Steven J. Grossman, a founding partner of GTPP, specializes in patent protection, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights and represents local and nationally known companies in the management of their intellectual property portfolios.

Dr. Grossman’s areas of technical expertise include polymer blends, polymer chemistry, conductive materials, recycling of plastics, plastic manufacture and processes such as injection molding, blow molding and extrusion, fibers and fiber based-products, mechanical devices and related products. Since 1990, Dr. Grossman has served as an expert witness in a variety of patent and trade secret infringement matters, represented a variety of clients concerning intellectual property litigation at the Federal District Court level and has argued in Washington D.C. before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Dr. Grossman worked as a research and development scientist in the field of polymer research at the Upjohn Company in North Haven, Connecticut. He then joined the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the Department of Plastics Engineering where he reached the position of Full Professor, teaching in the field of polymer materials as well as offering a survey course on intellectual property for engineers.  In January 2017, after thirty-two years of service, Dr. Grossman retired from the university and was granted the status of Professor Emeritus.

Dr. Grossman completed a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Connecticut, Storrs in 1976, a Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1980, and a J.D. degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1990. Dr. Grossman is a member of the New Hampshire Bar and is admitted to practice in the Federal District Court of New Hampshire and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is also registered to practice before the United States Patent Office. Dr. Grossman resides in Amherst, New Hampshire and enjoys white water kayaking, officiating for soccer and flying helicopters (licensed commercial pilot-instrument rated-certified flight instructor).

1955-2019

We mourn the passing of our beloved friend Terry. She was a distinguished trademark and copyright attorney, leader and founding partner of GTPP.

Terry fought brain cancer for nearly five years with strength, dignity and grace, just as she lived every day.  Her zest for life was inspiring. With many interests, her most cherished times were with family and friends, exercise, travel, music, playing guitar and piano, and writing fiction. Although shortened, she had a life well-lived.

Terry is deeply missed by all that knew her.  Farewell our friend.

Donald J. Perreault, a founding partner of GTPP, specializes in U.S. and foreign protection for innovations in WDM optical communications components and systems, computer electronics and interfaces, software systems and interfaces, control systems, business method and Internet architectures, electrical communication components and systems, semiconductor manufacturing technologies, electric motor technologies and complex mechanical and electro-mechanical components and systems.

Don has counseled clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to independent inventors, has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and foreign patent applications and has provided countless infringement, invalidity, and use opinions. He is active in negotiation and preparation of patent and technology license agreements, and has assumed primary responsibility for patent, trademark and copyright litigation matters. He also has acted as Lead Counsel in patent interference proceedings.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Don worked in Raytheon Company’s Communication Systems Division, where he designed and implemented electrical and software interfaces for communication systems used by the U.S. Armed Forces. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in communications technologies. Don received his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) and is a member of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bars as well as the Patent Bar. He is admitted to practice in the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Federal District Courts.

Don is active in professional associations. He is a member of the Patent Law and Patent Litigation committees of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and participates in local technology organizations including the New Hampshire High Tech Council. Don is a New Hampshire resident and is active in his community, coaching youth baseball and soccer, and participating in community fundraising.

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.

Kevin Carroll is a partner at GTPP and specializes in patent prosecution, client counseling, opinions on patent validity and infringement, licensing and IP due diligence in the mechanical, electrical and optical arts.

Kevin has prepared and prosecuted patent applications since 1993 in a wide variety of technologies including: optical communications, wireless communications, laser machining, software, computing systems, electronic commerce, consumer products, medical devices, optics / opto-electronics, and energy. Kevin has also provided litigation support and served as an expert witness in patent litigation. Kevin’s clients range from start-up companies and independent inventors to universities and publicly-traded companies.

Prior to beginning his legal studies, Kevin worked as a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where he examined patent applications in the areas of electrical connectors and machine tools. Kevin was also a clerk in the Office of Unfair Import Investigations at the International Trade Commission, where he provided litigation support and assisted staff attorneys with Section 337 proceedings. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and completed his law degree at Franklin Pierce Law Center (currently the University of New Hampshire School of Law).

Kevin was selected as the top IP attorney in New Hampshire by Business NH Magazine in 2010. Kevin is also a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section. He is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

Kevin has extensive legal teaching and lecture experience both in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently an adjunct professor at the UNH School of Law where he teaches U.S. Patent Law on-line and Intellectual Property Management.  He has been teaching since 1996 and previously served as the Acting Director of the Patent Practice and Procedure Program at Franklin Pierce Law Center.  Kevin is also the Vice Chair of the NH EPSCoR Statewide Committee and the President of the Notre Dame Club of New Hampshire.

