Charles E Maurer
Senior Patent Agent
Charles Maurer is a Senior Patent Agent 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
Prior to joining Foley, Charles worked in a hardware laboratory evaluating product designs and predicting product lifespans.
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.