SUFFERN, N.Y., November 12, 2008 - General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today that it has named Ed Gomez to the position of Chief IP Counsel.
"Ed is a highly experienced patent litigator with an excellent track record," said Paul Lerner, GPC's Sr. Vice President and General Counsel. "We are very pleased to be able to attract such exceptional talent."
Prior to joining GPC, Mr. Gomez was President of Furnace Brook LLC, a patent licensing and enforcement company. At Furnace Brook, Mr. Gomez negotiated over 80 licenses and oversaw several litigations that resulted in favorable settlements. Prior to forming Furnace Brook in 2002, Mr. Gomez was a partner at Pennie & Edmonds LLP where his practice included patent litigation, counseling and licensing in a wide variety of technologies including telecommunications, semiconductor manufacture, circuit design, optics, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Gomez has acted as trial counsel in patent matters before several of the Federal Courts including District Courts in California, Connecticut, New York and Virginia, as well as the International Trade Commission.
Mr. Gomez received his J.D. from Georgetown University in 1995 and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University in 1988.
"General Patent Corporation has an extraordinary record of success in patent enforcement,” said Ed Gomez. “I look forward to contributing to its continued success."
"We are delighted to welcome Ed to General Patent Corporation," said Alexander Poltorak, GPC’s Chairman and CEO. "He will be joining our team of top-notch patent attorneys and IP litigators."