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Edward Sandor

Edward Sandor

Partner

1600 Utica Avenue South
Suite 600
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
edward.sandor@nelsonmullins.com

Edward helps innovative companies protect—and fully realize—the value of what sets them apart. He guides clients in medical devices, semiconductors, software, AI, and other emerging technologies through the full patent lifecycle, from strategic planning and drafting to prosecution, monetization, and enforcement.

With a foundation in electrical engineering, Edward brings a practical, analytical approach that ties every...

Edward helps innovative companies protect—and fully realize—the value of what sets them apart. He guides clients in medical devices, semiconductors, software, AI, and other emerging technologies through the full patent lifecycle, from strategic planning and drafting to prosecution, monetization, and enforcement.

With a foundation in electrical engineering, Edward brings a practical, analytical approach that ties every IP decision to measurable business impact. He works closely with clients to design and execute strategies that not only safeguard innovation, but also strengthen market position and open new revenue opportunities. His experience spans patent prosecution, portfolio development and management, freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses, clearance assessments, and preparation of non-infringement and invalidity opinions.

Edward combines his technical and strategic insight with the firm’s full-service national platform, giving clients seamless access to IP litigation, licensing, corporate, and regulatory capabilities. Before entering the legal profession, he worked as a research and design engineer in electrical and optical technologies, including reverse-engineering sensors for use in patent infringement analysis.

Edward Sandor

IP decision to measurable business impact. He works closely with clients to design and execute strategies that not only safeguard innovation, but also strengthen market position and open new revenue opportunities. His experience spans patent prosecution, portfolio development and management, freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses, clearance assessments, and preparation of non-infringement and invalidity opinions.

Edward combines his technical and strategic insight with the firm’s full-service national platform, giving clients seamless access to IP litigation, licensing, corporate, and regulatory capabilities. Before entering the legal profession, he worked as a research and design engineer in electrical and optical technologies, including reverse-engineering sensors for use in patent infringement analysis.

Edward helps innovative companies protect—and fully realize—the value of what sets them apart. He guides clients in medical devices, semiconductors, software, AI, and other emerging technologies through the full patent lifecycle, from strategic planning and drafting to prosecution, monetization, and enforcement.

With a foundation in electrical engineering, Edward brings a practical, analytical approach that ties every... IP decision to measurable business impact. He works closely with clients to design and execute strategies that not only safeguard innovation, but also strengthen market position and open new revenue opportunities. His experience spans patent prosecution, portfolio development and management, freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses, clearance assessments, and preparation of non-infringement and invalidity opinions.

Edward combines his technical and strategic insight with the firm’s full-service national platform, giving clients seamless access to IP litigation, licensing, corporate, and regulatory capabilities. Before entering the legal profession, he worked as a research and design engineer in electrical and optical technologies, including reverse-engineering sensors for use in patent infringement analysis.

Experience

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  • Principal, Patent Attorney, Minnesota-based boutique intellectual property law firm (2006-2025)

Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, JD (2007)
  • University of Minnesota, BEE

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Practice Areas

Industries

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  • Rising Star, Minnesota Super Lawyers (2013, 2022)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association
  • Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association