About DC-Based Intellectual Property Attorney Raymond Millien
Raymond Millien, co-founder of PCT Law Group, PLLC, brings a wealth of intellectual property (IP) and general corporate experience to the Firm. In 2009, he was named one of the 250 “World’s Leading IP Strategists” by IAM (Intellectual Asset Management) Magazine.
Mr. Millien’s practice includes developing strategies and counseling clients on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret matters, including drafting patent applications and technology-related agreements. Mr. Millien also performs IP portfolio evaluations and due diligence for corporate transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, private offerings of equity and debt securities and bridge loans.
Prior to joining PCT, Mr. Millien was the General Counsel of Ocean Tomo, LLC, a leading IP merchant bank. Prior to Ocean Tomo, Mr. Millien was Vice President and IP Counsel at The American Express Company, where his responsibilities included managing the company’s global patent portfolio and leading technology and brand outward-licensing deals.
His previous experience includes practicing law in the Washington, DC offices of DLA Piper US LLP and Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC. Prior to law school, Mr. Millien was a software design engineer with General Electric and is a graduate of the company’s Edison Engineering Program.
Mr. Millien has authored numerous articles, presented at conferences around the world and been quoted in major national publications. He is a national lecturer for the BAR/BRI® Patent Bar Review course, and has served as an adjunct professor of legal writing and oral advocacy at The George Washington University Law School.
He has coauthored two books: Little Blues: How to Build a Culture of Intellectual Property within a Small Technology Company (Euromoney, 2006), and From Finals to the Firm: Top Ten Things New Law Firm Associates Need To Know (2nd ed. West 2009; 1st ed. Matthew Bender 2003).
Mr. Millien received a B.S. from Columbia University, and a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. He is admitted to the District of Columbia, Illinois, New York, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court bars, is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is a Certified Licensing Professional™ by the Licensing Executive Society (LES).
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Contact Information:
Raymond Millien
PCT Law Group, PLLC
818 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
+1.202.683.8929
