Spencer R. Carter

Spencer’s practice includes patent procurement and portfolio management. Spencer also provides strategic counseling on infringement risks, patentability and landscape assessments, and conducting IP diligence to prepare for financing and acquisitions. Spencer represents a variety of clients with diverse needs, from large businesses to small startups, and he has experience managing patent portfolios of all sizes and complexities. Spencer has repeatedly proven successful in strategically navigating patent examination to achieve optimal results for his clients.

Combining legal acumen with technical prowess, Spencer demonstrates skill in a variety of technological fields including medical devices and technologies (including pulse oximeters, patient monitors, and surgical procedures), audio devices and auditory health diagnostics, signal processing and algorithms, electronics, artificial intelligence and machine learning (including LLM-based agents), big data and large scale modeling and analytics, software, automotive, energy systems, and network communications.

During undergrad, Spencer researched the autonomous navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles (including fixed-wing and multi-rotor), particularly in GPS-denied environments, and developed experience in robotics (both hardware and software) including the application of control theory principles. Spencer also interned at Intel Corporation in the Device Development Group designing and testing next generation core processors.

Spencer worked as a summer associate at the firm in 2018 and 2019 and joined the firm in 2020.