Jared K. Hill

Mr. Hill holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University and a J.D. degree from Albany Law School in New York.  In his third year of law school, Mr. Hill attended the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University as a visiting student.  Mr. Hill is a member of the Utah State Bar and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States District Court for the District of Utah, and all Utah state courts.

Following graduation from college, and prior to attending law school, Mr. Hill worked for five years as a mechanical engineer for Lockheed Martin at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory facility in Niskayuna, NY.  He specialized in nuclear reactor core mechanical design as part of the Advanced Reactors Project for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.  Key work projects included nuclear reactor designs for two new U.S. Navy ship classes: Virginia Class fast attack submarine and Gerald Ford Class aircraft carrier.  This work provided Mr. Hill with experience in a variety of innovative design, manufacturing, and inspection technologies.  During his graduate studies, Mr. Hill performed research directed to 5-axis machining of sculpted surfaces using a flat end mill.  He is also an avid cyclist and he has worked as a bicycle mechanic.

Mr. Hill’s legal practice focuses on the preparation and procurement of United States and foreign patents with primary emphasis in the mechanical arts.  He has experience in manufacturing technology, machine tools, consumer products, medical devices, hydraulics, suspension systems, linkage mechanisms, composites, and related technologies.  Mr. Hill also has experience in trademark and copyright related matters.

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