PRACTICE AREAS AND INDUSTRIES SERVED Kristen Gruber's practice focuses on patent prosecution in the fields of chemical, computer and software engineering and in the aerospace, manufacturing, nanotechnology, oilfield, semiconductor and telecommunications industries. EXPERIENCE Previously, Ms. Gruber was a senior systems engineer for Lockheed Martin and a process engineering technician for ATMEL Corporation. She has experience in the Thin Films area of semiconductor manufacturing, Department of Defense missile systems as well as NASA hardware design, implementation and testing. Professional Activities and Memberships - American Intellectual Property Law Association
presentations
- "Using IP to Fuel Your Business," American Chemical Society's 13th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, College Park, Maryland (2009)
Education - J.D., University of Houston Law Center (2010)
- M.E., Software Engineering, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2009)
- Certificate in Secured Software Systems, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2005)
- M.B.A., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2004)
- B.S., Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines (2000)
admissions- State Bar of Texas
- United State Patent and Trademark Office
Languages - French (basic)
- Spanish (conversational)
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