Igor Ozeruga
Attorney at Law
Ohio
Patent Bar, OH
About
Igor has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and international patent applications for startups, research institutions, and major technology companies. His work spans AI, SaaS, machine learning, computer-implemented inventions, electronic circuits,… read more hardware, medical devices, and mechanical systems. He advises clients on patentability, prior art, freedom to operate, and portfolio strategy, and represents clients in patent disputes, including federal court litigation and proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Practice Areas
Work History
Busch IP Law
Partner
Oct 2025 - Present
Lead patent preparation and prosecution in software, AI/ML, electrical, and hardware security. Conduct prior art searches, invention harvesting, and patent landscaping; prepare provisionals, claims, and patentability, validity, and FTO opinions. Handle trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement, and IP litigation involving infringement, invalidity, and post-grant proceedings.
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Partner
Dec 2024 - Sep 2025
Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications in software, electrical, aerospace, and defense technologies and managed related portfolios. Led invention harvesting and disclosure programs with engineering teams, identified disclosed but unclaimed subject matter, and reviewed foreign office actions and search reports. Prepared foreign associate instructions and claim amendments.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Patent Attorney
Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications in software and electrical arts and managed portfolios. Worked on patent litigation and post-grant proceedings, including IPRs, claim charts, and invalidity analyses. Prepared FTO, validity, patentability, and infringement opinions. Conducted IP diligence, portfolio evaluations for acquisitions and licensing, and landscape studies.
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Partner
Dec 2018 - Mar 2021
Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications in software and electronics. Led invention mining and disclosure meetings, identified unclaimed subject matter, and managed portfolios. Conducted IP landscape and whitespace studies and prepared patentability, validity, and FTO opinions. Reviewed foreign office actions and drafted foreign associate instructions and claim amendments.
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Patent Attorney
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Drafted and prosecuted U.S. patent applications in software and electrical arts for universities, startups, and corporations. Conducted invention mining, IP landscaping, and FTO, patentability, and infringement analyses. Prepared IPR and CBM petitions. Handled patent litigation, licensing, and acquisitions, including claim charts and motions, and prosecuted trademarks.
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Patent Agent
Mar 2014 - Nov 2015
Prepared and prosecuted patent applications, appeal briefs, responses to examiner answers, pilot program requests, and office action responses. Drafted ex parte reexamination requests.
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Patent Attorney
Nov 2015 - Jan 2015
Prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the software and electrical arts, conducted inventor and examiner interviews, and evaluated foreign office actions and prepared foreign associate instructions. Prepared appeal briefs, responses to examiner answers, pilot program requests, and office action responses, including responses to subject matter eligibility rejections under 35 U.S.C. 101.
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
Patent Clerk
Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
Prepared office action responses and patentability opinions in the software and electrical arts, evaluated foreign office actions, and drafted instructions to foreign associates for responding to office actions.
C.A. Litzler Company, Inc.
Electrical Engineer
Jun 2011 - Aug 2012
Designed power control systems, human machine interfaces, process control applications, and machine safety systems, and programmed variable frequency drives for high and low power control systems.