A Concord, New Hampshire resident, his interests include playing guitar, alpine ski racing, biking, running and kayaking.

Paul Kroon is a partner at GTPP and focuses his practice in helping businesses protect their products and ideas from being unfairly copied or stolen through United States and international patent and trademark protection. Paul works with a wide range of technologies including polymers, adhesives, medical devices, and mechanical and electro-mechanical devices.

Paul graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Delaware in 1998 and from the Joint Degree Program at Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2002 with a Juris Doctor as well as a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property. Prior to entering law school, Paul worked at Merck & Co. as a Biological Manufacturing Engineer supporting the production of several well known pharmaceutical drugs, and at the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Marine Patrol Bureau as a police officer. Paul is a member of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bars, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Federal District Courts, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent Office.

Paul is a Massachusetts resident with strong ties to New Hampshire. He enjoys automotive racing/repair and is also an avid water skier having performed in numerous water ski shows for the Abenaki Water Ski Club in Wolfeboro, NH.

Michael Gallagher’s practice is directed to drafting and prosecuting patent applications, as well as counseling clients with respect to a variety of intellectual property matters.

Mike has written and prosecuted patent applications in a number of technical fields including: electrosurgical and other medical devices; automotive products such as instrument and trim panels as well as inflatable restraint systems; plastic compositions, composites and associated processing techniques; coatings such as paints and finishes; heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; electro-mechanical devices such as electric motors and pumps; lighting systems; recycling equipment and related techniques; and gauges, test fixtures, molds, tooling, and other manufacturing equipment and mechanical devices.

Mike’s pre-law engineering career spanned more than a decade, where he garnered substantial experience in the full product development cycle from conception through launch. In particular, he held engineering positions in advanced product development, applications engineering, and materials and process engineering at Textron’s Automotive Technology Center in Dover, NH. There, he was involved with automotive projects relating to interior and exterior trim, instrument panel, and inflatable restraint systems. During his eleven year tenure with Textron Automotive Company, Mike was a named inventor on twenty-four U.S. patents related to automotive products.

In 1995, Mike transitioned the focus of his career to intellectual property law. From 1995 until 1999, he managed the intellectual property matters of a major division of Textron Automotive Company, including a diverse patent portfolio having several hundred patents and patent applications. Mike also served for a number of years as the Director of Intellectual Property at Salient Surgical Technologies, where he gained significant business and legal expertise within the medical device and healthcare industry.

Mike holds a J.D. degree from the New England School of Law, an M.B.A. degree from Northeastern University and a B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Lowell. He is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and admitted to the District of Columbia and New Hampshire Bars.

Mike and his family reside in Hampton where he is active in youth sports and as a member of the community.

It is with great sadness to announce that Elliot has lost his brave and extraordinary fight with cancer. He is fondly remembered as an outstanding lawyer, but more importantly, as a trusted friend and colleague. He confronted terminal cancer with such dignity and poise – and above all – humor and biting wit. His thoughtfulness and compassion left the world a better place, filled with many great friends who are thankful to have known Elliot.

Zachary Cody is an associate at GTPP with a focus on patent preparation and prosecution.  His technical background is in the mechanical sciences, with a particular focus on energy transfer, fluid dynamics, control systems, and electro-mechanical devices.

Zachary received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2012.  He received his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) in 2015.   While at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, Zachary served as an editor for IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review (currently IDEA: The Journal of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property).

Zachary is currently a member of the New Hampshire Bar, the New Hampshire Federal District Court, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent Office.  Zachary is a New Hampshire resident who enjoys golfing, skiing, home brewing, and bicycling.

Donald Weiss is a patent attorney at GTPP with a focus on patent preparation and prosecution. His technical background is in electrical engineering and computer science.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Donald spent many years working as an electrical engineer in the data communications, semiconductor, and military electronics industries, focusing on electronic design, product development, computer design, and applications engineering.

Donald has earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and a Master of Business Administration. Donald received his J.D., cum laude, from Massachusetts School of Law, and subsequently received an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the Franklin Pierce School of Law at the University of New Hampshire. Donald is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

A New Hampshire resident for the past twenty years, Donald enjoys golf, tennis, and photography. Donald was also a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician for many years.