Rick has drafted and successfully prosecuted hundreds of patent applications to issuance. Many applications have required successful prosecution through the appeals process before they were granted with the breadth of claims to which the client was entitled. A wide variety of technologies are represented in his work, including mechanical devices, chemicals and chemical processes, textiles, business and financial methods, optics, computers and software, biomedical, and a broad array of electronic devices. Drawing from his work as an engineer and manager in the semiconductor industry, Rick has predominantly drafted applications relevant to the many different sub-fields within the integrated circuit fabrication industry, including applications directed toward instruments and equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits.

Rick also maintains an extensive trademark practice, which has included identifying client trademarks, counseling with clients on the proper use and protection of trademarks, filing and prosecuting federal (and state) trademark registrations, and successfully representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  Rick has been helping clients with copyright matters for many years, including the identification of copyright works, filing and prosecution of federal copyright registrations, and the successful litigation of copyright matters through the appeals court level. 

Rick is a licensed attorney in the states of Tennessee and Utah, and is admitted to practice as an attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.