Weiss & Moy, P.C.

Attorneys

Robert H. Berdo, Jr.*
Of Counsel

Contact Information

Phone: 202-682-1722

Education

  • J.D., George Washington University School of Law, 1993
  • B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Old Dominion University, 1990, Recipient, Kovner Engineering Scholarship and Engineering Excellence Award

Admitted

  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1978
  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia, 1973
  • Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

About Robert H. Berdo, Jr.*

Mr. Berdo has been preparing and prosecuting patent applications, and handling other IP matters, since 1992. He focuses on patent applications in the mechanical and electro-mechanical fields. He also has experience in rendering legal opinions on issues of patent validity and patent infringement, and in client counseling, patent infringement litigation, and patent reexamination and reissue proceedings.

Mr. Berdo's area of expertise is mechanical and electro-mechanical engineering, with special knowledge of medical devices, control systems, internal combustion engines, anti-lock braking systems, safety systems and other vehicular components, industrial machinery, various conveying systems, security components, smart card technology, semiconductor technology, etc. In college, his studies emphasized mechanical designing. Before attending Old Dominion University, Mr. Berdo served as a project systems engineer in a hemodialysis center.

Memberships

  • Virginia State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Division of the American Bar Association



* Of Counsel

Recent Patents

  • 7,464,935: Modified poker game
  • 7,464,663: Roll-vortex plasma chemical vapor deposition system
  • D581,655: Key-shaped clip design for permitting key rings and the like to be attached thereto
  • 7,457,717: System for trouble shooting and verifying operation of spare assets
  • 7,457,678: Method for managing ergonomic risk exposure in manufacturing
  • 7,453,307: Process independent voltage controlled logarithmic attenuator having a low distortion and method therefor
  • D580,175: Combination toothbrush, mouthwash container and dental floss container
  • D578,818: Adjustable pillow for supporting an infant
  • 7,429,799: Land patterns for a semiconductor stacking structure and method therefor
  • 7,428,923: Top plunger adapter
  • 7,417,483: Wide-band wide-swing CMOS gain enhancement technique and method therefor
  • D574,560: Pet shirt with a short cross-over sleeve
  • 7,408,254: Stack land grid array package and method for manufacturing the same
  • 7,407,488: Method for treating certain blood-manifested medical disorders with acoustic waves
  • 7,406,836: Vehicle misting system and method therefor
  • 7,404,702: Debris evacuation apparatus and method for an oil pump
  • 7,403,108: Enhanced area separation in wireless location systems and method
  • 7,391,202: Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) system using an inductance of an LVDT primary as a micro-power excitation carrier frequency to lower a drive power
  • 7,388,709: Multiple path infrared energy source
  • 7,385,408: Apparatus and method for testing integrated circuit devices having contacts on multiple surfaces
  • D570,130: Infant changing table
  • 7,380,951: Driver observation system and method therefor
  • D569,974: Device for removing dead skin from a human foot
  • 7,377,516: Ball tossing game
  • 7,374,070: Device for hanging and storing undergarments and method therefor

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