Patrick D. Ertel
Partner
Patrick D. Ertel is recognized as one of the world’s leading IP strategists for major corporations and technology-based start-ups. He has experience in diverse industries, most recently focusing on companies in the medical devices, consumer products and internet photo services fields. His ability to successfully protect and defend intellectual property for these companies is grounded in over 35 years of practice. He also has extensive experience utilizing unique and effective licensing practices and achieving advantageous resolution of critical disputes. Relying on Mr. Ertel’s cost-effective methods for intellectual property portfolio development and management, his clients extract full value from their portfolios.
Recent Client Work
- Steered a major medical device client, who was introducing a fundamentally new catheter into the marketplace, around potential intellectual property barriers to entry. Mr. Ertel overcame likely serious freedom-to-operate issues through design considerations and pursuit of successful oppositions and litigation in Europe. In addition, he secured broad patent protection on important features of the new catheter so the client could gain an exclusive market position following product introduction.
- Directed the licensing of patent rights in the Internet photo services field to secure a maximum return on investment for the original inventors and investors in a technology-based start-up. The patent rights were developed and led to a successful beta test with a major corporation. Unfortunately, the original inventors and investors did not succeed in developing their start-up business. However, Mr. Ertel's licensing initiative has generated over $12M in licensing revenue from the patent rights, thereby extracting significant value from the technology developed by the start-up.
Patrick D. Ertel
Partner
Patrick D. Ertel is recognized as one of the world’s leading IP strategists for major corporations and technology-based start-ups. He has experience in diverse industries, most recently focusing on companies in the medical devices, consumer products and internet photo services fields. His ability to successfully protect and defend intellectual property for these companies is grounded in over 35 years of practice. He also has extensive experience utilizing unique and effective licensing practices and achieving advantageous resolution of critical disputes. Relying on Mr. Ertel’s cost-effective methods for intellectual property portfolio development and management, his clients extract full value from their portfolios.
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Recent Client Work
- Steered a major medical device client, who was introducing a fundamentally new catheter into the marketplace, around potential intellectual property barriers to entry. Mr. Ertel overcame likely serious freedom-to-operate issues through design considerations and pursuit of successful oppositions and litigation in Europe. In addition, he secured broad patent protection on important features of the new catheter so the client could gain an exclusive market position following product introduction.
- Directed the licensing of patent rights in the Internet photo services field to secure a maximum return on investment for the original inventors and investors in a technology-based start-up. The patent rights were developed and led to a successful beta test with a major corporation. Unfortunately, the original inventors and investors did not succeed in developing their start-up business. However, Mr. Ertel's licensing initiative has generated over $12M in licensing revenue from the patent rights, thereby extracting significant value from the technology developed by the start-up.
