Edmund P. Pfleger, a founding partner of GTPP and managing partner in our Tucson, Arizona offices, specializes in U.S. and foreign intellectual property protection, licensing and enforcement. Ed has extensive technical experience in semiconductor processes and devices; analog, digital and mixed signal devices and systems; opto-electronics; mass storage and data backup; computer hardware and software; power converters and power inverters; and medical devices and systems.

Ed has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and foreign patent applications, and prepared numerous infringement, invalidity, and use opinions. Ed’s clients include start-up enterprises, mid-sized corporations and Fortune 100 companies. Ed is actively involved in patent licensing, technology transfer and patent, trademark and copyright litigation and pre-litigation strategies.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Ed worked for IBM in Princeton, New Jersey where he designed computer system expansion cards and memory devices for IBM’s AS400 and legacy PC systems. Prior to that Ed worked at Apple Computers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he worked as technical advisor to the marketing division.

Ed holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and a law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Since graduating from law school in 1997, Ed has practiced in New Hampshire and Arizona, and is a member of the Bar of Arizona. Ed is actively involved in community issues and is a member of the IEEE. Ed coaches youth football in Tucson and he enjoys scuba diving, racquetball, traveling and playing guitar.