Partner

JD Cornell University
BA cum laude, Chemistry and Psychology, Saint Olaf College

Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Admitted to practice in state and federal district courts in Massachusetts, New York and Minnesota, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Sean Edman joined Clark & Elbing in 1999 and was an associate of the firm until 2003 when he went to work in-house for 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to rejoining Clark & Elbing as a partner in 2009, Sean was Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at 3M and served as the lead IP attorney for one of the company’s largest divisions. Earlier in his career, Sean was an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP and Rogers & Wells LLP where he worked on numerous patent infringement litigations.

Sean’s practice involves advising clients on a wide range of patent-related matters, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications; management of complex patent portfolios; analysis of patent validity, enforceability, and infringement issues; drafting and negotiation of patent licenses and other agreements concerning the development and/or transfer of technology; and intellectual property due diligence in connection with private financings, IPOs and M&A transactions.

Sean has experience working with clients in many industries, especially health care and life sciences companies, helping them to obtain patents on inventions in various areas of technology, including general chemistry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic agents, medical devices, implants, composites, adhesives, and nanotechnology.

In 2008, Minnesota Law and Politics named Sean to its “Super Lawyers - Rising Stars” list of top up-and-coming attorneys in the state.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Sean was a researcher in the toxicology laboratory at the University of Massachusetts where he investigated the mode of action of pyrethroids and other neurotoxic insecticides.