Attorneys

Roland Tong focuses his practice in all areas of intellectual property and immigration. He has prepared, filed, and prosecuted numerous utility, continuation, and design patent applications as well as federal trademark applications. He regularly conducts telephonic interviews with USPTO Examiners, prepares claim amendments and office action responses, renders invalidity or infringement opinions, and performs patentability and infringement studies. Mr. Tong has substantial experience in litigating unfair competition, non-compete agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, and patent, trademark, copyright, and trade dress infringement cases.

He has served as General Counsel and In-house IP Counsel for industry leading companies. In these capacities, Mr. Tong built their IP portfolios, conducted brainstorming sessions with their inventors, designed and implemented IP review systems for their products so that IP infringement risks are minimized, and prepared various types of IP agreements. Mr. Tong's clients come from a broad range of industries, including gaming device, medical device, printer cartridge remanufacturing, video games, and golf equipment design and manufacturing.

As an immigration attorney, Mr. Tong represents companies in complying with immigration and employment eligibility verification regulations as well as acquiring visas, work authorizations, or permanent residency status for their foreign workers in all visa categories. He counsels companies on I-9 compliance and the use of E-verify. He represents clients in the healthcare, hospitality, telecom, and manufacturing industries. In addition, Mr. Tong has filed and pursued hundreds of family and employment based immigration applications.