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Noel Gillespie is a Shareholder in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Intellectual Property practice group and Chair of Medical Technology Practice Group. Mr. Gillespie advises start up and emerging growth clients on strategic patent portfolio development and implementation to protect their technology and achieve their business objectives, the most important objectives being market share and premium pricing. He has extensive experience working with digital health, health information technology, and medical devices companies; telecommunications companies, especially wireless telecommunications companies; semiconductor; and software and Internet companies. His approach to patent portfolio development helps his clients ensure their patents guard these important objectives, even on a budget. Mr. Gillespie worked as an electrical engineer for many years, leading teams in the development of man-worn free space optical communication systems and early CDMA cellphones.

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • San Diego State University, B.S. in Electrical Engineering

  • Best Lawyers, Patent Law and Trademark Law, 2025-Present
  • Patent 1000, IAM, 2023-2025
  • IP leader, WIPR, 2023-2024
  • Leader of Influence in Life Sciences, San Diego Business Journal, 2024
  • Top Attorneys, IP Transactional, The Daily Transcript, 2009-2010

 

  • Member, The San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

  • Visiting Coach – University of San Diego School of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team
  • Member of the Biocom Medical Device Group
  • Former Wireless Healthcare SIG Co-Chair, CommNexus (now Evonexus)
  • San Diego Volunteer Law Program, HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic Volunteer

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