Patrick G. Wamsley

Patrick Wamsley is a registered patent attorney and practices all aspects of patent prosecution. Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Patrick worked at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a patent examiner. Patrick specialized in analog to digital converters, data compression, decoders, encoders, filters, serial to parallel converters, and sigma-delta modulators.

  • Education
    • BSEE George Washington University
    • MEEE University of Virginia
    • JD George Washington University Law School
  • Admission
    • United States Patent Office
    • District of Columbia Bar
  • Membership
    • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

  • Firm News

    FIRM NEWS:
    The AIA Grace Period: Not Your Parent’s Grace Period

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) recently issued a decision interpreting one of the exception provisions in AIA U.S.C. § 102(b), namely subsection (b)(2)(B). Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Tech. Int’l, 108 F.4th 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2024).  The patentee in Sanho Corp. sought to disqualify a U.S. Patent Application Publication to […]

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    New Proposal Requirements for Terminal Disclaimers Filed to Overcome Non-Statutory Double Patenting

    The filing and recordation of an unnecessary terminal disclaimer has been characterized as an “unhappy circumstance” (MPEP 1490, citing In re Jentoft, 392 F.2d 633, 639 n.6 (CCPA 1968)). In an apparently “not significant” regulatory action, the USPTO is proposing a noteworthy change to terminal disclaimer requirements. 89 Fed. Reg. 40439-49 (May 10, 2024). The change […]

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    Maier & Maier Secures Victory At the International Trade Commission

    April 22, 2024  – Maier & Maier PLLC is pleased to report that our clients Hikam America, Inc., Hikam Electrónica de México, S.A. de C.V., Hikam Tecnologia de Sinaloa, Hewtech Philippines Corp., Hewtech Philippines Electronics Corp., and Hewtech (Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd. have been terminated from ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1365. The Firm represented six of […]