Legal and asset management business services for small corporations and established entrepreneurs.
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1629 K Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC
20006 Phone: 202-600-7694
Fax: 775-255-1161
Email: questions@tangentlaw.com
Tangent Law Group’s attorneys have worked on cases for many Fortune 500 companies including Chrysler®, Kodak®, Boeing ®, Becton-Dickinson®, Walmart®, Compaq®, Bausch + Lomb®*, as well as the U.S. Government. We currently represent growth-oriented corporations and entrepreneurs, and provide both core legal services and value-added business services involving planning, protecting and developing your intellectual property assets. Tangent Law Group PLLC
1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-600-7694
Fax: 775-255-1161
Email: questions@tangentlaw.com
Curriculum Vitae - Eric Weierstall, esq.
Eric Weierstall is Director and Founder of Tangent Law Group, PLLC and manages the practice and project groups, adding staff as necessary to maintain the most efficient and cost effective delivery of services to each client. Mr. Weierstall specializes on client counseling, conducting clearance, invalidity and infringement studies, trademark prosecution practice and preparation of patent applications in the mechanical, electro-mechanical, light electrical, and computer arts.
Mr. Weierstall founded Tangent Law Group, PLLC to allow for scalable, business specific Intellectual Property solutions for clients. Combing his experiences with management of technologies for startups and Fortune 50 companies alike, Mr. Weierstall helps deliver the same quality of services in a cost effective and efficient package tailored to your business needs. Unlike many larger firms, Tangent Law Group will take the time to understand your business and suggest solutions scaled to your business and its requirements.
Mr. Weierstall graduated from Syracuse University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Maxwell School. Mr. Weierstall also graduated from the Syracuse University College of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree, Cum Laude, with a certificate in Law, Technology, and Management (LTM), with a particular emphasis on Intellectual Property and Corporate Law and providing a practicum through the LTM clinical center, now the NYS Science & Technology Law Center. Mr. Weierstall worked closely on several team projects ranging from Micro Machining Technologies for spinoff companies from Cornell University, to imaging technology licensing studies for a world-class Syracuse based manufacturer of commercial and medical imaging devices, to portfolio development and analysis for Kodak Ceramic Coating technologies. In addition, Mr. Weierstall completed his Masters of Science in Engineering Management, with a concentration in Business Methods and Total Quality Management.
Mr. Weierstall worked for the U.S. Patent Office as a member of the Examiner Corps for two years in the packaging and packaging manufacturing arts. Mr. Weierstall left the office and began working for Venable, Baetjer, Howard, and Civiletti, LLP for their Intellectual Property group. While with Venable, LLP, Mr. Weierstall worked with a wide range of clients. From Entrepreneurs starting up a new business venture to established local and regional companies to large multi-national corporations, Mr. Weierstall addressed their intellectual property needs and assisted in establishing and participating in a number of Intellectual Property Asset Management programs. As a contracted member of several Patent Committees, Mr. Weierstall got to see first hand the decision making process and best practices of these clients in managing their intellectual property portfolios. After four years, Mr. Weierstall embarked on the project that became Tangent Law Group, with the intention of bringing his lessons and experience to a new set of clients. To provide the same quality legal services provided to Fortune 50 companies and to deliver these services in a cost effective and efficient package tailored to your business needs. Mr. Weierstall is currently a member of the New York State and Washington, DC Bars and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Call us at 202-600-7694 for a free half-hour initial consultation. With dedication to your unique business, we will provide personalized, creative, responsive, cost-effective and practical solutions to your IP needs. *Chrysler is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC. Kodak is a registered trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. Boeing ® is a registered trademark of the Boeing Company, Becton-Dickinson® is a registered trademark of B-D, Inc., Walmart® is a registered trademark of Walmart, Inc., Compaq® is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packerd, Inc., Bausch + Lomb is a registered trademark of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.