Joseph H. Karlin

Joseph Karlin focuses his practice on patent counseling and procurement. He has experience preparing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications in a broad range of technologies, including medical devices, manufacturing equipment, consumer product packaging, electrical devices, optical devices, cryogenics, computer software, business methods, and others. He also has experience performing freedom-to-operate and patentability research, as well as trademark procurement.

Mr. Karlin received his mechanical engineering bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), where he wrote theses on adaptive learning control of a robotic arm and 3-D laser imaging of sheet metal. He further developed his engineering experience while working at the Ford Motor Company as a Product Design Engineer, primarily in the Light Truck Division.

Mr. Karlin received his M.B.A. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) Sloan School of Management, where he focused his study on strategic management and finance. He further developed his business experience and judgment as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Mr. Karlin’s engineering, business, and legal perspective allows him to help clients develop and protect their intellectual property rights, with an eye towards achieving the strongest patent protection and developing a portfolio that best fits a client’s competitive business strategy.