology, ultrasonic scanning systems (industrial equipment maintenance, geological modeling), cybersecurity, software developer tools, AR/VR imaging and spatial recognition software, quantum computing, and indoor farming systems. Hundreds of patent portfolios across industries have reached commercial success with Zachary’s guidance.

 Zachary also has experience as an in-house research and test engineer for a telecom equipment manufacturing firm where he designed product tests, performed competitive patent landscape analyses, drafted invention disclosures and managed a large patent portfolio. Today, he leverages this in-house experience with his physics background and passion for technology to develop and monetize forward-looking patent portfolios which secure his clients' competitive advantages.