Eric D. Buss

Patent Agent

Email: ebuss@fredlaw.com
Office: 612.492.7570
Assistant: Debra Bruck, 612.492.7521

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PRIMARY SERVICES

Intellectual Property
Patents

Overview

Eric works closely with clients to prepare and prosecute patent applications and help develop their patent portfolio and strategies to maximize their intellectual property protection.

Eric relies on his technical background to work directly with inventors to understand their invention and draft patent applications to thoroughly protect their intellectual property. He enjoys learning about new inventions and understanding the details of the inventions that are important to clients and their business.

Eric’s understanding of clients’ inventions, as well as their broader business strategy, helps him prosecute patents in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office while maintaining a focus on the scope of protection that meets the clients’ business needs.

Experience

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Draft and prosecute patent applications in a variety of technical fields, including electrical, mechanical and chemical based inventions.
Draft and prosecute patent applications regarding electrical control systems, medical devices, test and measurement devices, thermal imaging cameras, chemical analysis systems and more.
Assess competitive market landscapes across various technical fields to help guide patent drafting and prosecution strategies.
Strategize and manage international patent portfolios.
Research and address patent subject matter eligibility issues and rejections.
Perform invalidity and freedom to operate analysis to help guide strategic patent and business strategies.
Past research experience in semiconductor materials and devices, including deposition and characterization techniques of semiconductor materials.

Articles & Presentations

Patent Exhaustion of Method Claims – Clarifying the Rights of the Patent Owner

January 21, 2014

By Eric D. Buss & Thomas R. Hipkins

What if someone sold you a product and then sued you for patent infringement because you used the product for its intended purpose? The doctrine of patent exhaustion guards against such a situation, and the Federal Circuit recently made an important clarification of that doctrine.

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Honors & Education

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota, M.S. E.E., 2012
Saint John’s University, B.A. Physics and Mathematics, 2009, magna cum laude