Patent Attorney in Colorado -- Eric W. Cernyar, P.C.

Graduate Education:

J.D., University of Texas School of Law (1997)

Graduated in top 3% of class, with a cumulative GPA of 3.93

Member of the Texas Law Review, a Chancellor, and the Order of the Coif

Undergraduate Education:

Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1994)

Graduated summa cum laude with a 3.98/4.00 GPA.

LSAT score: 171/180.

2007: Admitted to practice law in Colorado.

2006: Co-author, "How to Draft a Persuasive Markman Brief," 2nd Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Course: Fast-Track Litigation (State Bar of Texas CLE seminar), Lake Tahoe, California, August 2006.

2005-2006: Presented two patent infringement plaintiff's cases at Markman hearings.

2004: Named a "Texas Rising Star" in "Intellectual Property Law" in the July 2004 issues of the Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazines, a distinction reserved to only 2.5% of Texas lawyers. Texas Rising Stars are nominated by "Texas Super Lawyers" who are asked to name the best lawyers who are no more than 40 years-old or who have practiced for no more than 10 years.

2004: Oral argument before the Federal Circuit in a patent infringement case and before the Fifth Circuit in a trademark infringement case.

2004: Author, "What's New (and Old) in Trademark/Unfair Competition Damages," 2004 Annual Meeting of the State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 2004.

2001-present: Owner of Eric W. Cernyar, P.C.

1999-2001: Associate with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

1999: Licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

1997-1999: Briefing attorney for Justices Raul Gonzalez and Alberto Gonzales of the Texas Supreme Court.

1997: Admitted to practice law in Texas.