Martin Jaquez

In Memoriam

We miss Marty very much. Marty was the founding partner of Jaquez Land Greenhaus & McFarland, and we wish to acknowledge the tremendous contribution he made to forming and growing our firm. He passed away in 2022.

About Marty

Marty Jaquez worked with technology companies as both an engineer and an intellectual property attorney for more than 28 years. He had the perspective of inside counsel, outside counsel at large law firms, and founding partner of Jaquez Land Greenhaus & McFarland. He applied his experience and expertise to the representation of technology-based companies ranging from start-ups to very large corporations.

Practice Specialties

Marty prepared, prosecuted, and counseled on patents in these fields.

• Telecommunications including CDMA wireless communications systems, RF technologies, TDMA wireless communications systems and Bluetooth® technologies
• Electronics including analog and digital devices and circuitry, integrated circuit design and fabrication, communication devices including RF devices, computer architectures and related electronic circuit device designs
• Software including signal processing, telecommunications protocols, video compression and decompression, imaging software applications, and real-time image processing
• Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical including automotive safety system designs, radar-based collision avoidance systems, boating equipment designs, and food preparation and delivery systems
• Bio-Medical Devices including medical devices and instrumentation, and imaging systems

Experience

Marty brought more than 28 years of experience in intellectual property matters to the firm, including preparing and filing patent applications, patent prosecution, copyright and trademark registration and related matters, and counseling clients on patent portfolio development and strategy.

After earning an MSEE from the University of Southern California, Marty worked as a design engineer and research scientist for Bell Telephone Laboratories. He later pursued a second successful career in patent law. He wrote and filed hundreds of patent applications, the majority of which issued as patents. Marty focused on developing and protecting patent portfolios for start-up to mid-sized companies.

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1991)
• California State Bar (1992)

Education

• JD, Magna Cum Laude (top 3%), University of San Diego School of Law (1992). Honors included Law Review and Dean’s Outstanding Scholar.
• MSEE, University of Southern California (1982)
• BSEE, Boston University (1981)

Publications

• Note, Illinois v. Perkins, Vol. 27 USD Law Review, Issue 4, pg. 1019 (November 1990)
• Comment, Vol. 28 USD Law Review, Issue 3, pg. 685 (August 1991)

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
• California Bar Association