Jason A. Heist

Principal / Detroit Metro Office

Jason’s practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications; preparing patentability, freedom-to-practice and validity opinions; client counseling regarding intellectual property; and preparing and prosecuting trademark applications.

Jason has substantial experience in obtaining patents in diverse technology areas including automotive technologies such as exhaust after-treatment systems, clutches, transmissions, expandable sealants and shaft seals; compressors; piezoelectric actuator and piezoelectric compositions; medical devices; ink compositions and methods; ink jet printing apparatuses and methods; interferometers; display technologies including LCD, LED, electrophoretic and OLED; SAW devices; gyroscopes; resonators; VSCELs; and others.

Practice Areas

Industries

Prior to joining Harness IP, Jason was employed in the automotive field at Sika Corporation, where he focused on the research and development of thermoplastic and rubber-based expandable sealants for use as acoustic baffles in automobiles. While attending law school, he worked as a Law Clerk and a Patent Agent at Harness IP, assisting in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.

Memberships

  • Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Oakland County Bar Association

Education

J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2006

B.S., Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1999

Bar & Court Admissions

Michigan

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office