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Roberts Mardula & Wertheim ("RM&W") was founded in early 1994, by former members of a large national law firm in order to provide a focused service in the areas of intellectual property and other disciplines germane to advanced technology companies. RM&W employs a number of attorneys who have extensive litigation experience and/or technical backgrounds and expertise in a variety of disciplines gained through years of practical engineering and scientific experience prior to becoming lawyers. This perspective allows greater understanding of the needs of our clients and an end product which more completely meets the demands of dynamic and successful businesses. RM&W is committed to adding like-minded staff as the firm grows, in order to continue this high quality service to its clients.

Jet Incorporated, one of the clients of RM&W was recently awarded a patent on a new form of aerator for wastewater treatment. Patent No. 7,156,378 was issued on January 2, 2007 for this new aerator. The importance of this patent relates to the efficiency of wastewater treatment plants in eliminating pollutants from water that is treated and released into rivers and streams. Jet has been highly successful in developing techniques that reduce pollutants in wastewater by orders of magnitude beyond that of conventional treatment plants. Jet possesses numerous patents on its wastewater treatment technology.

RM&W was recently listed among the "Top Trademark Firms" in Intellectual Property Today's May 2008 issue.

Did you know you can now record your registered trademarks with U.S. Customs & Border Protection for increased trademark protection? To learn more, read "Protecting Your Trademarks After Registration" by Shauna M. Wertheim, Esq. Go to the Article

On October 3, 2007, Shauna Wertheim presented to DC Bar members the CLE course
"How to Protect and Enforce Trademark Rights." This was the seventh year she taught
this course with co-presenter Steve Hollman, partner at Hogan & Hartson.

For Fiscal Year Ending 2007, RM&W filed 57 trademark applications in the U.S., and
23 worldwide.

On October 13, 2007, Jon Roberts won the "Green Award", at the Yankee Invention Expo in Connecticut for his invention of an ultraviolet computer keyboard sterilizer. This device kills germs commonly found on computer keyboards to include the bacteria responsible for MRSA infections evident recently in Virginia. The keyboard sterilizer is unique because it is simple to use and it ensures that all parts of the keyboard are exposed to the germ-killing light. Jon obtained a patent on his invention several years ago. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control concluded that the norovirus was responsible for the more than 100 absences of students and staff at a DC elementary school and that the virus was spread by use of computer keyboards!

Roberts Mardula & Wertheim are patent attorneys and trademark lawyers who specialize in patent, trademark, copyright and intellectual property law. The law firm also has expert attorneys who specialize in security clearances and can assist you in obtaining security clearance including government security clearance and secret security clearance. Our lawyer practice areas also include banking and finance law, computer law, Internet law, biotechnology patent law, employment law, and employee rights including discrimination or wrongful termination. RM&W are located in the Reston, Virginia and Washington D.C. area and counsel clients nationwide and internationally.