As our name suggests, Pragmatic IP is sensible and realistic in a practical way to get the job done. We are as comfortable in the C-Suite as at the Lab Bench, with a growing team of Registered Patent Agents, Project Managers, Practice Leaders, IP Analysts/Paralegals and Subject Matter Experts. Thanks to vast experience in intellectual property management, engineering management, project management, and general management, we understand how hard it is to establish competitive advantage and clear white space for your technology.
Our expertise in a broad array of fields includes:
- Optics
- Ophthalmology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Medical Devices
- Banking
- FinTech
- Drug/Device combination products
- Photochemistry / Phototherapy
- Biometrics
- Diagnostics and Diagnostic Systems
- Payment Systems
- eCommerce
At Pragmatic IP, we are collaborative, drawing upon a significant pool of additional outside IP Law Firms and Subject Matter Experts. We are data junkies, skilled in finding and converting massive amounts of data into meaningful information. We do all this while being personable, with a sense of humor.
Marc Friedman
CEO and Founder
Marc Friedman, CEO and Founder of Pragmatic IP LLC, enjoys working with people to help their organizations manage and optimize the value of their IP Portfolios. For over a dozen years he created and managed the Intellectual Property for previous employers, including as VP of Engineering for a biometrics device company and as Chief Scientific Officer of a pharmaceutical / medical device company. Marc formed Pragmatic IP in 2018 and is a registered Patent Agent with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
During his 30+ year career, Marc has been an inventor / engineer / physicist for start-up companies predominately in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. He has a BS and MS in Optics from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University. Much of his research and development activities have been in the fields of Ophthalmology, Biometrics, Optics, Opto-mechanics, Excimer Laser Technologies, Diagnostics, Imaging, Photochemistry and Photobiology, Drug/Device Combination Development, Biomedical Engineering and Physics. He is familiar with the FDA and QSR. He currently holds 34 US patents, with many corresponding International patents and worldwide pending applications.
Marc lives in Needham, Massachusetts.
Barry Morse
Chief Marketing Officer
Barry is Founder and General Partner at Exponential Growth Partners Ltd., which helps entrepreneurs develop and finance break-through growth technologies and businesses.
During 20+ years in Europe, Barry founded several pioneering FinTech companies, raising more than $100 million and recording multiple successful trade exits for his investors.
He developed highly successful proprietary trading programs for global investment banks and has a keen interest in payment systems. He served as a member of the Executive Committee of the banking cooperative S.W.I.F.T. scrl in Brussels.
Originally trained as an econometrician, Barry specializes in mentoring entrepreneurs and developing innovative financial strategies and alternative funding sources for early- and mid-stage growth companies. Barry divides his time between London and Massachusetts.