Mark Patrick

Mark A. Patrick is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. He is also the Lead Associate on the firm’s Social Media and Games industry team. Mr. Patrick is a patent attorney and focuses his practice on patent prosecution, litigation, and counseling.

Mr. Patrick has prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications across many fields, including business methods, computer software, social media, mobile and social games, video games, augmented and virtual reality, blockchain technology and digital currency, e-commerce, and financial services, among others.

Mr. Patrick has also worked on a variety of patent litigation matters, including invalidity and noninfringement analysis, prior art research, and drafting litigation documents. Mr. Patrick also has experience representing clients in federal district court as well as in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

While in law school, Mr. Patrick externed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, first as an examiner in a business methods art unit and then as a judicial extern for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He also served as a member of the American University Law Review and as a student attorney for the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic.

Education:

• J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 2015
• B.S., University of Maryland at College Park, 2011

Admissions:

• District of Columbia
• Virginia
• United States Patent and Trademark Office