Eric T. Jones
Mr. Jones focuses primarily on patent and trademark prosecution. He also handles patent and copyright licensing matters as well as patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation.
Before joining our firm, while a student at Southern Methodist University, Eric helped design equipment for aerodynamic flow-separation experiments under a NASA research grant. Following graduation he designed thermal imaging systems at Texas Instruments, then left TI to serve as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and, later, the Michigan Air National Guard. In the service he piloted fighter and trainer aircraft and provided platform instruction in jet engine technology, avionics, aeronautics, navigation, flight controls and weapon systems. He most recently served as a Mission Commander and Flight Commander in an F-16 fighter squadron.
Mr. Jones received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and his Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University Law School.
Mr. Jones is admitted to practice law in the Texas and Michigan state courts, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to practice patent law.
His publications include, "The 'Regards' Test of 35 U.S.C. § 112 2," and "The Obvious Advantage," both published in Intellectual Property Today.
Mr. Jones is a member of the Texas State Bar Association, the Michigan State Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Federation Internationale Des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI).
- Telephone: (248) 689-3500
- Facsimile: (248) 689-4071