Attorney Profiles

Eric M. Collins

Eric M. Collins

Eric is a patent attorney who joined the firm in August 2008. Eric was admitted to the Colorado Bar in October 2006, and is a registered practitioner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Eric primarily handles patent preparation and prosecution in the technology areas of communications and software, including experience with computer architecture, network protocols, digital signal processing, embedded systems, optical signals, device drivers, microprocessors, and integrated circuit design.

Eric has broad patent preparation and prosecution experience in several technologies, including:

Communication systems including network architectures, switches, routers, call processors, test systems, enhanced service platforms, and billing platforms
Wireless systems including base stations, antenna design, network performance measurement systems, and wireless communication devices
Optical systems including lasers, amplifiers, attenuators, and wavelength-division multiplexing
Integrated circuitry including microprocessors, I/O controllers, and embedded systems
Computer systems and software including operating systems and device drivers
Video delivery systems including digital video recorders, satellite, and cable TV systems
Information technology systems, architectures, and applications
Data storage systems including magnetic and optical drives
Automation machinery control systems and software
Medical systems and devices

Areas of Practice

U.S. and International Intellectual Property Law
Patent Preparation and Prosecution

Education

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, May 2006
Juris Doctorate

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, May 2003
Bachelor of Science
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Business Administration