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Mr. Baird is currently serving as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve where he uses his broad legal experience to resolve personnel activation disputes and to draft guidelines for resolving such disputes.
Background

Before being called to active duty with the U.S. Army Reserve Mr. Baird’s practice focused on patent preparation and prosecution with an emphasis in the software and mechanical arts. Mr. Baird also practiced in the areas of intellectual property litigation including patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition.
Mr. Baird began his legal career in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps practicing in the areas of criminal prosecution, the law of land warfare, and human resources law. Before entering law school, Mr. Baird worked for the Department of the Army at Fort Huachuca, Arizona where he developed and programmed computer expert systems to perform battlefield intelligence analysis.
Mr. Baird speaks and writes Spanish.
Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998
Utah State Bar, 1992
Utah State Supreme Court, 1992
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, 1992
Colorado State Bar, 1994
Colorado State Supreme Court, 1994 U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 1994
United Stated Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1998
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1998
United States Supreme Court, 1998
Legal Publications

“Res Judicata Effect of United States International Trade Commission Patent Decisions,” BYU J. Pub. L., 1992
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