Orlando Lopez

Orlando Lopez is a Partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property / SciTech Group. Prior to joining Burns & Levinson LLP in January 2006, he was with the firm Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP. In his practice, Dr. Lopez concentrates on helping his clients, which range from individual inventors to large multinational corporations and universities, identify and protect their intellectual property and build their patent portfolios. He applies his broad technical expertise and his experience in intellectual property to counsel his clients. Dr. Lopez has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in diverse areas of technology such as nanotechnology, optics, quantum optics, software, business methods, telecommunications, wireless applications, electronic imaging, mechanical and physical devices.
Dr. Lopez has over twenty five years of experience at various high technology companies, including Polaroid, Data General, Control Data, and Science Applications., as a technical manager, program manager, engineer and researcher. His experience spans from managing product design projects, managing complex research teams involving software, IC design, optics, mechanics and electronics to being an active researcher in areas from magnetic and optical recording and electromagnetic effects to imaging science. He has broad knowledge in a variety of engineering and physical science disciplines including physical devices, optics, software, imaging science and mechanical devices.
Dr. Lopez also spent 15 years at Polaroid Corporation as a senior principal engineer, technical manager in various divisions and as a Technical Manager (licensing) /Patent Agent for the Law and Patent Department. He drafted and prosecuted patent applications in electronic imaging, optics, software, business methods, wireless applications and physical devices, and participated in licensing inventions in optics and electronic imaging.
Dr. Lopez has had numerous articles published in refereed journals and has presented at conferences on topics including magnetics, electromagnetic effects, plasmas and optical recording, is a member of Sigma Xi, the IEEE and several bar associations and has been listed in Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of La Alianza Hispana. Dr. Lopez is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Lopez received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, his M.E.E. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Masters in Philosophy, Engineering and Applied Science from Yale University, his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado and earned his J.D, cum laude, from the New England School of Law. Dr. Lopez is fluent in Spanish.

Employer:	Burns & Levinson LLP
Position:	Partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property / SciTech Group
Time period:	December 2005 - Present
Description:	Orlando Lopez is a Partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property / SciTech Group. Prior to joining Burns & Levinson LLP in January 2006, he was with the firm Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP. In his practice, Dr. Lopez concentrates on helping his clients, which range from individual inventors to large multinational corporations and universities, identify and protect their intellectual property and build their patent portfolios. He applies his broad technical expertise and his experience in intellectual property to counsel his clients. Dr. Lopez has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in diverse areas of technology such as nanotechnology, optics, quantum optics, software, business methods, telecommunications, wireless applications, electronic imaging, mechanical and physical devices. Dr. Lopez has over twenty five years of experience at various high technology companies, including Polaroid, Data General, Control Data, and Science Applications., as a technical manager, program manager, engineer and researcher. His experience spans from managing product design projects, managing complex research teams involving software, IC design, optics, mechanics and electronics to being an active researcher in areas from magnetic and optical recording and electromagnetic effects to imaging science. He has broad knowledge in a variety of engineering and physical science disciplines including physical devices, optics, software, imaging science and mechanical devices.

Employer:	Polaroid Corporation
Position:	Senior Principal Engineer, Technical Manager
Description:	Dr. Lopez also spent 15 years at Polaroid Corporation as a senior principal engineer, technical manager in various divisions and as a Technical Manager (licensing) /Patent Agent for the Law and Patent Department. He drafted and prosecuted patent applications in electronic imaging, optics, software, business methods, wireless applications and physical devices, and participated in licensing inventions in optics and electronic imaging.

University:	Yale University
Degree:	Engineering and Applied Science , MPhil

University:	University of Colorado System
Degree:	Electrical Engineering , PhD

University:	New England College
Degree:	JD

University:	University of Puerto Rico System
Degree:	Electrical Engineering , BSc

University:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree:	M.E.E.

Articles:

Dr. Lopez has had numerous articles published in refereed journals and has presented at conferences on topics including magnetics, electromagnetic effects, plasmas and optical recording.

Memberships:

He is a member of Sigma Xi, the IEEE and several bar associations and has been listed in Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of La Alianza Hispana. Dr. Lopez is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.