James G. Goodberlet
James Goodberlet assists the Electrical & Computer Technologies Group in patent prosecution in the areas of optics, electronics, microfabrication and semiconductors, nanotechnology, microfluidics, renewable energy technologies, and medical instrumentation.
- Due diligence for large
- Due diligence resulting in $31 million investor funding for start-up company in bioreactor space
- Validity and non-infringement analysis for multinational corporation manufacturing wind turbines
- Validity and non-infringement analysis for commercial ventures in medical device and biochemical diagnostic apparatus spaces
- Assist in managing IP portfolio and providing IP analysis for start-up company in video gaming space
James was previously a Staff Scientist at Choate Hall & Stewart in Boston. Prior to that, he worked and studied as a research scientist in various areas of technology for about 20 years. This included three years at GTE’s Research Laboratories in Massachusetts in the areas of integrated optical devices and fiber optic communication systems. Subsequently as a graduate student at MIT, he received research assistantships for work in ultrafast and nonlinear optics, and was the first to passively mode lock a Ti:Al2O3 laser. As a doctoral student, he carried out research in high-power, pulsed laser systems and development of a table-top X-ray laser. James joined the Nanostructures Laboratory at MIT as a post-doctoral associate and subsequently became employed as a research scientist where he developed techniques to achieve nanometer-level patterning accuracy for electron beam lithography. He also developed a low-cost contact photolithography system demonstrating sub-50-nm alignment and sub-100-nm level patterning resolution. As a post-doc and research scientist, James assisted in supervising graduate students and raising several million dollars in research grants. He then founded and operated a private business providing consulting and equipment development services. He prepared, filed, prosecuted patent applications and managed the IP portfolio for the business as well as designed and developed electronic, pneumatic and optical equipment. He has consulted for companies developing microfluidic devices, integrated optical devices, contact photolithography systems, and high-power laser systems.
Optical Society of America
- Reviewer for several journals
- Academic All-American
- Dana Scholar, Bates College
- Phi Beta Kappa Member
- Bose Graduate Research Fellow
James is co-inventor or sole inventor of 10
Bates College, B.S., Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
