Ulmer & Berne LLP

Seth A. Voit

Associate

Patents
Trademarks/Copyrights
eBusiness
Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition/Non-Competes
Intellectual Property/Litigation
Intellectual Property/Licensing

Cincinnati Office
p 513.698.5068
f 513.698.5069

svoit@ulmer.com

At a Glance

Seth’s practice focuses on intellectual property and encompasses patent, trademark and licensing matters. He prepares and facilitates ongoing prosecution of patent applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the electrical, mechanical, and computer science arts. His areas of expertise include semiconductors, state machines, thin-film transistors, ink jet printers, automotive control systems, bar-code scanners, automotive transmissions, fuel delivery technologies, magnetostrictive wave guides, automotive manufacturing systems, C++, UNIX/Linux programming and data warehousing. Prior to becoming an attorney, Seth was an electrical engineer with American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio. At American Electric Power, he was responsible for the development and maintenance of control systems, data acquisition units and computer systems for power delivery. In addition, Seth was a law clerk with the NCR Corporation in Dayton, Ohio.

Practices/Industries

Litigation
Intellectual Property
Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition/Non-Competes

Business
Intellectual Property & Technology
International
Privacy, Data Protection & Information Security

Technology
eBusiness
Intellectual Property/Licensing
Intellectual Property/Litigation
Patents
Privacy, Data Protection & Information Security
Technology Transactions
Trademarks/Copyrights

Areas of Concentration

Patents
Trademarks
Licensing

Education

Ohio Northern University (B.S.E.E., 2001)

University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., cum laude,2006) CALI Award, Intellectual Property and Patent Prosecution; Moot Court, Intellectual Property

Representative Experience

Advised clients during negotiations with potential licensees in order to minimize incurred risk.
Performed patentability studies and clearance studies related to various technologies.
Prepared and facilitated ongoing prosecution of international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Litigation experience includes patent infringement and computer software copyright infringement.
Analyzed DMCA provisions to evaluate whether client’s actions were in violation.

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association

Admissions

State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office