Rudy Hofmann Email & Phone Number

Rudy Hofmann is a senior intellectual property counsel and registered patent attorney with well-rounded and deep legal knowledge in patent and copyright portfolio management, counseling, transactions, and litigation. Rudy provides intellectual property counsel in context with the business goals of his clients. Having managed intellectual property portfolios and other matters as an in-house counsel for large conglomerates Emerson Electric and 3M, Rudy recognizes the achievement of a client’s business objectives requires more than merely obtaining or enforcing intellectual property protection. Rudy also understands the challenges faced by in-house counsel. He works hard to help alleviate these pressures for counsel and business people, whether they come from the laboratory, accounting, legal management, or the boardroom. Companies with limited legal resources also benefit from Rudy’s practical business counsel regarding intellectual property issues.Rudy’s practice includes:• Counseling and managing intellectual property portfolios;• Conducting all aspects of patent prosecution;• Conducting product clearance investigations, infringement and validity investigations, and opinions;• Negotiating and drafting agreements and licenses involving matters related to patents, copyrights, and trademarks;• Performing due diligence investigations and assisting in acquisitions and sales of assets; and• Conducting and managing all aspects of intellectual property litigation in district court and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Patents, Patent Prosecution, Trademarks, and 30 others.