Customized Service. No two companies are alike. No two IP portfolios are the same. Eric listens to the client and delivers the services they need.
With a strong background in electrical engineering and as an inventor himself, Eric brings a unique perspective to his work at Boyle Fredrickson. Before pursuing a law degree, he spent eleven years as a practicing engineer, primarily in product development. Eric’s engineering experience includes writing software for custom machine tools and motor drives. While working as an engineer, he became the named inventor on two patents. Eric understands the development cycle and the need for a company to protect its investment in R&D.
Eric has been an attorney with the firm since 2008 and became an equity shareholder in 2016. He has extensive experience with both patent and trademark prosecution. He specializes in helping clients protect their IP rights while respecting the IP rights of others. He routinely counsels clients on strategy for protecting their intellectual property rights both domestically and internationally.
He has represented a wide range of clients, from the solo inventor to Fortune 500 companies, over a wide range of technology, including industrial automation, power electronics, alternative energy, signal processing, network devices, medical imaging, and agricultural equipment.
Representative Patents
• Flexible Local Coil for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Patent Number: 11,143,723
• Industrial Control Module Providing Universal I/O
Patent Number: 11,209,802
• Method and Apparatus for Integrating Current Sensors in a Power Semiconductor Module
Patent Number: 11,085,977
• Method and Apparatus for Power Transfer to an Independent Moving Cart During Travel Along a Track
Patent Number: 10,608,469
• Method and Apparatus for Secure Device Provisioning in an Industrial Control System
Patent Number: 10,721,223
• Method and Apparatus for Treating Biogas
Patent Number: 11,268,063
• Pediatric Imaging Assembly
Patent Number: 10,799,144
• System and Method for Activity Monitoring using Video Data
Patent Number: 10,880,524
• System and Method for Secure File Access of Derivative Works
Patent Number: 10,650,158
• Voltage Rotator for High Switching Frequency PWM Inverter
Patent Number: 11,283,388
Representative Trademarks
• Logo for SecureCircle
Trademark Number: 6,541,052
• MAGYC
Trademark Number: 6,258,238
• PPT
Trademark Number: 5,932,550
• SECURECIRCLE
Trademark Number: 5,515,379
Experience
• Asserted patent rights against an infringing company, resulting in the infringing product being withdrawn from the market.
• Provided guidance for a local company during product development that resulted in a favorable outcome when a multinational corporation brought patent infringement claims.
• Worked in product development for eleven years writing software for custom machine tools and for motor drives in the material handling and elevator industries
News & Publications
• “New USPTO Guidelines for Software Patent Eligibility,” Boyle Fredrickson News Update, April 2019
• “Patents: What Goes Into One and How Do You Get One,” presentation for Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers Discovery Conference, April 2019
• “Contractual Considerations for Protecting Intellectual Property,” presentation for Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers Discovery Conference, May 2016
• “Intellectual Property Issues in Additive Manufacturing,” presentation for MSOE Rapid Prototyping Center Consortium, April 2016
• “Intellectual Property Overview,” presentation for Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers Discovery Conference, May 2015
• “Engineers to Entrepreneurs,” presentation for “Rightful Owners” an Intellectual Property and Innovation Workshop sponsored by IEEE-USA, May 2015
Awards & Recognitions
• Up & Coming Lawyer, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2015
Community Involvement
• FIRST LEGO League Coach, Aug. 2016 – present
Professional Activities
• State Bar of Wisconsin – Intellectual Property and Technology Law Section
- Director, July 2022 – present
• State of Wisconsin, Licensed Professional Engineer
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Senior Member, August 2022 – present
- Member, 1995 – August 2022
• National Society of Professional Engineers – Wisconsin
- Member, June 2014 – present
- Secretary for Executive Committee, July 2019 – June 2021
• State Bar of Wisconsin – Young Lawyers Division
- Student Liaison, 2007-08
