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  • Intellectual Property
  • New York, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Practice Area
Intellectual Property
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Professional Experience
Retired Partner
Ropes & Gray
Current
Current
Concentrating in chemical and biochemical cases, Eric has acted for the world’s leaders in technology: ExxonMobil, General Electric, Milliken, Univation, Inco, Rhodia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BASF, Schering-Plough, Biogen, Squibb, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, AlliedSignal and Ebara. Eric’s engagements have included: Schering-Plough v. Interferon Sciences (alpha interferon); Schering-Plough v. Sterling Winthrop (interleukin-4); BioZone v. Knoll Pharmaceuticals (capsaicin); Squibb v. Medi+Physics (medical diagnostics); Biogen v. Roche (alpha interferon); ExxonMobil v. Dow (polyethylene); Mobil v. Exxon (metallocene catalysts); ExxonMobil v. Chevron Phillips (polymerization); General Electric v. Sun Oil (phenols); SWS v. General Electric (silicones); Benchmark v. Rhodia (guar-based fracturing fluids); Dow v. Univation (polyethylene); Milliken v. Mohawk (polyurethane-based floor coverings); Witco v. BASF (rigid polyurethane foams); Sheller-Globe v. Milsco [BASF] (integral skin polyurethane foams); Valent v. BASF (herbicides); Eli Lilly v. BASF (herbicides); FilmTec v. AlliedSignal (reverse osmosis membranes); Semitool v. Ebara (seed-layer repair in semiconductor chip manufacturing).
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School
LL.B.
Winner: Triangle Cup Moot Court Competition
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Yale University
B.A.
Chemistry
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Websites & Blogs
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