SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Eli M. Sheets TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions Virginia Bar District of Columbia Bar US Patent and Trademark OfficeUS Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Education University of New Hampshire School of Law, JD, 2011 University of Wisconsin, BS, (electrical engineering), 2006 Eli M. SheetsAssociateWashington, DC T 202.857.6460 E eli.sheets@arentfox.com Download vCard Eli Sheets is an associate in the Intellectual Property Group. Eli works on a wide range of intellectual property matters, focusing on patent prosecution and litigation in the electrical engineering realm. Previous Work Prior to joining Arent Fox, Eli externed with Judge Jeffrey Howard of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He had a second externship with Judge Ronald Guzman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Eli also worked as an examiner for the US Patent and Trademark Office. Publications, Presentations, and Recognitions “Arguing Secondary Considerations After KSR: Proceed With Caution,” Federal Circuit Bar Journal, September 2011 “A Little Common Sense is a Dangerous Thing: The Inherent Inconsistency Between KSR and Current Official Notice Policy,” University of New Hampshire Law Review, November 2011 Life Beyond the Law Eli is an avid Green Bay Packers fan and closely follows college and NBA basketball. He also enjoys independent music and American history, with a particular penchant for Civil War literature.