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Gordon Moriarty is an intellectual property attorney who develops and coordinates larger patent portfolios for corporate and institutional clients.  He previously practiced with Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici  and currently practices as a Director in the firm's Boston office.  In managing his clients' intellectual property assets, Gordon provides guidance in the prosecution and licensing of patents and trademarks.

Patent Prosecution

Gordon prosecutes patents across a wide array of technologies.  He has particular experience in computer networks, micro-mechanical devices, medical and laboratory analytical equipment, electro-optical measurement apparatus, and software for a broad range of technologies. His engineering background is in radar, communications, and vision systems. Gordon uses his extensive technological and legal experience to successfully prosecute patents for his clients as part of a comprehensive intellectual property strategy.

About Gordon

Prior to joining Preti Flaherty and WSGL, he practiced as an electrical engineer for a large, international defense electronics company where he was involved in software development, digital system design, and radar system test. Gordon began his legal career as a law clerk and technology specialist while he attended law school.

A native of the Philadelphia area, Gordon received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in communications theory and optics, from Northwestern University in 1982. He continued his engineering education at Loyola University Maryland and he later received a Juris Doctor degree from the Northeastern University School of Law in 1993.

Gordon is admitted to bars of the following courts: Massachusetts (1993); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1994); U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1994); and U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1994). He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Boston Patent Law Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).