Darrin A. Auito
Email: dauito@whda.com
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Education:
Case Western Reserve University, School of Law (J.D., 2004)
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management (M.B.A. with concentration in Entrepreneurship, 2004)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (NIOSH Fellowship; M.S.E., 2000)
G.M.I. Engineering & Management Institute (B.S.E., 1998)

Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 2004
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 2004

Member:
State Bar of Michigan
American Intellectual Property Law Association

Prior Affiliation:
Applied Safety & Ergonomics, Inc.

Lectures / Publications:
Japan Intellectual Property Association, "Recently Proposed Patent Legislation," Washington, D.C., 2005, 2007, 2009
Japan Intellectual Property Association, "Discovery Issues in U.S. Patent Litigation," Washington, D.C., 2009
Japan Patent Attorney Association, "Determining Obviousness in View of KSR," Japan, 2007

Practices:
Intellectual property litigation (including ITC §337 investigations)
Patent preparation and prosecution (worldwide)
Patent portfolio management
Infringement and validity opinions