An engineer, a Registered Patent Attorney, a former in-house patent counsel, and a former adjunct professor, Sean is a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property practice, the leader of its high-tech patent practice, and the head of its Trademark practice.
He is well known as being a highly responsive, collaborative attorney, having over 20 years of experience in IP. His work encompasses many areas of intellectual property protection, including provisional, non-provisional/utility patent and design patent preparation and prosecution, trademark registration, IP due diligence, IP audits, IP governance, and the provision of patentability, non-infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions, as well as identification of infringing competitor products. Sean works closely with a wide range of clients to fulfill their intellectual property needs, including IP portfolio development, strategy, and implementation for startup companies with foundational patent and trademark filings, for emerging growth companies with market share they need to protect from competitors, and for international conglomerates with massive US and international patent and trademark portfolios.
Sean works to achieve client goals in protecting patentable inventions in a broad collection of technologies, including medical devices, consumer products, HVAC, energy, clean tech, footwear, apparel, sporting goods, mechanical, electrical, software, computer hardware, telecommunications, and combination technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, aerospace, robotics, and mechatronics, securing both utility patent protection, and design patent protection for ornamental product designs.
If you are ready to begin researching or applying for a trademark, please email TMServices@morse.law to provide us with some initial information, and we’ll get back to you soon to arrange a time to discuss further.
Representative Matters
- Managed, built and grew an international patent portfolio for a cutting edge platform technology of a US company leading up to its acquisition for almost $700 million.
- Assisted a client in navigating the intellectual property due diligence investigation for a successful $15 million venture financing.
- Successfully implemented a long-term patent strategy for a startup company to protect vital intellectual property with limited resources by protecting key aspects of their technology with a single provisional application that kept competitors at bay through the company’s growth to a multi-million dollar corporation with a US and International patent portfolio.
- Drafted and successfully prosecuted numerous patent applications in crowded technology spaces to obtain valuable patent protection.
- Worked closely with engineering teams to analyze prior art patents and design new and innovative products while avoiding infringement of competitor patents.
- Authored/drafted U.S. Patent No. 8,945,235, a 2017 BPLA Invented Here! Honoree
Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, Intellectual Property: The Ins and Outs, TechSandBox
Office Hours, Topic: Patent, TechSandBox
Speaker, Accelerate Program Bootcamp, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Speaker, Legal Basics for Game Companies, Morse Seminar
Speaker, Morse Patent Law Discussion Series, Morse Seminar
Speaker, Conducting Business in the U.S., swissnex Boston - Consulate of Switzerland
Speaker, Intellectual Property Overview, Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons
Publications
10 Steps to Creating a Valuable Trademark
How to Prepare for Counterfeiters, Whether You Sell on Amazon.com or Not
The Trademark Company, LegalZoom and Other Online Services
Creating a Strong Trademark: Key Considerations
Matal v. Tam: The Supreme Court Rejects the Prohibition on Disparaging Trademarks
Why You Should Spend Dollars on Patent, Trademark Protection
Trademark Owners Thinking Twice About Using Low-Cost Registration Services
Global Medical Device Regulatory Strategy
IP Due Diligence: Patentability vs. Patent Infringement
Star Wars And Technology: May The Patent Office Be With You…
Robotics: Musings of a Patent Attorney
Outside the office
Founding Member – Town Sustainable Energy Planning Committee
Founding Member – Sustainable Energy Committee
Master – Arthur J. Gajarsa Inn of Court (past)
Outside of the office, Sean enjoys spending time with family, coaching soccer, and hanging out with friends.
News & Events
- IP News
Trademark Fees Increasing January 2, 2021
December 14, 2020 - Holiday-Inspired Inventing
December 10, 2020 - USPTO Issues New Exam Guide for Generic Top-Level Domain Marks
November 3, 2020 - 10 Steps to Creating a Valuable Trademark
September 9, 2020 - How to Prepare for Counterfeiters, Whether You Sell on Amazon.com or Not
The Treacherous World of Online Marketplaces for Consumer Products
November 7, 2019
Education
- University of New Hampshire – Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D.
- Bucknell University, B.S.
Admissions
- Massachusetts Bar
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- Master – American Inns of Court
- Engineer In Training - NCEES
Practice Areas
Industries
- Educational Institutions & Hospitals
- Games & Interactive Entertainment
- Life Sciences
- Manufacturing & Construction
- Medical Devices
- Retail & Professional Services
- Software, Hardware & the Internet