At a Glance

Eric focuses his practice on Intellectual Property.  He counsels individual and corporate clients as to securement, ownership, licensing, avoidance of infringement, dispute resolution, and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights.  He also prepares and facilitates ongoing prosecution of patent applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the electrical, mechanical, and computer science arts.  Eric's patent litigation experience includes Federal Court and International Trade Commission cases.

Practices/Industries
Litigation
Intellectual Property

Business
Intellectual Property & Technology
International
Privacy, Data Protection & Information Security

Technology
eBusiness
Intellectual Property/Licensing
Intellectual Property/Litigation
Patents
Privacy, Data Protection & Information Security
Technology Transactions
Trademarks/Copyrights

Areas of Concentration
  • Patents
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Intellectual Property/Litigation
  • Intellectual Property/Licensing
  • Trademarks/Copyrights
  • eBusiness
  • International Business
Education

University of Notre Dame (B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1996)

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2001) Order of the Coif

Representative Experience
  • Counseled individual and corporate clients as to securement, ownership, licensing, avoidance of infringement, dispute resolution, and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights. 
  • Prepared and facilitated ongoing prosecution of patent applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the electrical, mechanical, and computer science arts.  Also coordinated filing and prosecution of PCT and foreign national patent applications.
  • Prepared and facilitated ongoing prosecution of trademark applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  Also coordinated filing of foreign national trademark applications.
  • Prepared oral and written patentability, freedom to practice, non-infringement, and validity opinions.
  • Conducted audits of usage and ownership of intellectual property by clients and third parties.
  • Drafted intellectual property agreements involving licensing, supply, consulting, confidentiality, and settlement.
  • Patent litigation experience in Federal Court and International Trade Commission including claim construction strategy, Markman proceedings, and many aspects of discovery including third party discovery and expert discovery. 
  • Engineering work experience includes the development of industrial motor and process control systems.
Honors/Distinctions
Named an "Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star" in a survey of Ohio lawyers by Law & Politics and Cincinnati magazines.
Professional Affiliations
Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association

Federal Circuit Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association
Community Involvement
Wyoming Firefighters Association (Secretary, 2001-Present; Member, 1992-Present; Volunteer Firefighter, 1992-2005)

Professionals Advancing Cincinnati Together (Board Member, 2002-2004)

University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property Club (Member, 1999-2001)
Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office