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Jacob (Jesse) N. Erlich

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3255
Location: Boston, MA
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Practice:

Bar Admissions:

District of Columbia
Massachusetts

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 and 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 2000-2008 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.

Memberships:

Advisory Council of the National Institute of Justice, research agency of the United States Justice Department, Board of Directors
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Boston Patent Law Association, member and past President
Licensing Executive Society
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), New England Chapter, Board of Directors
Small Business Association of New England (SBANE), High Technology Business Committee

Additional Information:

Mr. Erlich earned Certified Licensing Professional designation in 2008.
Mr. Erlich is on the faculty of the Advanced Licensing Institute at Franklin Pierce Law School.
Mr. Erlich has been appointed to the United States - Israel Science and Technology Commission Task Force: Legal, Patent and Intellectual Property Rights.
Mr. Erlich is a contributing author to the book, "2000 - 2008 Licensing Update." He has contributed the chapter, "The Federal Transfer Process, Licenses and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements."

Education:

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Undergraduate, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Awards:

Mr. Erlich is the recipient of the National Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer's Oustanding Service Award in 2009.
Mr. Erlich is the recipient of the Eastern Regional Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer's Outstanding Service Award in 2008.
Mr. Erlich is listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in Intellectual Property.
Massachusetts Super Lawyer in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2004. The selection of attorneys is based on a poll and internal research done by Law & Politics Magazine and reviewed by an independent blue ribbon panel of their peers. Listed attorneys and finalists consist of the top 5% of attorneys in Massachusetts. The listing appeared in the November issue of Boston Magazine and in New England Super Lawyers Magazine.

Recent Articles and Publications:

The Federal Technology Transfer Process Licenses and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
2009 Licensing Update, 2009
Jessee 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

Outsourcing Your Intellectual Property Work May Be Illegal
IPFrontline.com, December 19, 2008

Outsourcing Your Intellectual Property Work May Be Illegal
Intellectual Property Update, November 2008

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Speaking Engagements:

WPI Venture Forum's Ask the Experts, 1.12.2010
Location: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Role: Speaker
Topic: Intellectual Property

IP Rights to Government Funded Inventions, 9.30.2009
Location: Navy Webinar
Role: Presenter

Intellectual Property in general and as specifically related to Government Issues, 9.24.2009
Location: Orlando, FL - SBIR Annual Meeting
Role: Presenter

National SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference and Technology Showcase, 9.21.2009
Role: Speaker
Topic: IP & Data Rights

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