Jeffrey S. Gundersen is a partner and registered patent attorney in the Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies Practice at Foley & Lardner LLP.
Mr. Gundersen provides counseling relating to patent acquisition and enforcement, product design, and patent infringement matters and prepares intellectual property agreements, patent opinions, and due diligence opinions. He also counsels multi-national companies regarding global patent prosecution strategies, including patent acquisition methodologies and patent portfolio coordination. Mr. Gundersen graduated from the University of Wisconsin as a Distinguished Scholar in the top 10 percent of his College of Engineering class with a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering in 1992. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society.
The University of Wisconsin awarded Mr. Gundersen two Master of Science degrees in 1993, the first in nuclear engineering and engineering physics, and the second in medical physics. The medical physics and nuclear engineering coursework and research covered various medical diagnostic imaging modalities as well as radiation protection and shielding design.
Mr. Gundersen worked as a nuclear engineer for an energy company for several years before attending law school. As a nuclear engineer, Mr. Gundersen concentrated in the areas of nuclear accident analysis and radiation dose and shielding calculations. Mr. Gundersen graduated from Marquette University Law School, summa cum laude, in 2000.
Mr. Gundersen was recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as an "Up and Coming" intellectual property attorney in Wisconsin (2010 - 2013). He was also selected for inclusion in the 2006, 2008 and 2009 Wisconsin Super Lawyers–Rising Stars® lists.
He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.