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

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2001) Order of the Coif
Practices/Industries
Areas of Concentration
  • Patents
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Intellectual Property/Litigation
  • Intellectual Property/Licensing
  • Trademarks/Copyrights
  • eBusiness
  • International Business
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 magazine (2005, 2010, 2012)

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Named to The Best Lawyers in America®, Intellectual Property Law, Woodward/White (2011-2012)

Professional Affiliations

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association

Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

World Services Group (Firm Representative)

Community Involvement

Wyoming Firefighters Association (Secretary, 2001-2009; Member, 1992-Present; Volunteer Firefighter, 1992-2005)

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

University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property Club (Member, 1999-2001)

University of Cincinnati College of Law (Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Practice 2008-present)

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