John Harmon’s practice includes worldwide intellectual property counseling including patent prosecution, product clearance analysis, diligence, agreements and general intellectual property counseling.

John represents clients in industry and academia ranging from venture-backed startups to large corporations and academic institutions in a wide range of technologies related to the mechanical, materials, and chemistry fields. John’s strong technical skills combined with his deep knowledge of patent law and industry allows him to align client business goals with specific IP strategies crafted to meet those goals. Representative technologies that John has dealt with include medical devices, microfluidics, micro and macroencapsulation systems for biologic compounds and cells, additive manufacturing, optics and imaging systems, sports and consumer products, active suspension systems, autonomous vehicles and systems, robotics, polymer processing methods, metallurgy, battery systems and materials, and renewable energy systems.

Prior to joining Wolf Greenfield, John was a consultant with a focus on batteries, medical devices, consumer products, and general materials issues. During his graduate studies at the California Institute of Technology, John conducted research in materials processing and characterization of metallic glasses and composite materials.

  • John developed and executed an IP strategy to capture the foundational technology for a startup in the battery field prior to facilitating a successful acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. 
  • For a pharmaceutical client, John performed in depth diligence studies, including patentability and clearance studies, to support the acquisition of a ground breaking biological therapeutic system that was acquired by the client for nine figures. John has since then helped to mine the existing portfolio to craft claims to cover the new commercial product envisioned by the client and prepared patent applications to cover the new technology developed by the acquired company in a way that covers the envisioned commercial product.
  • John took over prosecution of a patent portfolio for a consumer product client who was unhappy with the level of service and results provided by prior counsel.  John quickly evaluated the portfolio and helped to develop an overall portfolio strategy that leveraged the client’s existing IP to cover the current commercial product as well as set up a road map for developing robust patent protection for the company’s planned developments going forward.
  • A client in the medical device field was developing a new surgical instrument in a litigious field. John interfaced with the design team regularly and supported the design process with landscape and clearance analyses that guided the final design of the device to avoid potential infringement issues.   
  • When a client in the prosthetic robotic limb field was sued by a large multinational competitor, John worked with the client's technical team to develop arguments related to non-infringement and invalidity of the multiple patents asserted against the client which resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.

John is actively involved in the entrepreneurial scene in Boston and regularly attends and participates in events held at the MIT Enterprise Forum and Greentown Labs.
  • Suffolk Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility, Suffolk Law School
  • Suffolk Jurisprudence Award in Property, Suffolk Law School
  • Suffolk Jurisprudence Award in Secured Transactions, Suffolk Law School
  • Dean’s List, Suffolk University Law School
  • Top graduate in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas
  • Tau Beta Pi member, Engineering Honor Society
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John Harmon’s practice includes worldwide intellectual property counseling including patent prosecution, product clearance analysis, diligence, agreements and general intellectual property counseling.

John represents clients in industry and academia ranging from venture-backed startups to large corporations and academic institutions in a wide range of technologies related to the mechanical, materials, and chemistry fields. John’s strong technical skills combined with his deep knowledge of patent law and industry allows him to align client business goals with specific IP strategies crafted to meet those goals. Representative technologies that John has dealt with include medical devices, microfluidics, micro and macroencapsulation systems for biologic compounds and cells, additive manufacturing, optics and imaging systems, sports and consumer products, active suspension systems, autonomous vehicles and systems, robotics, polymer processing methods, metallurgy, battery systems and materials, and renewable energy systems.

Prior to joining Wolf Greenfield, John was a consultant with a focus on batteries, medical devices, consumer products, and general materials issues. During his graduate studies at the California Institute of Technology, John conducted research in materials processing and characterization of metallic glasses and composite materials.

  • John developed and executed an IP strategy to capture the foundational technology for a startup in the battery field prior to facilitating a successful acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. 
  • For a pharmaceutical client, John performed in depth diligence studies, including patentability and clearance studies, to support the acquisition of a ground breaking biological therapeutic system that was acquired by the client for nine figures. John has since then helped to mine the existing portfolio to craft claims to cover the new commercial product envisioned by the client and prepared patent applications to cover the new technology developed by the acquired company in a way that covers the envisioned commercial product.
  • John took over prosecution of a patent portfolio for a consumer product client who was unhappy with the level of service and results provided by prior counsel.  John quickly evaluated the portfolio and helped to develop an overall portfolio strategy that leveraged the client’s existing IP to cover the current commercial product as well as set up a road map for developing robust patent protection for the company’s planned developments going forward.
  • A client in the medical device field was developing a new surgical instrument in a litigious field. John interfaced with the design team regularly and supported the design process with landscape and clearance analyses that guided the final design of the device to avoid potential infringement issues.   
  • When a client in the prosthetic robotic limb field was sued by a large multinational competitor, John worked with the client's technical team to develop arguments related to non-infringement and invalidity of the multiple patents asserted against the client which resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.

John is actively involved in the entrepreneurial scene in Boston and regularly attends and participates in events held at the MIT Enterprise Forum and Greentown Labs.
  • Suffolk Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility, Suffolk Law School
  • Suffolk Jurisprudence Award in Property, Suffolk Law School
  • Suffolk Jurisprudence Award in Secured Transactions, Suffolk Law School
  • Dean’s List, Suffolk University Law School
  • Top graduate in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas
  • Tau Beta Pi member, Engineering Honor Society