Patrick Jonathan Lavender

Mr. Lavender is a licensed California attorney who is registered to practice patent law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He is also a member of the National Association of Patent Practitioners. Prior to founding The Patent Shoppe, Mr. Lavender spent a number of years serving as a patent attorney at various law firms including Gazdzinski & Associates, Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves, and Savitch LLP. He has prepared, prosecuted, and secured both domestic and foreign patents for a wide array of clients, including Apple Inc. and Time Warner Cable. Mr. Lavender has experience with a number of different technologies, including signal processing, image analysis, laser annealing, medical devices, cryptographic algorithms, stereolithography, e-commerce, optical particle detection, RFID protocols, wireless devices, switched digital broadcasting, biometric authentication, touch detection, and cloud computing. Mr. Lavender graduated with honors from the College of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and later graded on the University of San Diego Law Review for being academically ranked in the top 10% of his law school class.

University of San Diego School of Law

J.D. (2005) | Law

2002 - 2005

Honors: San Diego Law Review

University of California - Santa Barbara

B.S. (2001) | Computer Science

1996 - 2001

Honors: Graduated with Honors

Owner

The Patent Shoppe

2015 - Current

The Patent Shoppe specializes in preparing, drafting, and filing both U.S. and international patent applications in the areas of electronics, software, telecommunications, medical devices, and the mechanical arts. We have competitive rates and are also offering a free initial consultation as well as a free initial inventor disclosure meeting.

Staff Attorney

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch

2011 - 2013

Prepared, prosecuted, and secured both U.S. and foreign patent protection for several clients. Experience with e-commerce, signal processing, wireless routers, laser annealing systems, RFID technology, mobile form identification, optical particle detection, and authentication systems.

Associate Attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2008 - 2010

Responsible for prosecuting patents of several clients, including Apple Inc. and Animatronics Inc. Counseled clients on strategies related to patentability, invalidity, and infringement. Experience with mutually capacitive touch-sensor panels, wireless input devices, linear motor actuators, cloud computing, and methods of ophthalmic correction.

Associate Attorney

Gazdzinski & Associates

2006 - 2008

Responsible for managing patent portfolios for Apple Inc. and Time Warner Cable. Drafted patent applications, responded to office actions, drafted opinion letters, and performed infringement analysis for these and other clients. Experience with switched digital broadcasting, wireless devices (WiFi and Bluetooth), cryptographic devices, and high-speed serial bus protocols.

Summer Intern

Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

2004 - 2004

Drafted patent applications, conducted prior art searches, and prepared responses to office actions for technologies involving wireless devices, camera shutters, encryption software, and improvements to retractable landing gear for commercial aircraft.

State Bar License

State Bar of California

Registered Patent Attorney

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Excellence for the Future, Torts

CALI

2003

Academic Achievement Scholarship

University of San Diego School of Law

2003

San Diego Law Review

University of San Diego School of Law

2003

National Association of Patent Practitioners

Member

2015 - Current

U.S.P.T.O. Registered Patent Attorney  # 58758

Member

2006 - Current

California State Bar  # 241289

Member

2005 - Current

Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society

Member

2005 - Current

California

Since 2005

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Since 2006

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  The Patent Shoppe is also offering a free initial inventor disclosure meeting.

Intellectual Property

Patents

Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution