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Pierre has more than 25 years of experience in developing, protecting, and litigating the patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property ownership rights of emerging and established tech companies, assisting these companies in protecting their IP assets from copying and unauthorized use. He is a former partner in the IP groups of two leading global law firms and a former shareholder of McKool Smith, PC, one of the top IP law firms in the U.S. for licensing and enforcement of IP rights.  

Pierre has represented clients in federal district courts throughout the U.S., the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Pierre obtained his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law, a Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rice University.

Pierre is a former two-year-term judicial law clerk for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which handles appeals in patent cases from federal courts throughout the nation.