Charles Maurer is an associate with Foley & Lardner LLP. Charles is located in the firm’s Chicago office where he is a member of the Mechanical and Electromechanical Practice Group. Charles focuses his practice on assisting clients with building patent portfolios including both domestic and international patents. Charles leverages his background in Electrical Engineering to develop portfolios for electrical, software, machine learning, and mechanical innovations. For example, Charles assists clients with protecting innovations in the following fields:
- Vehicles and EVs
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Defense, Aerospace, Satellites, and Submersibles
- Medical and Surgical Systems
- Robotics and Automation
- Cloud Computing, IoT, and Digital Twins
- Power Systems, Communication Networks, and MEMs Devices
- High frequency devices and semiconductors
Prior to joining Foley, Charles worked in a hardware laboratory evaluating product designs and predicting product lifespans.
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