Robert
F. Gazdzinski • Peter J. Gutierrez
III • Julie
Melendez
Robert F. Gazdzinski
Managing Partner, Gazdzinski & Associates
Mr. Gazdzinski is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, and has been admitted to the State Bars of California, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania. He has also been admitted to United States District Courts
for the Southern District of California, District of New Jersey, and Eastern
District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Gazdzinski has a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of
Law, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of San Diego,
and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Drexel University. Mr. Gazdzinski
has also completed the Naval Nuclear Power Training program (comparable to a
Master's degree in nuclear engineering).
Prior to forming the Firm, Mr. Gazdzinski was associated with the law
firm of Knobbe, Martens, Olson and Bear in San Diego, CA for several years.
While at Knobbe Martens, Mr. Gazdzinski was responsible for domestic and
international patent and trademark prosecution for a number of clients, as
well as directing two patent evaluation and acquisition projects relating to
a wide spectrum of technologies including asynchronous transfer mode (ATM),
IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 1149 JTAG, virtual private networking (VPN), speech
recognition, IS-95, IS-54/136, GSM/PCS-1900, CDPD, IEEE 802.11 WLAN, FHSS,
ITU H.323, MPEG, and digital signal processing (DSP). Mr. Gazdzinski
also negotiated and drafted software licenses for a variety of clients.
Before joining Knobbe Martens, Mr. Gazdzinski was an extern with the New
Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, a senior nuclear engineer with Ogden
Corporation, a Naval Officer assigned to nuclear submarines and naval
intelligence, and a semiconductor research technician with IBM Corporation at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Mr. Gazdzinski also worked as an
operations assistant at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.
Mr. Gazdzinski is an inventor on eleven (11) issued U.S. Patents, and numerous
pending U.S. and international applications. He has also published several works relating to intellectual property and various topics relating
to nuclear engineering and electrical/electronics component aging, including
SAND-96-0344, which is currently used by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission as a licensing standard for nuclear plant electrical components
(see IEEE-Std. 1205-2000). He is also a member of the American Intellectual
Property Law Association, American Nuclear Society, and other professional
organizations.
Mr. Gazdzinski is also
co-founder and President of HoloWave Incorporated, developing next-generation holographic radio frequency
communications technologies, and co-founder of Fusioneer Systems, Inc., developing
micro-scale laser-based nuclear fusion technology. He is also the founder and
CEO of NeutraScan Corporation, dealing
with improved polymer aging evaluation techniques using subatomic particle
activation.
Peter J. Gutierrez, III
Mr. Gutierrez is an intellectual property attorney with the firm of Gazdzinski & Associates. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office, and has been admitted to the California Bar. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont , CA . Mr. Gutierrez has a broad multi-discipline engineering background in the fields of mechanical engineering, materials science and digital signal processing.
Prior to joining the firm of Gazdzinski & Associates, Mr. Gutierrez' engineering experience included employment with Pulse Engineering, Inc. in San Diego as a Mechanical engineer for the HS LAN and Telecom Divisions with primary responsibilities of providing improved magnetic packaging for the LAN and Cable television industries.
Mr. Gutierrez was also employed as a consultant for EG & G Belfab, Inc. (Daytona Beach, FL) under the direction of Joseph A. King, PhD., where he conducted research and failure analyses of edge-welded bellows using a SEM and EDS quantitative methods.
While at Harvey Mudd, Mr. Gutierrez was Engineering Clinic Team Leader for Boeing Rocketdyne (Canoga Park, CA), where he led a team in an alternative design effort of the Space Shuttle main combustion chamber (MCC) to nozzle joint.
Also at Harvey Mudd, Mr. Gutierrez worked with TRW, Inc. (El Segundo, CA) and was responsible for the application of neural network technology (back-propagation neural networks) to correct dynamic distortion in analog-to-digital converters (ADCs).
Ms. Melendez is an intellectual property attorney with
Gazdzinski & Associates, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent &
Trademark Office.
Ms. Melendez received her Juris Doctorate from Thomas
Jefferson School of Law and graduated with Cum Laude and Pro Bono Honors. She graduated in the top 25% of
her class and received a Certificate in Law, Technology & Communication.
Ms. Melendez also received Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
Awards and Jefferson Medals for accomplishments in Insurance Law and
Intellectual Property & Competition Law. Ms. Melendez was also listed on
the National Dean’s List and Thomas Jefferson School of Law Distinguished
Honor Roll during her law school career.
Ms. Melendez received a Bachelors of Science degree in
Biochemistry with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry from St. Mary’s
University in San Antonio, Texas graduating with honors. After receiving her BS,
she studied Molecular Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas,
Texas.
While in undergraduate school, Ms. Melendez participated in
summer research programs at Texas A&M University, Tufts University, and
the University of Michigan. Ms. Melendez’ scientific research regarding the
substrate specificity of Tyrosine Hydroxylase and Phenylalnine Hydroxylase
was published in Biochemistry. (Reversing the Substrate Specificities
of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Hydroxylase: Aspartate 425 of Tyrosine
Hydroxylase Is Essential for L-DOPA Formation.” Daubner, S. C.; Melendez,
J.; Fitzpatrick, P. F.; Biochemistry
; (Article);
2000; 39(32); 9652-9661. DOI: 10.1021/bi000493k)
Prior to attending law school,
Ms. Melendez taught Math and Science at Our Lady of Peace Middle School and
Geometry, Algebra I & II, and Biology at St. Gerard Catholic High School, both in San Antonio. At St.
Mary’s University, Ms. Melendez also assisted other students in the subjects of
Calculus, Finite Mathematics, Algebra, Trigonometry and Biochemistry at the
Learning Assistance Center.
Prior to joining Gazdzinski & Associates, Ms. Melendez interned with the United States Marine Corps Legal Assistance Center at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, as well as title insurance-related work with The Boss Law firm, and real-estate work with The Callahan Law Firm in San Diego.
Ms. Segbers is an associate attorney with the firm of Gazdzinski and Associates. She has been admitted to the State Bars of California and Oregon, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Segbers practiced in both the state and federal courts of San Diego. She has second chair attorney experience, and participated extensively on the defense team for several high profile criminal cases throughout Southern California.
Ms. Segbers has a Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo, graduating with distinction. While in law school, Ms. Segbers competed in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition and was awarded Pro Bono Honors while interning with the San Diego Public Defender’s office.