Andrew J. Freyer

Andrew J. Freyer

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Background

Patent attorney with strong technical expertise and prosecution experience in electrical engineering, generative AI, data analytics and full-stack software development. Provides data-informed patent strategy and portfolio development counsel.

Andrew Freyer advises technology-driven clients to build and defend international patent strategies aligned with business, marketing and investment objectives, supplementing his legal counsel with deep technical expertise in full-stack software development, electrical engineering, artificial intelligence and data analytics. He bridges communication gaps between engineers, executives and investors, ensuring IP decisions meaningfully support growth.

Andrew further supplements his legal and technical experience with insights surfaced by a private prosecution analytics platform he designed, built and maintains to ensure clients quickly and efficiently realize value from investments in innovations and research, without incurring unnecessary prosecution delays or expenses and without becoming trapped in subject matter eligibility disputes.

He has extensive experience with technologies spanning consumer electronic devices, wireless communications standards, nuclear reactors, electrical power systems, generative and agentic systems, model context protocol implementations, network security infrastructure, water treatment systems, and building and home automation. His applications have provided protection in advance of major international product releases, widely reported startup acquisitions, and market-defining generative and agentic enterprise platforms. 

Andrew also counsels clients litigation regarding preparation and avoidance. He has also been recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce for responsible disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in USPTO systems.

Insights & Publications

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2012, Santa Clara University School of Law
  • B.S.E.E., 2009, Case Western Reserve University

Previous Experience

Apple, Inc., Patent Development

International Gaming Technology, Engineering Program Management and Firmware Engineering Departments

Admissions

  • Colorado
  • California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships

Colorado IP American Inn of Court

Colorado Bar Association

Denver Bar Association

California Bar Association

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Community Involvement

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Clyfford Still Museum, Board Member

Clyfford Still Museum, Steering Committee for Friends of Clyfford Still

Mi Casa Resource Center, Pro Bono Patent program

Former, Board of Directors, Metro Denver Partners

Recognition

AWARDS:

Acknowledged by the US Department of Commerce for the responsible disclosure of valid vulnerabilities

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, 2022-2025

IAM Patent 1000, 2023-2025

Impact Denver, Class of 2020

Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in International Commercial Arbitration

Emery Scholarship & Law Faculty Scholarship

A.W. Smith Full Tuition Scholarship