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Mark A Williamson

Venable LLP, United States

Work Department

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution • PTO Contested Proceedings • Aerospace, Automotive & Marine • Electronics, Computers & Software • Energy • Industrial Equipment & Manufacturing • Medical Devices • Nanotechnology.

Position

Partner.

Career

Mark A. Williamson is Co-Chair of the firm’s Nanotechnology Practice Group. Since joining Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto in 1989, Mr. Williamson has gained extensive experience in both patent procurement and client counseling in the electrical and mechanical arts. He has worked in various technologies including ink jet and laser printing, photocopying, fluid distribution systems, medical devices and spacecraft launching vehicles. Mr. Williamson has substantial experience in both domestic and international patent applications and has been involved in various reexaminations, reissues and interferences. Prior to joining Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, Mr. Williamson worked for several years as an Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Memberships

American Intellectual Property Law Association; District of Columbia Bar, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Vice-chair of the Patent Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the DC Bar.

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1990 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1985.