John is an intellectual property attorney at Harness IP and focuses on giving his clients a strategic understanding of patents and the role they can play in achieving tangible business outcomes. Because any good IP strategy should complement and bolster the goals of the business, John organizes and advises on implementing that strategy via filings, licensing, and worldwide enforcement efforts. John has broad expertise in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent and trademark prosecution, litigation, infringement and validity analysis, and opinion writing. He has successfully argued before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. John further supports clients and other companies as an expert witness in USPTO procedure in District Court litigation.

Known as the “Dean of Patent Law,” John has helped prepare more than seventy percent of active U.S. patent attorneys and agents for their careers as patent practitioners.