Jose Gutman

Jose Gutman is a founding member of Fleit Intellectual Property Law in Boca Raton, Florida. His practice covers patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters for clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to individual inventors. Gutman focuses particularly on technologies involving electrical and computer engineering, cloud computing, software systems, semiconductor manufacturing, and wireless communications. He also advises clients on intellectual property licensing, portfolio development, clearance, due diligence, and related strategic issues.

Gutman earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami and attended the Intellectual Property Summer Institute at Franklin Pierce Law Center. He received an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds B.S. degrees from Florida State University in Mathematics and Computer Science and in Business Administration and Marketing. His combined legal, technical, and business education supports his work with complex inventions, technology companies, and intellectual property transactions.

Before practicing patent law, Gutman worked as a design engineer with Motorola, developing paging systems and wireless communication products. He later served as a patent attorney at Motorola and founded the intellectual property practice group at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. His current work includes patent and trademark prosecution, patentability and clearance opinions, trademark oppositions and cancellations, litigation support, intellectual property licensing, IP harvesting, due diligence, and expert witness matters.

Jose Gutman is admitted to The Florida Bar and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a past president of the Patent Law Association of South Florida and belongs to the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Inventors Society of South Florida, and Licensing Executives Society. A frequent lecturer, Gutman has spoken to businesses, inventors, law firms, and professional organizations on patent law, licensing, trademarks, trade secrets, and commercialization strategies.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Fleit Intellectual Property Law
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Past President, Patent Law Association of South Florida
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, Inventors Society of South Florida
• Member, Licensing Executive Society

Licensed State

• Florida

Education

• University of Miami
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Franklin Pierce Law Center
  Intellectual Property Summer Institute
• Georgia Institute of Technology
  Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering
• Florida State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics and Computer Science
• Florida State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration and Marketing

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