Andrew T. Wood

Andrew routinely advises clients in connection with patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, freedom-to-operate and patentability analyses, and intellectual property due diligence in support of business transactions.

Before entering legal practice, Andrew served as a senior engineer in a research and development capacity, where he led the design and implementation of advanced systems in the fields of automation, robotics, consumer equipment, and manufacturing processes. This first-hand engineering experience enables him to understand and protect innovations from the ground up.

He works with clients across a wide spectrum of technologies, including:

• Mechanical systems and consumer products
• Automation and robotics
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Cybersecurity and data protection
• Manufacturing systems and process development

Andrew holds a J.D. from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he concentrated in intellectual property law. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.