About Gerry Elman

Gerry’s motto is “Strategic Lawyering – Cultivating Innovation.” He helps clients implement their business strategy with the tools of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets). He also advises how to fulfill privacy and security obligations, including those that emerge with big data generated from the multitudes of sensors in smart fabrics and other elements of the Internet of Things (IoT). Gerry co-hosts a Meetup focused on this subject.

With a background in chemistry and computers, Gerry was one of the first attorneys ever to work with online information technology, and he has long been an evangelist for cybersecurity. He has served in government Justice Departments at both state and federal levels. A licensed patent attorney, he has taught M.B.A. courses in intellectual property management via the University of Phoenix online campus.