Mark L. Rodgers

Senior Intellectual Property Advisor

Mark L. Rodgers brings more than 35 years of intellectual property experience spanning private practice, corporate leadership, and strategic IP management. As a registered patent agent, he assists clients with patent procurement, patent portfolio development, technology assessment, intellectual property strategy, and related patent matters.

Prior to joining Caesar Rivise, Mark served for 14 years as Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for a Fortune 500 corporation, where he directed global patent and trademark portfolios and helped develop intellectual property strategies across multiple business units. In that role, he managed worldwide patent and trademark matters, coordinated foreign patent opposition and appeal proceedings, oversaw intellectual property litigation through outside counsel, and provided intellectual property support for significant mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.

Mark’s technical experience encompasses a broad range of chemical and industrial technologies, including air separation systems, membrane and adsorption-based separation processes, polymer science, surfactants, colloid and surface chemistry, chemical formulations for electronics manufacturing, cryogenic technologies for industrial and food applications, amine chemistry, and wastewater treatment technologies.

In addition to his professional work, Mark has been active in intellectual property policy and advocacy. He served on the Board of Directors of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), working with industry leaders and policymakers on issues affecting the U.S. intellectual property system, including efforts supporting enactment of the America Invents Act.

Drawing on decades of experience both in private practice and as a corporate intellectual property executive, Mark provides practical, business-oriented guidance to help clients identify, protect, and maximize the value of their innovations and intellectual property assets.