Todd is a registered United States, Australian, New Zealand patent attorney based in Denton County, Texas.

 

Todd has extensive experience in procuring and defending important intellectual property, including patents and trademarks. He is one of only a small number of actively tri-licensed U.S., Australian, and New Zealand patent attorneys. His specialties include software patents and Internet technology, intellectual property for start-up businesses, medical device patents, and general mechanical technology.

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Todd was an examiner in one of the medical device examining units at the United States Patent & Trademark Office prior to becoming a patent and trade mark attorney. This provided Todd with a unique insight into the patenting process.

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While a patent attorney in the U.S., Todd was involved in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in the Michelson patent portfolio, the bulk of 

which was sold to Medtronic for US$1.35 Billion in 2005. Much of his work factored in favourable multi-million dollar judgements and settlements for his clients.

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Todd is in an excellent position to utilize his extensive experience in working with high net-worth inventions to guide and benefit his clients, which range from individual inventors to multi-national corporations. One of his articles on patenting methods of medical treatment has been cited in a brief in an important patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Todd is professionally licensed with the patent offices of the U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand. He is admitted to the Bar in Texas (active), Washington D.C. (active), California, Virginia and Ohio.

 

 

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Professional Qualifications

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• U.S. patent attorney/agent (1997)

• Australian patent and trade mark attorney (2006)

• New Zealand patent and trade mark attorney (2006)

• Attorney at law, Texas (2023)

• Attorney at law, California (inactive)(2012)

• Attorney at law, Ohio (inactive)(2004)

• Attorney at law, Washington, D.C. (2001)

• Attorney at law, Virginia (inactive)(1999)

• Masters of Industrial Property (2004), University of Technology Sydney

• Juris Doctor (1998), University of Toledo

• Masters of Science (Engineering)(1995), Purdue University

• Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Comprehensive Science)(Hons.)(1993), Ashland University

 

Professional Affiliations

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• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

 

Experience

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• Patent Attorney (United States), 2000-present

• Patent Attorney (Australia and New Zealand), 2006-present

• Patent Examiner (United States Patent & Trademark Office), 1998-2000

• Patent intern (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany), 1997-1998

 

Professional Publications

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• A Track I to PTA Delay, Delay, Delay, Todd Martin, Innovate vol. 17 (December 16, 2024)

• Patentability of Methods of Medical Treatment: A comparative Study, Todd M. Martin, 82 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc’y 381 (2000)

• New Appellate Decision Clarifies Australian Law Concerning Patentability of Methods of Medical Treatment, Todd M. Martin, 82 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc’y 645 (2000)

• Entitlement to Confusion? The Potential Trap for the Australian Patentee, Todd M. Martin, Institute of Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia Newsletter (December, 2009)

• Righting Inventorship Wrongs—A Multijurisdictional Overview, Todd M. Martin and Pervin Taleyarkhan, ABA Landslide Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 59-64 (September/October 2017)

 

Expertise

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• Software, Internet and information technology, including AI technology

• Medical devices

• General mechanical engineering

• Interactive smartphone and IoT systems and communications

• Athletic equipment

 

BSci, MSci, MIP, JD Principal of Southern Cross Intellectual Property Pty Ltd

Todd is a registered U.S., Australian and New Zealand patent and trademark attorney and lawyer licensed in multiple U.S. jurisdictions.  Todd also has four university degrees, all of which he has used to broaden his skill set as multi-jurisdictional patent attorney.  

Todd spent 10 years practicing in the U.S., first as a U.S. patent examiner in the medical device arts, then as a private practice lawyer for a small firm.  During his U.S. sojourn, he helped build the Michelson patent portfolio, the bulk of which was sold to Medtronic for US$1.35 Billion in 2005.  He later moved to Australia and New Zealand, where he has been practicing for over 10 years.

Todd is a keen runner and triathlete.  As an outgrowth of these activities, Todd invented a system patented world-wide for expedited facial recognition venue entry.  Todd also patented a system in the AI sports tech space, and is the primary inventor on multiple U.S. patents in the AI space, where he gained beneficial knowledge around the intricacies of artificial intelligence.  Todd co-founded a small start-up company involved in expedited facial recognition venue entry.  Through this experience, Todd gained unique insights into the start-up journey.

Todd works with directly with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for locally-based clients in Denton County, Texas and nearby areas. Todd also works directly with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a few of his own inventions, and it is during this experience, he engaged with and won a software case against statistically the most difficult patent examiner at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.