Keri E. Sicard

Registered Patent Attorney

Keri E. Sicard

Contact Information

Office phone number (direct): 603-729-3054
Email: kes@virtualipllc.com

Experience

Keri is a second-generation registered patent attorney and the owner of Virtual IP Law, LLC.

Keri brings over 20 years of experience in the field of intellectual property to Virtual IP Law, LLC. She has been passionate about patent law and the protection of intellectual property for as long as she can remember. Ms. Sicard was introduced to the field of IP at a young age by her father, who is also a patent attorney and fellow Electrical Engineer. Keri developed a fascination with inventions and protecting those inventions at a young age. She is experienced in a wide variety of technologies, from the simple to the highly complex, and always eager to learn new technologies and advances in existing technologies.

Ms. Sicard has served as the Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Law section of the New Hampshire Bar Association since 2016. She has also spent time as a volunteer New Hampshire CASA Guardian Ad Litem.

Education

  • B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2005
  • J.D. UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, 2008

Bar Admissions

  • United States District Court of New Hampshire, 2015
  • New Hampshire Bar Association, 2011
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2008

Areas of Practice

Areas of Technology Served

  • Electrical circuits and systems
  • Mechanical devices and systems
  • RF and digital signal processing
  • Semiconductors
  • Optics
  • Electronic systems
  • Complex imaging systems
  • Aerodynamic structures for vehicles and tractor-trailer trucks
  • Alectronic card readers
  • RF and digital signal processing
  • Handheld personal devices
  • Image and feature recognition
  • Image processing, networking
  • Network infrastructures
  • Router configurations
  • Medical devices
  • Construction equipment
  • Software
  • Gate-level simulation of electronic circuits
  • Signal systems
  • RF circuitry
  • Medical imaging
  • Machine vision technology
  • Graphical user interface applications
  • Computer and related technology
  • Surgical instruments and instrument systems (rigid and flexible)
  • Tele-robotic surgery systems; acoustic transducers
  • Stabilizer pad constructions for earth moving apparatus
  • Musical instrument transducers; jewelry items
  • Liquid motor pumps and control valves
  • Integrated circuitry; helmet constructions
  • Water re-circulation pump systems
  • Semi-conductor control systems
  • Atomic energy control systems
  • Mechanical end electro-mechanical control systems
  • Display and lighting systems
  • Automotive seat support technology
  • Microwave control systems