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Jacob (Jesse) N. Erlich

Jacob (Jesse) N. Erlich

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3255
Location: Boston, MA
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District of Columbia
Massachusetts
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Experience:

Prior to joining Burns & Levinson LLP in January 2006, Mr. Erlich was a Partner with the firm Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP. Mr. Erlich had previously served as Chief Patent Advisor for the United States Air Force.

Mr. Erlich represents a wide array of clients such as universities and small and large technology companies in diverse technological fields. He provides advice on patents and other forms of intellectual property, licensing and government related matters such as government contracts, SBIRs, STTRs, intellectual property, licensing and technology transfer. He is also involved with the preparation and prosecution of patent applications (U.S. and foreign). In a representative case, Mr. Erlich obtained intellectual property protection for a client and thereafter was instrumental in negotiating and preparing agreements transferring a substantial portion of the intellectual property to a major company.

He has contributed to numerous publications in the fields of intellectual property and technology transfer, and Mr. Erlich has co-authored a book entitled, Technology Development and Transfer - The Transaction and Legal Environment, Quorum Books, 1997. He is a contributing author to 2000-2010 Licensing Update, Aspen Law & Business - a division of Aspen Publications, Inc. and Valuation of Intangible Assets in Global Operations, Quorum Books, 2001.

Mr. Erlich sat on the faculty of The National Intellectual Property Law Institute, Postgraduate Program in Intellectual Property and The Intellectual Property Institute for Corporate Counsel, both in Washington, D.C. A frequent lecturer and speaker, Mr. Erlich has been asked to appear before groups ranging from the WPI Venture Forum to Government Patent Law Association Conferences and the Franklin Pierce Law School Annual Licensing Program to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

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Recent Articles and Publications:

Assignments and the Bayh-Dole Act After Stanford v Roche
Intellectual Property Update, July 2011

The Federal Technology Transfer Process Licenses and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
2010 Licensing Update, 2010
Jesse Erlich was the author of this chapter from the 2010 Licensing Update, published by Wolters Kluwer Law and Business.

The Federal Technology Transfer Process Licenses and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
2009 Licensing Update, 2009
Jesse Erlich was the author of this chapter from the 2009 Licensing Update, published by Wolters Kluwer Law and Business.

Export Control Laws
www.ExportRules.com, May 14, 2009

Speaking Engagements:

IP Ownership Under Government Funded Contracts Seminar, 6.20.2012
Location: Burns & Levinson LLP, 125 Summer Street, Boston MA
Role: Speaker
Topic: Maintaining ownership of intellectual property under contracts funded by the government: A patent attorney's perspective

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Vermont Small Business Development Center Program, 3.5.2012
Role: Speaker
Topic: Intellectual Property Protection under the SBIR/STTR Programs

2011 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, 11.16.2011
Location: Waltham, MA
Role: Speaker
Topic: SBIRs/STTRs and Alternative Financing for a Science and Technology Homeland Security Company

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Burns & Levinson First Annual SBIR/STTR Forum, 9.22.2011
Location: Burns & Levinson LLP, 125 Summer Street, Boston MA
Role: Speaker
Attorney Jacob (Jesse) Erlich will speak on the topic, "Using Government Resources for Funding and Technical Assistance." Attorney David Shamberger is speaking about "Corporate Law Issues Facing SBIR Companies and Technology Start-ups." Click here for more information.