Ashley Rhoades

Ashley Rhoades is a specialist in the Intellectual Property Department who has more than 15 years of legal experience. She concentrates her legal support in the area of mechanical patent law.

• Prepares, revises, reviews, and files U.S. provisional, U.S. utility, and Patent Cooperative Treaty (PCT) applications within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Maintains large and small client portfolios for U.S. utility applications, PCT applications, and national phase (worldwide) applications
• Monitors various action items to keep applications in good standing
• Prepares legal documents for clients, foreign agents and associates, governmental agencies, other law firms, and corporations
• Provides legal support on a variety of intellectual property matters
• Utilizes patent software, including PattsyWave; websites for the USPTO, including Electronic Filing System (EFS) and Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS); WIPO; and the European Patent Register

Practice Areas

Prior Experience

• Brooks Kushman P.C., Docket Paralegal, Foreign Filing Administrator, 2011-2015
• Brinks Gilson & Lione LLP, Legal Assistant, Docket Assistant, 2001-2011