Elliot A. Salter – (1925-2012)
Founder
Education:
B.S., Engineering, Brown University, 1946
LL.B., George Washington University, 1952
Elliot A. Salter had broad experience in patent, copyright, and trademark prosecution, licensing, and litigation, with special emphasis in the mechanical and electro-mechanical arts.
Mr. Salter was a former Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He was admitted to the bars of Rhode Island and Washington, DC, and practiced before the U.S. Court of Claims, various federal courts, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Salter was a member of the Rhode Island bar, Rhode Island Bar Association, Boston Patent law Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and had been admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1953.
Robert S. Salter
Attorney
rsalter@saltermichaelson.com
EDUCATION:
B.A., Political Economy, Tulane University, 1989
J.D., Southern New England School of Law, 1995
Robert S. Salter is a member of the Massachusetts bar. Mr. Salter specializes in trademark and copyright prosecution and represents clients in a wide variety of industries.
In the area of trademark and related law, Mr. Salter regularly searches for the availability of names in connection with specific products and services and advises clients on the necessity of filing trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Salter also regularly deals with trademark infringement matters, both in initiating and defending potential lawsuits. In addition, Mr. Salter advises clients on the proper usage and protection of their intellectual property.
David M. Driscoll
Attorney
ddriscoll@saltermichaelson.com
Education:
B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1964
J.D. Degree, Suffolk University Law School, 1968
David M. Driscoll has over 30 years of extensive patent prosecution and related litigation support in the intellectual property field in mechanical, electrical, electronic and software areas, including counseling with clients in litigation, licensing and related strategy matters and the preparation of due diligence studies.
Mr. Driscoll has both corporate and private practice experience as a former partner at a Boston intellectual property firm. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1968 and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office bar in 1969.