Bar Admissions:
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- New York State, Supreme Court Appellate Division
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Reg. No. 40,434)
Education:
- Western New England University School of Law 1999: Juris Doctor Degree.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 1990: Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering.
Experience:
Patrick Stanzione was born in Yonkers, New York, and grew up in Upstate NY while attending Saint Patrick’s Catholic School. Patrick received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the highly recognized Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1990, with an emphasis in electronics, semiconductor chip design and manufacturing, and laser optics, before earning a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England School of Law. Patrick is admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia, New York State, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Registration Number 40,434).
During his undergraduate studies, obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree at RPI in Electrical Engineering, Patrick worked for about 5 years at International Business Machines (IBM) in the field of semiconductor chip manufacturing and design. During Patrick’s time at IBM, he obtained extensive experience working in a clean room environment with semiconductor chip fabrication and design, as well as film deposition, vapor deposition, etching, sputtering, electron beam implantation, measuring and testing of chip design specifications, as well as other processes involved in semiconductor chip fabrication and design.
Before earning his Juris Doctor degree in law, Patrick reached the level of a Primary Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the areas of image-forming technologies, computer systems, and musical instruments. Patrick has over 30 years of experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a vast number of fields of technology. Some of his technical experience includes inventions directed to electronic circuits, semiconductor design and fabrication (photo-lithography); consumer electronics; computer systems; financial technologies (Fintech); image-forming devices (printers, copiers, scanners, etc.); complex mechanical devices and systems; optical systems; telecommunication systems; LCDs; LED displays; Organic LED (OLED) displays; medical devices and systems; software systems and software apps; health-related technologies (Apps); games and toys; database and file management systems, materials science and physics; as well as many other scientific fields.
Patrick also has extensive experience preparing legal opinions in the areas of patentability, freedom to operate, infringement, and validity, as well as drafting and negotiating patent licensing agreements.
Patrick is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the New York Bar, the US Patent Bar (Registration Number 40,434), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the American Bar Association (ABA), The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the Licensing Executives Society International (LES), and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).
