Eric R. Waltmire is a Patent Attorney at the Erickson Law Group, PC and handles a range of intellectual property matters including patents, trademarks, and licensing with an emphasis on Internet, computer science, and electronic technologies. He is knowledgeable on advanced topics including algorithm theory, semiconductor design, digital logic design, object-oriented programming, operating systems, database systems, and computer networks. Before entering the legal field, Eric designed, implemented, and managed software systems at a fortune 500 company. Eric maintains a blog focusing on patents and trademarks. Click here to access the blog. Also you can follow his updates on patent and trademark matters on Twitter.
Admitted
- To practice law in Illinois
- To practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- To the trial bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Court of Illinois
Associations
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Past Chairman of the Internet and Computer Law Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Section Council.
- DuPage County Bar Association, Member
- Past Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee
- 2011-12 Editor-in-Chief of the Association’s scholarly legal journal, the DCBA Brief
- American Inns of Court, DuPage Chapter, Member
Education and Background
- J.D., magna cum laude, Southern Illinois University School of Law
- Class Rank: Number 4 out of 108 Students
- Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal
- Member, Phi Kappa Phi Legal Honor Society
- B.S., Southern Illinois University
- Major: Computer Science
- Minors: Business and Math
Prior Legal Experience
Before joining the Erickson Law Group, he clerked for the judges of the Eighteenth Circuit Court of Illinois. During law school, he clerked at a civil litigation firm and at the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.
Contact
phone: 630-665-9404
email: eric@ericksonlawgroup.com
Publications
- The Preservation Three Step: What Every Lawyer Should Know to Protect a Client’s Potentially Patentable Assets, DuPage County Bar Assocaition’s Legal Journal, DCBA Brief (2010).
- How to Secure Your Client’s Brand Against Counterfeiting Operations in Asia, DuPage County Bar Assocaition’s Legal Journal, DuPage County Bar Assocaition’s Legal Journal, DCBA Brief (2009).
- How to Admit or Exclude PBT Results, Illinois Bar Journal (2008).
- How does the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute apply in the educational setting?, Intellectual Property Section Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association (2008).
- When are Internet Communications not “Electronic Communications” under the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute?, DuPage County Bar Assocaition’s Legal Journal, DCBA Brief (2008).
Presentations
- What Professional Speakers Need to Know About Intellectual Property, National Speaker Association, Illinois Chapter Meeting (2012).
- Wikileaks: Liability for Publication or Hosting Information on the Internet, Cyberlaw Symposium, Intellectual Property Section, Illinois State Bar Association (2012).
- Protecting Intellectual Property, Business Innovation Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology, Wheaton (2012)
- Patents: A Step In Protection Product Value, New Product Development Workshop at SCORE Chicago (2011).
- Patents: A Step In Protection Product Value, New Product Development Workshop at SCORE Chicago (2009).
- How using Open Source Impacts Patent Rights and Startup Acquisition Opportunities, Saper Law Open Source Symposium (2009).
- Patenting Software, Internet Technologies, and Business Methods in view of Bilski v. Doll, Intellectual Property Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association (2009).
- Practical Advice on Trademarks, DuPage County Bar Association, IP Committee Meeting (2008).