Andrew E. Rawlins is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. Mr. Rawlins is vice chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. He focuses on patent-related matters.
Mr. Rawlins has over 25 years of experience in the patent field. Before joining the firm, Mr. Rawlins served as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Since joining the firm, Mr. Rawlins has conducted patent litigations, including trials and arguments before various trial courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He now maintains a practice involving strategic business counseling on patent issues, including a focus on patent procurement and portfolio management, technology agreements, and opinions on validity and infringement. He has significant experience with both utility and design patents.
With regard to the underlying technology, Mr. Rawlins has particular experience with medical devices, and he is the chair of the firm's Medical Device Initiative and a member of the Life Sciences Industry Team. He also represents a major automotive supplier and is a member of the Automotive Industry Team. He has further experience with optics and products for certain commercial and institutional markets.
Mr. Rawlins has been Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system and was selected as a finalist for Washington Business Journal’s 2008 Top Washington Lawyers awards program. He is an advisory board member for BNA’s Medical Devices Law & Industry Report and was a member of the intellectual property advisory board for Law360.
Mr. Rawlins received his engineering degree from The Pennsylvania State University, where his academic credentials permitted his election to Alpha Pi Mu, the national industrial engineering honor society. His Juris Doctor was earned magna cum laude from the Washington College of Law of the American University.
Mr. Rawlins is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, as well as Virginia, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Bar Association.