Firm: Ellsworth Intellectual Property Group PLLC
919 18th Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Firm: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst and Manbeck, P.C.
607 14th St Nw Ste 800 , Washington , District of Columbia 20005
Practice Areas: Patent Application
I combine my love for science and technology with legal expertise to advocate for my clients in all matters necessary to grow, protect, and defend their businesses. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry and numerous scientific and legal publications, I produce creative and effective approaches to achieve his clients' goals as efficiently as possible.. I have prosecuted over a thousand patent applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and mechanical fields and handled numerous IP diligence projects. I have represented clients in Federal district courts and at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. I have also represented clients in inter partes review, post grant review, appeal, and reexamination proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Firm: NovoTech Patent Firm
1717 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 1025 , Washington , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2019, I hold a “Superb” rating on both Avvo and Justia. I have also consistently been ranked among the top three patent attorneys in Washington, D.C., by ThreeBestRated since 2016.. As an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, I specialize in teaching the legal facets of entrepreneurship, with a strong emphasis on Intellectual Property and Patents. I currently serve as the Managing Director and a registered patent attorney at NovoTech Patent Firm, located in Washington, D.C. My contributions extend to co-authoring the annually updated "Patent Applications Handbook" by West Publications.. My expertise lies in patent preparation and prosecution, focusing on fields such as electrical engineering and computer science. I have successfully secured patents in cutting-edge areas including AI, machine learning, medical devices, semiconductors, and mobile applications. I am experienced in patent reexaminations and provide comprehensive advice on patent licensing, validity, enforceability, and infringement.. Previously, I was a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery and an Associate at Fish & Richardson, both in Washington, D.C. Additionally, I served as in-house counsel at Panasonic Corporation in Osaka, Japan, and have dedicated time to pro bono work at the Landlord-Tenant Resource Center in D.C. My technical acumen is bolstered by my early career as a radio frequency technician.. I hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, where I graduated at the top of my class, and further honed my legal skills as an article editor for the Houston Business & Tax Law Journal during law school. I am licensed to practice in Maryland, D.C., and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Firm: Fresh IP PLC
11710 Plaza America Drive , Reston , District of Columbia 20190
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Clifford D. Hyra is the Founder of Fresh IP PLC and an intellectual property attorney with broad experience handling domestic and international patents and trademarks and related matters. Cliff works with a global client base including multinationals, universities, overseas IP firms, and SMEs all over the country and around the world. He provides his clients with extraordinary service and personal attention wedded with cost-effective representation.. Cliff files and/or prosecutes well over one hundred patent applications each year, working mainly in the technical fields of electrical and mechanical devices, computer software and hardware, telecommunications, medical devices, material science and aerospace, as well as industrial designs. He is a master of compact patent prosecution, utilizing regular in-person, video, and telephonic Examiner interviews. He has extensive experience handling appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and beyond and rendering patentability, clearance, freedom-to-operate, and validity opinions.. Cliff also files and/or prosecutes approximately one hundred trademark applications each year. He has extensive experience handling appeals and contentious proceedings (including oppositions and cancellations) before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) as well as litigation, and trademark enforcement, conducting UDRP domain name dispute resolution campaigns and proceedings, rendering trademark registerability opinions, and handling applications for copyright registration.. Specialties: Patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, patent opinion letters, international IP protection, TTAB and UDRP proceedings, patent and trademark appeals. Bar AdmissionsVirginia State BarSupreme Court of VirginiaDistrict of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit AffiliationsIntellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Areas of Practice. EducationJ.D., magna cum laude, George Mason University School of LawB.S. Aerospace Engineering, magna cum laude, Virginia TechRegistered Patent Attorney
Firm: Perkins Coie
607 Fourteenth Street Nw , Washington , District of Columbia 20005
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Firm: Attentive Law Group, PLLC
44081 Pipeline Plaza , Ashburn , District of Columbia 20147
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Paul Ratcliffe is a registered patent attorney, a former patent examiner, and led patent activities for clients including Black & Decker and Northrop Grumman. He handles all intellectual property and technology matters with significant experience in licensing, agreements, patents, and internet/software related matters. Paul is an adjunct professor at Columbus School of Law/Catholic University and is registered in VA, MD, DC and at the USPTO.
Firm: Protect it! IP
1050 30th St NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20007
Practice Areas: Patent Application
Protect it! IP provides intellectual property and contract-based legal counseling for technology companies. Our international practice focuses on merging legal counseling with economics and marketing. We’re in the business of making our clients money through their technology, and particularly protecting their technology from competitor theft and copying.
