Patent Calls Team

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Dr. Jose Melendez – Founder & CEO

Dr. Jose Melendez is the founder and CEO of Patent Calls, Inc., a company focused on providing technology based patent understandings that can be trusted. Dr. Melendez has evaluated thousands of patents and has provided litigation teams with unbiased product and technology information in support of patent cases involving hundreds of plaintiffs and defendants. Prior to founding Patent Calls, Dr. Melendez served as General Manager of Texas Instruments’ worldwide wireless infrastructure business, having previously led the Micro-components Technology Center for research also at TI. After leaving TI, Dr. Melendez built and managed several technology-driven entrepreneurial ventures, and has specialized in technology commercialization and intellectual property related matters. Dr. Melendez holds a BS EE and MS EECS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD EE from Stanford University. He is inventor of 26 U.S. patents.

Patrick Anderson – Director, Patent Analysis Services

Patrick Anderson provides insightful, relevant and actionable analysis of intellectual assets for Patent Calls’ Clients. Mr. Anderson served as counsel in numerous patent infringement lawsuits over the past years, including litigating cases through settlement, summary judgment and trial. Previously, he gained significant first-hand insights and knowledge regarding the origination of patents by studying and assisting with the drafting and prosecution of applications filed before the USPTO. As a graduate of Michigan State University College of Law, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Mr. Anderson has combined both litigation and prosecution experience to help clients set and achieve concrete goals when monetizing their IP. Mr. Anderson’s expertise in licensing and enforcing patents, particularly through litigation, provides a powerful perspective which now benefit Patent Calls’ Clients.

Mike Wejrowski – Vice President, Sales

Mike Wejrowski solves problems for attorneys and businesses challenged with monetizing patent assets by providing patent software solutions that optimize performance while saving time and money. Mr. Wejrowski has 15 years of successful experience in Software as a Service (SaaS) -based solution sales. Prior to joining Patent Calls, Mr. Wejrowski directed agency sales for API Healthcare after its acquisition of Clearview Staffing Software, Inc., where he was Vice President of Sales. At Clearview, Mr. Wejrowski built a leading SaaS-based sales delivery and pricing model while convincingly driving growth by doubling sales for the company during his tenure. Prior to joining Clearview, Mr. Wejrowski was a top sales producer for on-demand CRM software vendor, RightNow Technologies, Inc.

Courtney Smith – Communications

Courtney Smith connects with the intellectual property community by composing and distributing timely and insightful information relevant to patents and the companies that need to know about them. Ms. Smith manages media relations, publications, advertising, and marketing communications functions committed to facilitating relationships with Clients. Ms. Smith is also an inventor having a patent pending related to novel methods of analysis and reporting. Ms. Smith’s articles related to intellectual property litigation include specific insights into the patents involved and have received acclaim. Ms. Smith attended East Carolina University where she obtained a BS in Broadcast Journalism.