About Us

Attorneys and engineers, one team.

We pair seasoned patent attorneys with the engineers who build our AI system, and the combination shows in every application we file.

Who We Are

A law firm that builds its own technology

Proactive Patents is not a traditional law firm. Our patent attorneys and software engineers work as one team, developing our own AI system in-house and applying it to every stage of patent preparation and prosecution. The attorneys bring judgment on claim structure and prosecution strategy. The engineers bring a deeper understanding of the technology behind each invention. Together, they produce stronger patent applications than either could alone.

We focus on the business value of patents first and filing second. Every application we draft is guided by analytics, from art unit placement to Claim Grading against peer firms, so our clients can measure the quality they are paying for. That approach has earned the trust of global leaders including Toyota, TD Bank, and Open Invention Network.

Human expertise, AI precision.

Proactive AI, our custom-built system, is secure by design: your data is never used in model training, privilege stays fully intact, and attorneys review every step. AI makes us faster and more precise. Our people make it count.

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Our Team

Meet the people behind the Proactive Advantage

Legal
Raffi Gostanian

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Raffi Gostanian

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Stabler

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Nicholas Stabler

Managing Partner and Patent Attorney
Mike Brooke

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Mike Brooke

Patent Attorney
Kamran Emdadi

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Kamran Emdadi

Patent Attorney
Software Development
Keith Melkild

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Keith Melkild

Chief Technical Officer
Allan Havemose

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Allan Havemose

Chief Scientist
Mark Sellers

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Mark Sellers

Principal Software Architect and Patent Engineer
David Ledet

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David Ledet

VP Patent Strategy
Business Intelligence
Matthew Potter

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Matthew Potter

Chief Operating Officer
Margaret Henderson

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Margaret Henderson

VP Patent Analytics
Alexander Gostanian

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Alexander Gostanian

Data Analyst
Quality Assurance
Jaclyn Makarewicz

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Jaclyn Makarewicz

Head Paralegal and Director of Operations
Candace Guzman

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Candace Guzman

Paralegal and Patent Quality Assurance
Amber Rodgers

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Amber Rodgers

Paralegal

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