Karl Klassen specializes in mechanical patent prosecution. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Mathematics (high honors) from California State University Fullerton (1998) and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University (2000). Karl was awarded his J.D. by the University of California Hastings College of the Law (2003). While at California State University Fullerton, he was the recipient of the Department Chair Award which is presented to the top mechanical engineering student. In 1998, Karl served as Vice-President of the Inter Club Council for Engineering and Computer Science and as the President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Karl's technical experience includes research at California State University Fullerton where he created computer programs simulating golf swings in order to design golf swing aids. After receiving his bachelor's degree, he worked as an applications engineer at Unigraphics Solutions where he developed FEA software which used ANSYS® and Nastran/MSC solvers and meshers. In addition to validating thermal, modal, and structural analyses, Karl designed FEA models for sales representatives and resolved customers’ technical problems. Karl's legal experience includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications, drafting patent opinions, managing patent portfolios, and conducting due diligence studies to evaluate intellectual property portfolios. He has significant patent prosecution experience in the fields of injection molding, packaging, combustion engines, transportation vehicles, medical devices, and semiconductors.

Karl is admitted to the California State Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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