Erik Paul Belt is a partner at McCarter & English LLP in Boston. President of the Boston Patent Law Association, Belt is a trial attorney specializing in patent, trademark and licensing disputes in federal and state courts, arbitrations and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He represents national and international clients in patent litigation, and has successfully enforced patent rights and also successfully defended companies accused of infringement.
He has handled a wide range of technology cases involving, for example, X-ray inspection systems, speech recognition software, internet security software, diagnostic and medical devices, immunoassays, telecommunications electronics, and water purification systems.
Belt has also designed and implemented trademark and copyright protection and enforcement strategies for clients in virtually every industry, including business consulting, financial services, life sciences, electronics, communications equipment, computer products and consumer goods.