Scott Anderson is a partner and registered patent attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he counsels clients on a wide variety of intellectual property issues, particularly those involving patent and trade secret law, product design, licensing, and transactions. Mr. Anderson is a member of the firm's Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies and Green Energy Technologies Practices. He is also a member of the Food & Beverage and Automotive Industry Teams.
As a member of one of the largest intellectual property practices in the United States, he counsels clients and provides business-focused solutions relating to issues such as:
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Creating, implementing, and managing IP strategy programs and portfolios for small, mid, and large sized companies
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Preparing and prosecuting patent applications
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Assessing and managing IP enforcement actions and risk analysis projects
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Negotiating and preparing IP agreements, including joint development, professional services agreements, and license agreements
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Conducting IP due diligence and counseling for mergers, acquisitions, capital funding, and other business transactions
Mr. Anderson has worked with manufacturers and investment firms in a wide variety of technical disciplines, ranging from medical devices, sporting goods, automotive, food products and packaging, clean/green technologies, water technologies, software and Internet applications, and other consumer, commercial, industrial, or investment products and services.
Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Anderson was an engineer for a manufacturer of electronic and electrical products.
