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.
스마트 제조 분야의 글로벌 특허 동향을 활용하여 정보에 입각한 효과적인 IP 전략 개발하기
오늘날의 글로벌 경제에서 제품 연구 개발(R&D)은 역사적으로 미국과 중국에 집중되어 있습니다.
Private Space Activity and the Advantages of U.S. Patents for Protecting Space Inventions
In 2025, NASA is scheduled to once again bring man and machine to the lunar surface, this time under the name of the Greek goddess Artemis.
Nothing for Free: Federal Circuit Clarifies Commercial Success is All About Sales
In affirming final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in two inter partes reviews (IPRs), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled that only actual product sales count toward a showing of commercial success.