Tom Engellenner received his B.S in engineering and a M.S. in environmental studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his J.D. from Boston University. He is a member of the bar in Massachusetts and New York, and he is a former President of the Boston Patent Law Association.
Tom’s practice includes patents, licensing, trademarks, copyrights, and litigation. He has more than 40 years of experience in prosecuting and litigating patents and advising clients generally on intellectual property strategies.
He has obtained nearly 1000 patents for clients since 1981. He has particular experience in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, analytical instruments, and medical devices.
His litigation experience includes patent infringement cases in the U.S. federal courts and interference and reexamination proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office, as well as infringement and validity trials in Japan and Europe.
Tom was written extensively on intellectual property. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The National Law Journal and Law360. He has been quoted on various patent-related topics by Associate Press, The Financial Times, Inside Counsel, Managing Intellectual Property, Boston Business Journal, Law360 and Mass High Tech, among others.
Tom’s practice also includes post-grant proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office, which were established by Congress in the 2011 America Invents Act as an alternative way to challenge the validity of issued patents. He has represented clients in more than 60 inter-partes review proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office over the past ten years.