A Registered Patent Attorney, Engineer, Author, and a former In-house Patent Counsel and Adjunct Law Professor, Sean is a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property practice, leader of the low-tech/high-tech Patent practice, and the Head of its Trademark practice.
- Known as being a highly responsive, trusted advisor – a real team player
- Over 27 years of experience practicing intellectual property (IP) law, including:
- Patents (Responsible for obtaining 500-plus patents protecting inventions & designs)
- Trademarks (Responsible for 1,000-plus trademark registrations and enforcements)
- Product Design (design-around counseling incorporating patent landscape searches)
- Audits/Assessments of IP (Is it good quality? Is it well-protected? Etc.)
- Licensing of valuable IP (Agreements with companies to pay royalties for patents)
- Governance of IP (Managing invention harvesting, protection, enforcement)
- Opinions (Will I infringe someone’s patent? Do they infringe my patent? Etc.)
- Due-Diligence reviews (e.g., for M&A, Investment, etc.)
- IP Strategy (Advise on how best to implement all of the above taking into consideration the needs of the business)
- Flexible in approach, Sean collaborates with all forms of clients:
- Individual inventor
- Startups
- Emerging growth companies
- Mid-size and larger US and international companies with substantial IP patent and trademark portfolios
- Diverse technology experience in areas including:
- Medical devices
- Consumer products
- Industrial equipment
- Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)
- Energy, cleantech, biomass, etc.
- Apparel, Footwear, Sporting Goods, etc.
- Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, and combination technologies
- Internet-of-Things (IoT)
- Robotics
- Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), NFTs, peer-to-peer, blockchain, etc.
- Telecommunications
- Aerospace, Electric Vertical Takeoff & Landing Vehicles (eVTOL), Electric boats, etc.
- Autonomous vehicles, drones, etc.
- Educational products
In Sean’s book, The Best Way to Secure Your Intellectual Property, he reveals how to protect your IP rights, and elevate your level of knowledge in all aspects of IP, as well as how best to work with an IP professional to secure your IP in a manner that is both high quality and cost-effective.
If you would like to inquire about patents or trademarks, send an email to sdetweiler@morse.law to arrange a FREE initial consult.
Attention members of New England Invents – Please email me with any business or IP related legal requests at sdetweiler@morse.law and let me know you are a member!
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Representative Matters
- Helped countless individual inventors to patent novel inventions as a foundational springboard to building companies around their IP.
- Managed, built, and grew an international patent portfolio for a cutting-edge platform technology of a US company leading up to its acquisition for almost $700 million.
- Assisted numerous clients in navigating the intellectual property due diligence investigations for successful multi-million dollar mergers, acquisitions, and financings.
- Successfully implemented long-term patent strategies for startups to protect vital intellectual property with limited resources by protecting key aspects of their technology with minimal patent application filings that keep competitors at bay while companies grow.
- Drafted and successfully prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in crowded technology spaces to obtain valuable patent protection.
- Worked closely with numerous engineering teams to analyze prior art patents and design new and innovative products while avoiding infringement of competitor patents.
- Authored/drafted U.S. Patent No. 8,945,235, a 2017 BPLA Invented Here! Honoree
- Responsible for acquiring and managing over 1,000 U.S. and International Trademarks
- Manage U.S. and International Patent & Trademark Portfolios
- Many instances of clients and individuals from former clients returning and becoming repeat clients in new ventures.
Outside the Office
Founding Member – Town Sustainable Energy Planning Committee
Founding Member – Sustainable Energy Committee
Master – Arthur J. Gajarsa Inn of Court (past)
Board Member – Education Charitable Fund (past)
Outside of the office, Sean enjoys spending time with family, brewing beer, hanging out with friends, reading to learn new things, sampling fine cheeses and red wines, skiing, photography, drawing, reflecting on over 14 years as a youth soccer coach, running, finding any opportunity to get on a boat, and above-all cheering on his amazing kids and wife in any way he can.
