Eric Amundsen counsels clients on strategic patent portfolio development, clearance studies, and patent validity and infringement opinions. With over 20 years of experience in the patent field, he has worked with a wide variety of technologies, including manufacturing and testing equipment, sporting goods, medical devices, consumer products, furniture, software, and business methods. Eric has represented clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, and has extensive experience with design patents.
Before joining the firm, Eric worked as a mechanical and environmental engineer for GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., where he designed and implemented remediation strategies. He also served as a technical specialist for the Environmental Management Unit of the Massachusetts Port Authority.
Eric’s graduate work was in the area of computer-aided design, including its application to distributed design processes and technology policy analysis.
Eric was named to the 2015 list of Massachusetts Rising Stars by Super Lawyers.
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Eric co-wrote an article entitled "2 Strategies to Speed Up Your Patent Examination" in Recalculating, 97+ Experts on Driving Small Business Growth. The book is available here.