Theodore C. Shih is an associate at Brundidge & Stanger, P.C. Mr. Shih’s practice is focused on patent application preparation and prosecution in matters in the electrical and software arts including wireless and wired communication networks, semiconductor devices, optics, digital rights management, AV signal compression and encoding, various computer and printer related technologies, medical imaging – Positron Emission Tomography Scanner (PET), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Prior to joining Brundidge & Stanger, P.C., Mr. Shih worked as a patent attorney for a large patent boutique law firm in Washington, D.C., and in the intellectual property group at a large general practice firm in Orlando, FL. Further, Mr. Shih is a former patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and examined applications in the biomedical arts relating to optical devices, specifically ophthalmic instruments, optical systems and methods for testing vision, corneal microscopes, slit lamps, and optical examination and diagnosis.

Mr. Shih is fluent in conversational Chinese (Mandarin).

Admissions:

• District of Columbia
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education:

• Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2007)
• Duke University, Master of Engineering Management (MEM, 2002)
• Duke University, Biomedical Engineering (B.S.E., 2001)

Memberships:

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association