PROFESSIONALS
Alexander J. Antonio, Attorney
Alexander J. Antonio, a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, is a registered patent attorney, admitted to practice in the State of Texas and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Antonio is a skilled patent practitioner and counsels clients in all areas of patent portfolio management. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in a variety of technical areas including oil and gas equipment, home appliances, aerospace components, industrial equipment, medical devices, and computer software. In addition to his patent practice, Mr. Antonio advises clients in other areas of intellectual property including trademarks and intellectual property licensing agreements.
Before his legal career, Mr. Antonio was a mechanical engineer for FMC Technologies (now known as TechnipFMC), where he designed subsea oil and gas equipment for some of the most complex subsea oil and gas fields in the world.
EDUCATION & BAR ADMISSIONS
Juris Doctor, Texas A&M University School of Law
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
PUBLICATIONS
Policy Brief: How Does Texas Law Change the Legal Landscape for Automated Vehicles?
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Nov. 2017)
https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/PRC-2017-5.pdf (w/ Gretchen Stoeltje & Ginger Goodin).
Policy Brief: The Legal Status of Low Speed, Electric, Automated Vehicles in Texas,
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Jan. 2018)
https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/PRC-2018-1.pdf (w/ Gretchen Stoeltje & Ginger Goodin).
ACCOLADES
“Best Lawyer” Intellectual Property, S.A. Scene Magazine (2022)
“Rising Star Lawyer” Intellectual Property, S.A. Scene Magazine (2021)