Mr. Karich founded Karich & Associates in 1998 to assist inventors and small companies with protecting their intellectual property. Mr. Karich practices exclusively in the field of patent and trademark law.Eric has prepared hundreds of patents for a wide range of inventions, including consumer products (tools, home and garden, toys, etc.); construction tools and equipment; flight and automotive systems; software and business methods; medical devices; petrochemical engineering systems; and other mechanical devices, systems, and methods. Mr. Karich also has extensive experience in obtaining patent protection in foreign countries, including Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Israel, India, Russia, and others.
He has helped launch many successful start-up companies and hundreds of new products. Successfully funded ventures including M-Biotech, Inc. (implantable glucose biosensors); Medhad, LLC (medical sensor devices used in physical rehabilitation); D4 Media, Inc. (media software); The Internet Toolbox Corporation (consumer internet software and training); Hollywood Prescription, Inc. (fashion and internet sales software); Movement, LLC (custom motorcycle wheels), and many others.
Mr. Karich’s experience includes positions with the intellectual property firm of Lyon & Lyon (Los Angeles), the International Trade Commission (patent litigation in DC), and Gauntlett & Associates (Irvine).
Apart from law, his interests include reading, surfing, playing basketball, skiing, and coaching both soccer and basketball. Eric lives in Aliso Viejo with his wife Amy, and their children Hayden, Avery, Ariel, and Olivia.