Richard T. Roche, Partner

Richard Roche practices in the area of patent prosecution, counseling, and licensing. He assists clients in obtaining U.S. and foreign patent protection in a variety of chemical and mechanical technologies, and counsels clients in matters related to patentability, patent validity, patent infringement, and patent licensing. Representative technologies include:

• Chemical technologies: polymers; biomaterials; inorganic compositions; electrochemistry; food science; consumer chemical formulations; and chemical processes including waste combustion processes and industrial byproducts utilization.
• Mechanical technologies: automotive components, including engines, alternators, fuel delivery devices, and batteries; fuel cells; consumer dispensing devices; consumer packaging; and plastics processing.
• Medical and Dental technologies: medical implants and related methods for the treatment of the foot, knee, hip, spine, shoulder, elbow and hand; imaging agents for medical imaging; medical devices including catheter-based systems; dental methods and devices.

Richard also practiced chemical and mechanical engineering for six years.