Eric Williams Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Greater Denver Area

• Develop and manage patent portfolios including draft, prosecute and provide counsel for international (PCT), foreign and domestic utility and design patent applications for medical devices and a variety of other.
• Provide risk assessment analysis including draft and provide counsel for validity/invalidity, infringement/non-infringement, clearance/freedom-to-operate and patentability opinions
• Monitor competitor patent filings, portfolios and products for possible infringement, offensive and/or defensive litigation, and/or acquisitions or licensing
• Draft and provide counsel for license agreements, joint-development agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and trade secret issues
• Assist with and provide counsel for US and foreign patent litigation matters including pre-suit assessments
• Provide counsel for and assist with patent post-grant proceedings including US re-examination proceedings

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Developed and managed patent portfolios including drafted, prosecuted and provided counsel for PCT, foreign and domestic utility and design patent applications focused primarily on medical device technologies such as.
• Provided risk assessment analysis including drafted and provided counsel for validity, invalidity, non-infringement, infringement and patentability opinions
• Performed clearance/freedom-to-operate projects
• Assisted with and provided counsel and strategy for US and foreign IP litigation matters
• Provided counsel for trademark prosecution, litigation and clearance for large multi-national corporate client
• Managed, trained and oversaw junior attorneys and IP professionals

Chicago

• Developed and managed patent portfolios including drafted, prosecuted and provided counsel for PCT, foreign and domestic utility and design patent applications focused primarily on medical device technologies such as.
• Provided risk assessment analysis including drafted and provided counsel for validity/invalidity, infringement/non-infringement, clearance/freedom-to-operate and patentability
• Provided counsel for and initiated patent post-grant proceedings including US re-examination proceedings
• Monitored competitor patent filings, portfolios and products for possible infringement, offensive and/or defensive litigation, and/or acquisitions or licensing
• Provided US and foreign patent litigation strategy and support including researched legal issues, provided technical assistance, drafted memoranda, assessed case strength including patent infringement and validity.
• Initiated, defended and provided counsel for U.S. and European Patent Office (EPO) post-grant proceedings including managed EPO oral proceedings

Performed prior art searches and determined patentability for applications involving medical device technologies, healthcare informatics, power transmission systems, and automotive technologies involving pumps, clutches, engines, brakes and pulleys

J.D., With Honors, Law

Activities and Societies: Recipient of CALI Awards for highest grade in (i) Advanced Issues in Patent Law; (ii) Management of IP.

B.S., With Honor, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Commencement Speaker; Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Society Nominee; Lubrizol Foundation Scholarship.