Team Of Experts
Founder and CEO
Before founding IP Consulting Group, Michael Razavi served the US Patent and Trademark Office for over 30 years, most recently as Senior Executive Advisor to the Office of Undersecretary of Commerce and the Director of USPTO. In service to the USPTO, he was also Senior Advisor to the Office of Innovation Development, where he implemented programs under the America Invents Act and led efforts to improve the policies and processes of the USPTO and patent offices internationally.
As CEO to IP Consulting Group, Mr. Razavi provides vision and oversight as well as IP consultation to inventors and businesses to assess and develop their intellectual property. In addition, Mr. Razavi brings expertise in IT solutions, cloud implementation, and AI applications. Internationally, he worked with the European, South American and Middle Eastern IP Offices to address and resolve IP issues in the regions.
Executive Assistant to CEO, Michael Razavi
Shannon oversees operations, client relationships, marketing, business growth and development of IP Consulting Group. Her previous experience includes over 20 years in leading team management, operations, HR and marketing for teams of up to 50 employees. She has proven results in improving the growth of businesses and developing strong teams and partnerships.
She double majored in Communication Studies and Public Relations and holds a Certificate in Public Relations.
IP Agent
Alfred Hoyte, Jr. is a practicing IP agent with over 20 years of experience in patent and trademark consulting. Mr. Hoyte has experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications from written disclosures and inventor interviews to writing amendments for local firms and conducting Patent Examiner interviews for remote firms.
His work at the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed him to perform Litigation Support validity studies for other lawyers and advise startups and first-time inventors regarding commercial practices.
IP Attorney
David West is an active IP Attorney with over 30 years of experience in multi-disciplinary intellectual property invention, development, authoring, prosecution, licensing and management. He has served as an Intellectual Property Manager (and Chief Scientist) for multiple startups. In addition he has experience conducting IP due diligence for acquisitions, patents and technology consulting services to companies and individuals. He also has a PhD in Chemistry from UC Berkeley.
International IP Partner
Senior IP Consultant
Tushar has more than 14 years of enriched experience in the field of Telecom (SEPs), Patent Research & Analytics, IP Monetization, and TM services.
Previously, he held a leadership position with one of the world's top startup scouting firms. Earlier, he worked as an AVP with one of the largest IP firms. Over the years, he has managed numerous clients spread across geographies & provided tailored business & IP solutions. He holds an Electronics and Communication Engineering degree from a reputed university in India.
He is a certified PRINCE2 Agile practitioner and also holds a Diploma in Business. With an objective to bring Intellectual Property awareness & foster IP culture, he has delivered a number of IP workshops to academic institutes & start-ups. His core expertise lies in providing innovative IP solutions in the ICT field.
Public Relations
L. Audrey Awasom provides expertise in marketing and public relations to IP Consulting Group, bringing her skills in communications and strategic thinking to support the vision of the enterprise.
In addition, she sits as a chair of the Marketing Committee on the Montgomery College Board of Governors and is a project manager at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.
She is also the CEO of Noble Uprising, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that empowers unemployed, underemployed, and homeless women with sustainable employment. Ms. Awasom graduated from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business with degrees in Marketing and Technology Entrepreneurship.
Trademark Attorney
“Ryan Bethell is a Partner at the Ideas Law Firm, PLLC, and is outside trademark counsel for IP Consulting Group.
He oversees and files most of the Trademark Applications for IP Consulting Group.
He holds a degree in Economics from Stanford University, and MBA and Juris Doctor Degrees from the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law and W. P. Carey School of Business.
Ryan has an eclectic work experience, having worked as a brand manager, litigation associate, and operations officer. “
Medical and Biotech Expert
Babak oversees medical and biotech applications for IP Consulting Group.
Received MD degree from Iran University of Medical Science and Health Service (IUMS) from Iran in 1997
Further holds a PHD degree from the University College London (UCL) in human genetics in 2005 and Post doctoral fellowship from University of Michigan (2005-2006)
Served as Adjunct Faculty in University of Central Florida (UCF) (2006-2008)
Served as Assistant/Associate Professor in Dept. Medical Genetics at IUMS (2009-2016)
ABMGG-accredited fellowship in Clinical Biochemical Genetics at NIH (2016-2018)
Office Assistant
Duties include billing, human resource management, social media marketing and other office support.
Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Graduating Suma Cum Laude
SHRM certification and is a Certified Mediator
National Honors Society of leadership and management
Further, she has a background running a business through social media marketing and an extensive work history in Customer Relations and satisfaction.