Timothy V. Fisher
Tim Fisher is a patent attorney and electrical engineer specializing in patent prosecution and counseling for clients of all sizes, from startups to established technology leaders. He regularly works with stakeholders in various technical, legal, and business roles. Tim’s broad technical expertise encompasses:
- Artificial intelligence/machine learning with a focus on large language models (LLMs) including generative and multi-modal LLMs.
- Medical devices, instrumentation, and optics including magnetic resonance imaging, laser speckle contrast imaging, fluorescence imaging, quantum cascade laser microscopy, electroencephalography, microtomes, automated external defibrillators, and artificial heart valves.
- Computer hardware and software including desktop and application virtualization, computer network infrastructure, cybersecurity, and mobile device electronics.
Tim’s patent litigation experience includes district court litigation including jury trial, and post grant review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Tim is an active member of the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA), where he currently serves as co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, having previously served as co-chair of the Medical Devices Committee and Patent Office Practice Committee.
Tim attended the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Hastings Science and Technology Law Journal. Before law school, Tim designed analog and radio frequency electronics for mass spectrometers, magnetic resonance imaging, and communications systems.
- Panel organizer, Boston Intellectual Property Law Association program, FemTech and IP: Unlocking Innovation in Women's Healthcare (May 2023)
- Co-chair, Boston Patent Law Association Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Former co-chair, BIPLA Medical Devices Committee and Patent Office Practice Committee
While on the Patent Office Practice Committee, Tim prepared or co-authored public comments on behalf of the BIPLA responding to USPTO proposed guidance and rulemaking, on topics including:
- "Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions"
- "Motion to Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings under the America Invents Act before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board"
- "Changes in Examination Procedure Pertaining to Subject Matter Eligibility"
- "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Claim Construction Standard."