Arent Fox
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Eric Roman

Eric Roman
November 11, 2011
  • Associate
  • New York, NY
212.492.3283
eric.roman@arentfox.com

Eric Roman’s practice focuses on litigation and counseling, primarily in the area of intellectual property. Eric has extensive experience litigating patent, trademark, and copyright disputes, as well as with counseling clients about intellectual property risk management, portfolio development, and licensing strategies. He regularly litigates entertainment and computer/internet law disputes for clients in the music and software development industries. Eric also has experience performing intellectual property due diligence and drafting and analyzing intellectual property licensing agreements.

Previous Work

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Eric was an attorney in the New York office of a large law firm. His past experience also includes serving as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA’s Office, and working as a technical consultant for a database developer in NYC.

Publications, Presentations and Recognitions

  • “The Use of Experts to Prove Obviousness,” Practicing Law Institute, Patent Litigation; 2006
  • “Aspex Eyewear v. Miracle Optics, Inc.: A New Temporal Dimension to Determining Standing,” 22nd Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar; May 2006
  • “Derivatives Patents: Strategies for Survival,” IP Litigator; March / April 2006
  • “Draft Free Trade Agreement of the Americas Would Require Significant Changes in United States Intellectual Property Law,” National Law Journal; Oct. 27, 2003, co-written with J.D. Sullivan

Life Beyond the Law

Eric enjoys playing guitar, tinkering with electronics, and spending time with his wife and children in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley.

Bar and Court Admissions

  • New York Bar
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

Harvard Law School
, JD
New York University
, BA

Practices

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • White Collar & Investigations

Industries

  • Media & Entertainment

Areas of Focus

  • Copyright
  • Patent
  • Trademark
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