Clifford D. Hyra - Reston, VA
Attorney at Symbus Law Group, LLC
Intellectual Property Law Lawyers in Reston, VA
11710 Plaza America Drive Suite 2000 Reston, VA 20190 - 5904
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Reston Intellectual Property Law Lawyer
Updated: 08/13/2012
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property Law
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
Attorney Information
Overview
Clifford D. Hyra is a member of Symbus Law Group, LLC and the author of the intellectual property law blog Patents 101.
Clifford is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience in the field of intellectual property. He has a background in aerospace engineering and graduated magna cum laude from the George Mason University School of Law. Clifford spent several years managing a heavy patent and trademark docket at an IP boutique firm in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, before moving on to found Hyra IP, PLC and then to merge his practie into Symbus Law Group. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia and to represent clients located anywhere in the country before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Clifford specializes in domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution and has filed and prosecuted hundreds of patent and trademark applications. He also has considerable experience negotiating the settlement of patent and trademark disputes, conducting trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings, carrying out appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, registering copyrights, drafting contracts for the transfer of copyrights, resolving domain name disputes, drafting patent opinions, conducting patent and trademark searches, and more.
Clifford's clients run the gamut from individual entrepreneurs to multinational corporations. His clients include many businesses in the local Reston/Fairfax County/Northern Virginia area as well as all across the country and overseas.
Education
Legal Education
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George Mason University School of Law,
Arlington,
Virginia
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Non Legal Education
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Virginia Tech
B.S.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Member
Past Positions
- The Law Office of James C. Wray, Intellectual Property Lawyer, Patent Agent, and Law Clerk
- Hyra IP, PLC, Founder and Managing Member, December 22, 2008 - July 5, 2012
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Virginia Supreme Court
Specialties and Certifications
- Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Other Affiliations
- Virginia Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- District of Columbia Bar
- American Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar
- International Trademark Association
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Contact
11710 Plaza America Drive
Suite 2000
Reston, VA 20190 - 5904
Fax Number: (866) 913-3501 (Toll-Free)
Email: Send a message
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http://www.symbus.com
- http://Patents101.com (Patents101: Answering All of Your Questions About IP)
- http://www.symbus.com/Blog
Hours: M-F 8:30 AM 7:00 PM ET
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