Andrew Werner Email & Phone Number

Chanhassen, MN, US

Rehovot, IL

• Advise and instruct outside counsel regarding preparation and prosecution of Stratasys patent portfolio
• Develop and maintain Stratasys IP catalogue and patent portfolio maps for each business unit
• Work with R&D and product management teams to mine inventions and assist in submission of invention disclosures
• Advise key Stratasys stakeholders on patent litigation matters and patent portfolio management
• Conduct freedom-to-operate searching, provides assessment, analysis, and recommendations
• Conduct competitive IP searches and create competitive overview assessments

Copenhagen Ø, DK

• Collaborated with R&D groups to identify new inventions.
• Prepared and prosecuted patent application with the USPTO on behalf of Nilfisk.
• Performed patent search analyses such as patentability, landscape, freedom-to-operate, and invalidity analyses.
• Coordinated patent activities and Nilfisk’s patent, trademark, and copyright portfolios.
• Advised internal stakeholders on relevant areas of US Intellectual Property Law.

Greenville, South Carolina, US

• Prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the mechanical and electro-mechanicaltechnical fields primarily in the aerospace sector.
• Performed and analyzed patentability, landscape, and freedom-to-operate searches.
• Advised in-house counsel on global IP portfolio management.
• Collaborated with Foreign Associates to develop foreign filing and prosecution strategies.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Prepared, prosecuted, and supervised patent applications, including PCT andforeign counterparts, on a variety of technologies.
• Prepared opinions of counsel regarding product infringement or non-infringement, freedom-to-operate enforceability, and validity.
• Conducted trademark due diligence and trademark filings for local businesses.
• Performed and analyzed patentability, landscape, and freedom-to-operate searches.
• Advised in-house counsel on global IP portfolio management.
• Collaborated with Foreign Associates to develop foreign filing and prosecution strategies.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Patent prosecution
• Conducted inventor interviews, clearance searches, patent mapping, and general prior art research.
• Drafted patent applications, responses to office actions, and memos to clients.

• Created and maintained production and configuration control documentation.
• Assisted safety director in company wide MSDS audit and maintenance.
• Communicated with suppliers for Request for Quote processes.

Austin, TX, US

Contacting key decision-makers in the US, New Zealand, and Australia to inform them about Epicor and to generate interest in Epicor products.Qualifying potential leads to pass onto territory managers.

St Paul, MN, US

- Performed prior art research, landscape research, and patent prosecution. - Attended Patent Fundamentals for the Technical Community educational seminars covering patentable subject matter, understanding claims, types of patents, prosecution, absolute novelty, inventorship, and CDA’s. - Completed Lean Six Sigma Awareness training, to enhance problem.

Queens, NY, US

St. John's University, Collegeville, MN - Supervision of various intramural sports along with the scheduling and managing of those sports.

Queens, NY, US

St. John's University, Collegeville, MN - Supported students in adjusting to college life and provided advice and counseling within the residential hall. - Created and coordinated floor programming to promote a sense of community and involve students in their own learning process.

J.D., Intellectual Property, Patent Law

B.A., Applied Physics, Mathematics, And Spanish

Education record