Erik Halverson, Partner at K&L Gates

Today, my guest is Erik Halverson, a Partner at K&L Gates and a PTO-registered patent lawyer with a background in engineering physics and materials science, and a member of the Post-Grant Review, IP Litigation, and IP Procurement and Portfolio Management practice groups. He concentrates his practice in patent litigation and post-grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Erik has experience arguing before the PTAB, as well as jury trial experience in federal district court.

As a PTO-registered lawyer, Erik has experience with post-grant proceedings at the PTAB. His involvement includes the preparation and prosecution of numerous inter partes review petitions, defense of challenged patents, preparation of expert declarations, defending and taking expert depositions, and all manner of motion practice before the PTAB. Additionally, Erik has experience arguing in-person and remote inter partes review trials before the PTAB. Erik holds a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology and a BS in Engineering Physics from University of Illinois.