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Eric Furman, Ph.D.

Eric S. Furman, Ph.D. focuses on patent protection and other forms of intellectual property protection for biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

Eric’s practice includes strategic patent counseling and procurement, freedom to operate analysis, counseling on infringement and invalidity issues, licensing, and due diligence studies as related to negotiations for mergers and acquisitions.

He currently represents clients with technology in the fields of genetically modified plants using RNAi methodologies, genetically modified organisms, stem cells, CAR T cells, prostate cancer therapeutics and other oncology pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical devices, dietary supplements, diagnostic devices and assays, cleantech, industrial chemicals, and cosmetics.

Before joining the firm, Eric was a research assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Leroy Hood where he made transgenic mice with aberrant forms of myelin basic protein.  As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical School, he characterized transcription and splicing complexes, and was a teaching assistant for Donald S. Chisum, author of the preeminent treatise on patent law, while at law school.

University of Washington (UW), J.D.
University of California – Los Angeles – Medical School (UCLA), Ph.D., Biochemistry
University of New Mexico, B.S., Biology
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech

Aesthetic & Cosmetic Biotechnology

AgBio

Antibodies & Immunology

Biofuels

Biological Manufacturing of Chemicals

Biologics

CBD & Legal Cannabis

Diagnostic Tools

Genomics

Industrial Enzymes

Peptides

Personalized Medicine

Plant Patents

Research Tools & Reagents

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine

Synthetic Biology & Nanotechnology

Therapeutics

Tissue Engineering

Transgenic Animals

Transgenic Plants

Vaccines

Chemical, Industrial & Materials

Biochemistry

Building Construction

Building Products & Materials

Chemical Engineering

Construction & Home Improvement

Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Food Chemistry

Furniture

Gardening

HVAC & Passive Ventilation

Mining Chemicals

Oil & Gas

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Roofing

Consumer Products & Services

Aesthetics & Personal Care Products

Food & Beverage

Sporting Goods & Recreation

Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology

Healthcare Information Technology

Energy

Biodegradable Materials

Bioenergy & Biofuels

Biomass

Clean Technology

Drinking Water Treatment

Emissions Abatement

Geothermal Energy

Green Building & Construction

Green Chemistry

Lighting

Remediation & Bioremediation

Wind Power

Financial Services & Business Methods

Licensing & Indemnification

Medical Devices & Procedures

Ablation Technology

Aesthetics & Implants

AI & Machine Learning

Annulus & Nucleus Repair

Dental Devices

Dermatology & Aesthetics

Diagnostics

Drug Eluting & Drug Delivery Devices

Imaging

Implants

Ischemic Stroke

Oncology

Pediatrics

Peripheral Artery Disease

Psychiatric & Neurological Conditions

Stents, Valves, & Delivery Systems

Tissue Engineering

Ventilators

Pharmaceuticals

Antibodies & Immunology

Biological Manufacturing of Chemicals

Biologics

Diagnostic Tools

Peptides

Personalized Medicine

Research Tools & Reagents

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine

Therapeutics

Vaccines

Transportation & Vehicles

Air conditioning / Heating systems

Fuels & Additives

Design Patents
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk 
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability 
U.S. Patent Prosecution

Named amongst Top 30 for Most Active Attorneys in Biotech in Patexia’s Patent Intelligence 2023 Report

Named one of the “World’s Leading Patent Professionals” in the Patent 1000 guide by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine for Prosecution (2020-2023)

Named among the “Top 25 Intellectual Property Portfolio Managers & Patent Prosecutors” by the Daily Journal in 2015.

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