Making U.S. patent and trademark law easy for foreign clients, attorney Mel Quintos has extensive experience practicing Intellectual Property law. Combining far-reaching technical skills with a profound knowledge of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office practices, Quintos has been providing expert legal services to his clients for over 20 years. A partner in the law firm of Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP, Mel Quintos is committed to ensuring foreign companies and inventors have access to U.S. patents and trademarks for their products. Practicing law since 1985, Quintos obtained his legal education from Ohio State University, before which, Quintos earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. While a transition from science to law may seem like an unusual decision for some, Mel Quintos understood the value his education could provide. Wielding impressive technical proficiencies in a number of innovative technologies, Quintos is able to understand the products he is helping to patent from multiple perspectives. His accumulated knowledge allows Quintos to be more effective in preparing and prosecuting patents and affords him both credibility and expertise in drafting opinions on patent infringement and validity claims. Some of the technical fields Quintos specializes in include electrical circuits, medical equipment, optics, semiconductors, and nuclear fuel technology. Though based primarily out the Washington, D.C. office of Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP, Mel Quintos frequently travels overseas to work with clients. In addition to his considerable talents as an attorney, Mel Quintos is also fluent in Pilipino, the national language of the Philippines.