About
Brian Wm. Higgins, J.D., P.E.
I represent authors, artists, and educators, as well as engineers, doctors, scientists, small not-for-profit companies and multi-billion dollar international corporations. My law practice focuses on patent litigation and patent procurement in the life sciences sector (drugs, nutritional supplements, and medical devices), but I also provide patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret counseling in the financial, telecommunications, automotive, environmental protection, and consumer electronics industries, to name a few. As a registered patent attorney and professional engineer, I help companies maximizing the value of their technology assets in the United States and around the world by strategically identifying and managing the business risks associated with procuring, maintaining, licensing, and enforcing intellectual property assets.
Education
J.D., University of Maryland School of Law
M.S., Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering (environmental engineering)
B.S., Arizona State University (chemical engineering)
Admissions and Registrations
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Maryland Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Professional Career
Blank Rome, LLP: Attorney
Science Applications International Corporation: Engineer
Woodward-Clyde Consultants: Engineer
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM); Captain/Engineer
Community Service
In addition to blogging for this web site, I volunteer my time as an ad hoc peer reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Health (a National Environmental Health Association publication) and other association publications.
