About Andrew Filler
Andrew L. Filler, Esq. is a technology attorney, fractional general counsel, board member, and intellectual property strategist with more than 30 years of experience helping technology companies develop, protect, commercialize, and monetize innovation.
His practice focuses on patent strategy, technology transactions, licensing, corporate strategy, and strategic legal counseling across industries including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced materials, biotechnology, medical devices, and energy technologies.
Today, Mr. Filler advises a portfolio of emerging and established technology companies in Silicon Valley and worldwide, serving as a legal advisor, board member, and IP strategist.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Filler served as General Counsel and Vice President of Intellectual Property at Nanosys, where he helped develop and manage a nanotechnology patent portfolio comprising more than 900 patents and patent applications.
He negotiated hundreds of technology licenses, strategic collaborations, research agreements, and other transactions with major corporations and leading research institutions, including Samsung, LG Chem, Intel, Medtronic, 3M, Hitachi, Sharp, SanDisk, and Harvard University.
During his tenure, Mr. Filler also helped Nanosys raise more than $300 million in private financing and more than $50 million in funding from government agencies and programs including DARPA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Army. Nanosys became a leading developer of semiconductor nano-materials and quantum-dot technologies used in advanced displays and other applications.
Mr. Filler also served as Partner and General Counsel at Sherpa Technology Group, General Counsel and Chief Patent Counsel at Caliper Life Sciences, where he helped build some of the industry’s most significant patent portfolios in nanotechnology and microfluidics.
Recognized by IAM Strategy 300 as one of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists, Mr. Filler is known for helping companies align intellectual property, business strategy, and commercialization to create competitive advantage and enterprise value.
Mr. Filler holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
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About Andrew Filler
Andrew L. Filler, Esq. is a technology attorney, fractional general counsel, board member, and intellectual property strategist with more than 30 years of experience helping technology companies develop, protect, commercialize, and monetize innovation.
His practice focuses on patent strategy, technology transactions, licensing, corporate strategy, and strategic legal counseling across industries including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced materials, biotechnology, medical devices, and energy technologies.
Today, Mr. Filler advises a portfolio of emerging and established technology companies in Silicon Valley and worldwide, serving as a legal advisor, board member, and IP strategist.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Filler served as General Counsel and Vice President of Intellectual Property at Nanosys, where he helped develop and manage a nanotechnology patent portfolio comprising more than 900 patents and patent applications.
He negotiated hundreds of technology licenses, strategic collaborations, research agreements, and other transactions with major corporations and leading research institutions, including Samsung, LG Chem, Intel, Medtronic, 3M, Hitachi, Sharp, SanDisk, and Harvard University.
During his tenure, Mr. Filler also helped Nanosys raise more than $300 million in private financing and more than $50 million in funding from government agencies and programs including DARPA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Army. Nanosys became a leading developer of semiconductor nano-materials and quantum-dot technologies used in advanced displays and other applications.
Mr. Filler also served as Partner and General Counsel at Sherpa Technology Group, General Counsel and Chief Patent Counsel at Caliper Life Sciences, where he helped build some of the industry’s most significant patent portfolios in nanotechnology and microfluidics.
Recognized by IAM Strategy 300 as one of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists, Mr. Filler is known for helping companies align intellectual property, business strategy, and commercialization to create competitive advantage and enterprise value.
Mr. Filler holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
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Andrew L. Filler, Esq. is a technology attorney, fractional general counsel, board member, and intellectual property strategist with more than 30 years of experience helping technology companies develop, protect, commercialize, and monetize innovation.
His practice focuses on patent strategy, technology transactions, licensing, corporate strategy, and strategic legal counseling across industries including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced materials, biotechnology, medical devices, and energy technologies.
Today, Mr. Filler advises a portfolio of emerging and established technology companies in Silicon Valley and worldwide, serving as a legal advisor, board member, and IP strategist.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Filler served as General Counsel and Vice President of Intellectual Property at Nanosys, where he helped develop and manage a nanotechnology patent portfolio comprising more than 900 patents and patent applications.
He negotiated hundreds of technology licenses, strategic collaborations, research agreements, and other transactions with major corporations and leading research institutions, including Samsung, LG Chem, Intel, Medtronic, 3M, Hitachi, Sharp, SanDisk, and Harvard University.
During his tenure, Mr. Filler also helped Nanosys raise more than $300 million in private financing and more than $50 million in funding from government agencies and programs including DARPA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Army. Nanosys became a leading developer of semiconductor nano-materials and quantum-dot technologies used in advanced displays and other applications.
Mr. Filler also served as Partner and General Counsel at Sherpa Technology Group, General Counsel and Chief Patent Counsel at Caliper Life Sciences, where he helped build some of the industry’s most significant patent portfolios in nanotechnology and microfluidics.
Recognized by IAM Strategy 300 as one of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists, Mr. Filler is known for helping companies align intellectual property, business strategy, and commercialization to create competitive advantage and enterprise value.
Mr. Filler holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
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