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Adam S. Boger, Ph.D.
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  • Two Seaport Lane
  • Boston, MA 02210-2001
+1 617 646 1619
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Adam S. Boger, Ph.D.

Of Counsel

  • +1 617 646 1619 +1 617 646 1619
  • adam.boger@finnegan.com adam.boger@finnegan.com
  • Two Seaport Lane
  • Boston, MA 02210-2001
  • vCard

Adam Boger's practice includes post-grant review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent prosecution, and client counseling. His practice areas include medical devices, cryptography, FinTech, digital rights management, bioinformatics, and computer and cellular networking.

Adam has prepared and prosecuted patent applications directed to a wide range of subject matter, such as machine learning, blockchain and smart contract technologies, cellular networking, and technical improvements in data processing. He also has experience related to financial applications, which include payment, user authentication, procurement management, and smart contracting applications built on a variety of blockchain technologies. In addition, Adam's technical expertise includes automatic control systems, signal processing, and medical devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and spinal cord stimulators.

Adam's doctoral research was in neurostimulation and neuromodulation, with a focus on electrical nerve block for neural prosthetics. He also investigated validation of electrical nerve block for pain applications using parasympathetic nerve block models. His pre-doctoral graduate studies focused on automatic control systems, signal processing, and robotics.

During law school, Adam worked as a summer associate at Finnegan, gaining valuable experience on prosecution matters. He also participated in the Emory University School of Law TI:GER program in technology commercialization.

Et Cetera

  • Winner of the Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition, 2013.
  • Recipient of a federal small business grant to commercialize a medical device based on his thesis research, 2011.
  • Post-doctoral position studying electrical nerve block at Case Western Reserve University, 2010.

Insights

Articles

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March 14, 2025

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Articles

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September 20, 2024

Westlaw Today

Reception

Federal Circuit Year in Review Federal Circuit Year in Review

January 11, 2017

Boston

Prosecution First Blog

Careful Claim Drafting Can Make the Difference for Software Inventions Under USPTO’s § 101 Analysis Careful Claim Drafting Can Make the Difference for Software Inventions Under USPTO’s § 101 Analysis

July 31, 2015

Articles

What Does "Non-Discriminatory" Mean in RAND Licensing of Standard-Essential Patents? What Does "Non-Discriminatory" Mean in RAND Licensing of Standard-Essential Patents?

June 16, 2014

LES Insights

Professional Activities

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
Admissions and Education

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Massachusetts

Education

Emory University School of Law
J.D., with honors, 2013
Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 2009
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004
Grinnell College
B.A., Physics and Political Science, 2000

Adam's Practices

AI + Finnegan
AI + Patent
Patent Office Invalidation Proceedings
PTAB Invalidation Proceedings: IPR and PGR
Prosecution and Portfolio Management
Opinions and Counseling
Patent Drafting and Prosecution

Adam's Industries

AI, Electronics, and Information Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Electrical and Computer Technology
Robotics
Communications
Financial Services and Business Systems
Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Medical Device and Diagnostics

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