Publications
A New Chapter for Trademark Searching at the USPTO
Is Fireball Confusable with Fireball?
Intellectual Property Considerations of NFTs
Gruyère and Tequila® – Are they Generic, Registerable Trademarks, and/or Just Good Together?
Alice – Dumber Than A Doorstop: Re-Framing the Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Analysis
File Your Trademark Applications Sooner Rather Than Later
Cancelling a Trademark: What’s Peloton’s Spin?
Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
USPTO Issues New Exam Guide for Generic Top-Level Domain Marks
The Best Way to Secure Your Intellectual Property
10 Steps to Creating a Valuable Trademark
How to Prepare for Counterfeiters, Whether You Sell on Amazon.com or Not
The Trademark Company, LegalZoom and Other Online Services
Creating a Strong Trademark: Key Considerations
As the Trade Show Season Ramps Up, Don’t Forget to Harvest Your Patentable Inventions Before Heading to the Show
Matal v. Tam: The Supreme Court Rejects the Prohibition on Disparaging Trademarks
Why You Should Spend Dollars on Patent, Trademark Protection
Trademark Owners Thinking Twice About Using Low-Cost Registration Services
Global Medical Device Regulatory Strategy
IP Due Diligence: Patentability vs. Patent Infringement
Star Wars And Technology: May The Patent Office Be With You…
Robotics: Musings of a Patent Attorney
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, Intellectual Property: The Ins and Outs, TechSandBox
Office Hours, Topic: Patent, TechSandBox
Speaker, Accelerate Program Bootcamp, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Speaker, Legal Basics for Game Companies, Morse Seminar
Speaker, Morse Patent Law Discussion Series, Morse Seminar
Speaker, Conducting Business in the U.S., swissnex Boston – Consulate of Switzerland
Speaker, Intellectual Property Overview, Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons
News & Insights
A New Chapter for Trademark Searching at the USPTO
Using Others’ Trademarks in the Metaverse is Risky
Best Practices for Creating Impressive Trademarks with Generative AI
Is Fireball Confusable with Fireball?
Top 10 Useful Trademark Tips
COVID-19 Resource Collection
Intellectual Property Considerations of NFTs
A Tom Brady Trademark Tome
Gruyère and Tequila® – Are they Generic, Registerable Trademarks, and/or Just Good Together?
Trademark Searching and Clearance: To Search, or Not to Search?
Alice – Dumber Than A Doorstop
File Your Trademark Applications Sooner Rather Than Later
Cancelling a Trademark: What’s Peloton’s Spin?
In Case You Missed It: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
IP News: USPTO Fee Increase
USPTO Issues New Exam Guide for Generic Top-Level Domain Marks
10 Steps to Creating a Valuable Trademark
COVID-19 Alert: Accelerated Trademark Examination
How to Prepare for Counterfeiters, Whether You Sell on Amazon.com or Not
The Trademark Company, LegalZoom & Other Online Services
Trademarks — Use Them (Properly) or Lose Them
Federal Registration of Trademarks to Protect Intellectual Property
Informational Perhaps, But Not a Trademark!
Creating a Strong Trademark
Multicolored Leaves More Inherently Distinctive than Multicolored Trademarks:
Celebrating Innovation and Evolution: Patent Practice 10th Anniversary
Meet the Patent Team!
Matal v. Tam:
Trademark Owners Should Think Twice About Using Low-Cost Registration Services
IP Due Diligence: Patentability vs. Patent Infringement
Star Wars And Technology: May The Patent Office Be With You…
Robotics: Musings of a Patent Attorney
Duck Dynasty or Patent Dynasty?
Do You Deserve Better from Your Patent Attorney?
Events
Money and Molecules: Early-Stage Life Science Financing
Funding Models in Biotech – Life Sciences Series – Panel 3
Laying the Foundation for Growth: Entity & Equity – Life Sciences Series – Panel 2
Building Your Product & Patent Strategy from the Ground Floor – Life Sciences Series – Panel 1
- MA Rising Stars
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