Mher Hartoonian is a highly experienced intellectual property and litigation attorney with both legal and engineering backgrounds. He is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office and holds the ANSI-accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional / United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He has an impressive career that features work in​ patents, trademarks, and copyrights, including litigation, licensing, counseling, and procurement.

Before joining Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals and consumers, and lighting for the Internet of Things, as a Senior IP Counsel, Mher worked at Holland & Hart LLP in Denver, where he was involved in high-stakes IP litigation. Before that, he was an Intellectual Property and Litigation Attorney at Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP.

Mher holds a B.S. degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. Signify's products include Philips branded LED products that are used in many places, including the iconic Times Square Ball during New Year's, Madison Square Garden exterior, the Empire State Building tower lights, and the Bay Lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge.