Homeland Security Business Conference & Expo
Senator Jack Reed
Congressman Patrick Kennedy
June 7, 2004
Newport, RI

Speaker Biographies

Jacob N. Erlich, J.D.
Partner
Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP
E-Commerce & Communications Group, Emerging Business Group, Government Relations Group, Intellectual Property Group, Science & Technology Group
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Link to presentation:
Government Funded SBIR & STTR Programs (.ppt)

Jacob (Jesse) N. Erlich is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent & Trademark Office and the Canadian Patent Office.

A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mr. Erlich earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Erlich 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 as well as is 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, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Licensing Update, Aspen Law & Business - a division of Aspen Publications, Inc. and Valuation of Intangible Assets in Global Operations, Quorum Books, 2001. He 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.

Mr. Erlich has been appointed to the United States - Israel Science and Technology Commission Task Force: Legal, Patent and Intellectual Property Rights and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), New England Chapter as well as on the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Justice, a research agency of the United States Justice Department. He is a member and past President of the Boston Patent Law Association, and an active member of the Technology Transfer Society, the Licensing Executive Society and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. Erlich is listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in Intellectual Property.

Links to other resources:

• Understanding Intellectual Property (.pdf)

• Using Government Resources for Funding and Technical Assistance (.pdf)

• The Federal Technology Transfer Process Licenses and Cooperative (.pdf)

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