Lane’s practice focuses on complex patent litigation and post-grant proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His experience covers District Court litigation as well as parallel actions involving IPRs, navigating the complex interplay between the two.

Leveraging his experience in scientific research, Lane understands client innovations across multiple industries and develops strategies to protect their technology. While at Erise, Lane has helped achieve successful outcomes for telecommunications, industrial, network security, and gaming clients. In addition to patent litigation, Lane’s experience also includes trademark and copyright prosecution, IP licensing, and contract drafting.

While earning a Biochemistry degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Lane researched the Ebola virus as a lab research assistant. He also worked in medical research at the Stowers Institute in Kansas City in the Genome Engineering Core. During law school, Lane served in several leadership positions, but he is most proud of his experience in UMKC’s Intellectual Property Clinic, where he advised clients and helped promote IP literacy among Kansas City’s small business community.