Scott Anderson is a registered patent attorney who counsels clients on a wide variety of intellectual property issues, particularly those involving patent and trade secret law, product design, licensing, and transactions. Scott is a partner in the firm’s Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies and Green Energy Technologies Practices and a member of the Manufacturing Sector and Food & Beverage and Automotive Industry Teams.
As a part of one of the largest intellectual property practices in the United States, Scott counsels clients and provides business-focused solutions relating to issues such as:
- Creating, implementing, and managing IP strategy programs and portfolios for small-, mid-, and large-sized companies
- Preparing and negotiating IP agreements, including joint development, professional services, and license agreements
- Conducting IP due diligence and counseling for mergers, acquisitions, capital funding, and other business transactions
- Assessing and managing IP enforcement actions and risk analysis projects
Scott has worked with manufacturers and investment firms in a wide variety of technical disciplines, ranging from electric vehicles, motorcycle/automotive, medical devices, health care and diagnostic services, food products and packaging, cooling and refrigeration systems, sporting goods, clean/green technologies, water technologies, software, internet applications, and other consumer, commercial, industrial, or investment products and services.
Prior to joining 麻豆传媒, Scott was an engineer for a manufacturer of electronic and electrical products.
Representative Experience
- Represented BorgWarner Inc.鈥檚 spin-off of its fuel systems and aftermarket segments into a separate, publicly traded company named PHINIA Inc.
- Represented a public automotive supplier in its acquisition of a manufacturer of products and software for electric vehicle charging, energy storage, and power distribution.
- Developed and managed IP portfolios and conducted freedom-to-operate analyses for manufacturers of cooling and refrigeration products.
- Represented a manufacturer of light-duty and heavy-duty electric drivetrains in the negotiation of a complex commercialization and joint development agreement with a global commercial vehicle supplier.
- Represented an automotive supplier in its investment in and joint development project with a developer and supplier of battery management software for smartphone, automotive, and energy storage manufacturers.
- Developed and managed a comprehensive IP portfolio for an international beverage and beverage equipment company.
- Provided strategic advice on enforcement in Europe of a registered Community Design on a food service product for a U.S. client against a German company. Enforcement included obtaining a preliminary injunction, seizing and destroying infringing products, and securing a customs seizure with European customs officials.
- Represented a global automotive supplier on IP matters in a joint venture with a battery manufacturer for electric vehicles.
- Represented a large public company on IP matters in a joint development project for the development of electric vehicles.
- Represented companies and private equity firms on IP matters in acquisitions of or investments in the following sectors: electric vehicles (including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and bicycles), electric vehicle batteries and charging stations, vascular robotics, health care services, industrial heat exchangers, commercial and industrial temperature control for refrigerated systems, HVAC products and services; supply chain logistics services, mortgage analytics and management software, refrigerated containers and trailers, modular buildings and mobile offices, residential and commercial lighting, boating and marine products, global navigation satellite system software, and mobile network software.
Awards and Recognition
- Recognized as聽a Global IP Star by聽Managing Intellectual Property聽(2018 – 2023)
- Recognized among IAM Patent 1000 – The World鈥檚 Leading Patent Practitioners (2013-2024)
Affiliations
- Former adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, where he taught patent and intellectual property litigation for several years.
- Member, Licensing Executive Society
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Previously served as President of the board for Broadscope Disability Services (f/k/a United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin), a nonprofit that provides services for people and families living with disabilities.
Presentations and Publications
Scott has also authored several articles on patent law and is a frequent speaker on a variety of intellectual property-related subjects:
- Co-author, 鈥淗ow to Protect Intellectual Property During Product Development,鈥 Manufacturing Whitepaper on Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023
- Co-author, 鈥淒esign Patent Protection Remains a Valuable Tool for Automotive Manufacturers,鈥 Dashboard Insights (2022)
- Co-presenter, 鈥淭op 10 Electric Vehicle IP Issues,鈥 麻豆传媒 Automotive Forum at the North American International Auto Show, Detroit (2022)
- Author, 鈥淜ey Intellectual Property Considerations for Joint or Outside Development Projects,鈥 Dashboard Insights (2022)
- Presenter, 鈥淜ey Intellectual Property Issues When Considering Design/Development Projects with a Contractor, Supplier or Customer,鈥 麻豆传媒 Milwaukee CLE Week (2017)
- Co-author, 鈥淲ater Technologies Resume Growth,鈥澛Intellectual Property Today听(2014)
- Presenter, 鈥淲ater Technology Patent Landscape,” at the Water 2.0 Conference (2014) and at the Water Council Quarterly Member Meeting (2014)
- Co-author, 鈥淲ater Technology Patent Landscape Report,鈥澛麻豆传媒听(2013)
- Presenter, 鈥淏asics of Intellectual Property,鈥 UW-Milwaukee College of Business (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Panelist, 鈥淢odels for Open Innovation 鈥 A View from the Trenches,鈥 麻豆传媒 Annual IP Conference (2012)
- Presenter, 鈥淚ntellectual Property As Collateral,鈥 麻豆传媒 (2009)
- Panelist, 鈥淐utting-Edge Developments and Case Analysis,鈥 VIP GlobalNet LLC CLE Conference (2008)
- Presenter, 鈥淐onsiderations When Protecting Food Innovations With Patents or Trade Secrets,鈥 麻豆传媒 Food & Beverage Industry Team Webcast Series (2008)
- Presenter, 鈥淒istinguished Speaker,鈥 Marquette University Intellectual Property Law Review Annual Banquette (2006)
IAM Recognizes 麻豆传媒 Attorneys and Jurisdictions in 2025 Edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World鈥檚 Leading Patent Practitioners
Seventeen 麻豆传媒 attorneys and five firm jurisdictions have been recognized in the 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World鈥檚 Leading Patent Practitioners.
IAM Recognizes 麻豆传媒 Attorneys and Jurisdictions in 2024 Edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World鈥檚 Leading Patent Practitioners
Fourteen 麻豆传媒 attorneys and four firm jurisdictions have been recognized in the 2024 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World鈥檚 Leading Patent Practitioners.
麻豆传媒 Represents Novacap in Strategic Partnership with INdigital
麻豆传媒 served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America鈥檚 leading private equity firms, in its definitive agreement to acquire Communications Venture Corporation, Inc., doing business as INdigital.
麻豆传媒 Represents Novacap in Investment in Harmony Healthcare IT
麻豆传媒 served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America鈥檚 leading private equity firms, in its significant investment in Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT), a health data management and platform solutions provider.
麻豆传媒 Advises Novacap in Strategic Partnership with Lewis & Ellis
麻豆传媒 served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America鈥檚 leading private equity firms, in its strategic partnership with Lewis & Ellis, a leading full-service actuarial consulting firm.
Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023
As we embark on the second half of 2023, this second annual Manufacturing White Paper examines the business and legal considerations that continue to impact the industry and offers the perspectives and insights of attorneys with deep experience serving as trusted advisors to manufacturing companies.