John P. Powers, Esq
Of-counsel
Patent Attorney, admitted in OH and PA
John is a registered United States patent attorney, licensed to practice law in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. For the last 12 years, John has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications for clients in the United States, as well as around the world. During this time, he has also assisted with various litigation matters.
His practice has included technologies related to autonomous driving vehicles, package delivery systems, chargers for electric vehicles, data centers for storing electronic equipment, firearms, gaming systems, hardware apparatus, miniature circuit breakers, medium voltage vacuum interrupters, electrical receptacles, numerous medical devices, wireless headset technologies, machine tooling and related systems for the manufacture of metal cans, pet toys, and technologies related to nuclear reactors.
Before joining PnK IP, John worked for two large law firms in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he helped secure quality patent protection for clients in numerous cases.
Bar Admissions
Ohio, Pennsylvania
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education
University of Toledo, OH, Juris Doctor, 2012
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, BS in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 2008
Experience
PnK IP, LLC, of-counsel (2024 - present)
The Webb Law Firm, patent attorney (2019-2020)
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (2013-2019)
Publications
Patent Durability: Building a Better Fence
A Follow Up on ‘Patent Durability’: A Way to Ensure Just Compensation for Inventors
To Make the U.S. Patent System More Efficient, Let’s Obviate Obviousness
Alternative Patents Would Solve Many Inventor Woes
We Need Tailored Patents: Patent Durability Would Fix the One-Sized-Fits-All System for Insuring Inventors