Eric L. Maschoff

Eric L. Maschoff is a registered patent attorney and partner at Maschoff Brennan in Park City. His practice covers patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, copyright registrations, licensing, transactions, and intellectual property counseling. He advises clients on patent portfolio strategy, infringement and validity issues, freedom-to-operate work, patentability analysis, due diligence, design-around strategies, and prior art. His work supports companies and inventors managing technology and intellectual property assets.

Eric earned a J.D. from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New Mexico State University. Before practicing law, he worked as a computer hardware and software design engineer. His technical training remains directly relevant to a practice involving electronics, semiconductors, optical systems, telecommunications, software, and other technologies.

Eric has negotiated numerous intellectual property agreements, including licenses, joint development agreements, acquisitions, and divestitures for Fortune 100 companies, universities, startups, and individual inventors. His practice includes acquiring and enforcing patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret rights and representing clients in administrative matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Copyright Office. His industry experience spans electromechanical systems, semiconductors, fiber optics, lasers, and computing technologies.

Eric L. Maschoff co-founded Maschoff Brennan in 2011 and served as managing shareholder for eight years. He helped grow the firm from eight to more than 50 attorneys across four offices during his leadership tenure. He has also served for more than 20 years as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, teaching patent law and patent drafting and prosecution courses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Maschoff Brennan Gilmore & Israelsen LLP
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Licensed State

• Utah

Education

• University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• New Mexico State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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