Staas and Halsey _LLP Welcomes New Patent Attorney: Sunil Chacko

            Staas and Halsey _LLP is pleased to announce that patent attorney Sunil Chacko has joined the firm. He specializes in providing clients with patent application analysis and recommendations, preparations of responses and amendments to Office Actions, and provides claim reviews before filing applications to avoid potential 35 U.S.C. 112(f), 112(b), and 101 issues. Mr. Chacko worked as a Wire Field Engineer where he performed Wireline operations to provide clients with reliable reservoir data as well as producing and updating technical documents and handbooks for Navigational Landing Systems (NLS).

            Mr. Chacko has an electrical engineering degree (B.S.EE) from the University of Oklahoma. He has a law degree (J.D.) from the George Washington University law school. Mr. Chacko worked as a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office where he examined patent applications, performed art searches, identified patentable subject matter, and wrote Office Actions. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar and is a registered U.S. patent attorney.