Lloyd is a member of Shumaker's Intellectual Property (IP) Service Line with extensive experience in patent preparation and prosecution, trademarks, licensing, and technology transactions. He focuses his practice on patents related to financial transactions and banking. Lloyd has represented businesses of all types and sizes, including Fortune 100 companies with extensive patent portfolios, mid-size businesses seeking to further differentiate their business through strategic technological innovation and trademark protection, and startup companies launching unique ideas into the marketplace. He provides strategic guidance regarding trademark infringement defense and trademark enforcement and has negotiated complex trademark licensing agreements.
Lloyd understands the needs of inventors in seeking to protect their innovations because he is a co-inventor on several patents and patent applications for emerging technologies in a variety of industries. He holds a graduate degree in electrical and computer engineering, which equips him with the technical acumen to draft patent applications in various fields, including:
- Computer software and business methods, computer architecture and input/output, and cloud computing
- Cryptography and security
- Database and file management
- Electronics, telecommunications, signal processing, and the internet of things (IoT)
- Semiconductors
- Photovoltaic devices and batteries
- Medical devices
- Materials science and the mechanical arts
Outside of work, Lloyd enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, fishing, and traveling. He is also very involved with his church, various home projects, and coaching youth sports. Lloyd is originally from Utah and is a lifelong Utah Jazz fan.
Education
J.D., Brigham Young University, 2016
MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, 2018
B.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Utah, 2010