Dennis Keritsis focuses his work on patent prosecution and preparation. He services clients across a broad range of technical areas, including blockchain, cryptography, cybersecurity, networking, payment systems, artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, and industrial equipment. He works with a variety of clients, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. Additionally, Dennis has experience in conducting freedom-to-operate searches, invalidity searches, and non-infringement analyses.
Before joining the firm, Dennis was a Patent Agent at a patent preparation and prosecution boutique and a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. While working for the United States Air Force, he also gained extensive experience programming flight plans and embedded systems and is proficient in several programming languages. Dennis also worked as a graduate research assistant during his time at Western Michigan University, optimizing routing algorithms for CNC machines using genetic algorithms.
Credentials
Education
- M.S., Information Security: Computer Science, Western Michigan University, 2022
- M.B.A., Business Administration, Mercer University, 2016
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2010, cum laude
Admissions
- *Not admitted to the practice of law
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Government & Military Service
- Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (2016–2023)
- Electronics Engineer, United States Air Force (2010–2016)