Brian Fletcher

I help individuals and businesses create and protect their intellectual property. I also work with international law firms to help their clients obtain intellectual property rights in the United States. We are a fixed-fee, value-oriented law firm whose strength is intellectual property law, in particular patents, including international patent applications, trademarks, and copyrights. My firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

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District of Columbia

Since 2007

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Since 2002

Virginia

Since 2006

Federal Circuit

Since 2006

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Since 2006

Registered Patent Attorney and Owner

The Fletcher Law Firm PLLC

2009 - Current

Attorney

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

2007 - 2009

Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications, revised and prosecuted foreign-origin U.S. patent applications, drafted amendments, responded to Office Actions, conducted interviews with Examiners, prepared pre-appeal and appeal briefs, conducted clearance and patentability assessments and drafted invalidity and non-infringement opinions.

Patent Agent and Attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2004 - 2007

Domestic and foreign patent prosecution, client counseling and patent litigation. Also involved with discovery activities, due diligence research and pretrial motions for the litigation, International Trade Commission and mergers and acquisitions practices.

Nuclear-trained submarine officer

United States Navy

1983 - 2004

Served as a United States Navy submarine officer for more than 20 years. Gained extensive experience in the practical application of electrical, mechanical, nuclear, chemical, ocean and systems engineering and materials science. In-depth technical experience in the areas of ballistic missiles, nuclear command, control and communications systems and biological and chemical warfare systems. Responsible for the installation, testing, operation and maintenance of electrical, electronic and mechanical systems involving sonar, weapons targeting, weapons control, torpedoes and missiles aboard nuclear submarines.

The George Washington University Law School

J.D. (2006) | Law

2002 - 2006

George Washington University-Virginia Campus

M.S. (1997) | Information Systems

1995 - 1996

United States Naval Academy

B.S. | Engineering

1979 - 1983