Mark J. Patterson

Mark J. Patterson


Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

Recognized since 2011

Nashville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Copyright Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Patent Law

Trade Secrets Law

Trademark Law

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Mr. Patterson is an experienced patent practitioner and trial attorney. His primary practice involves the writing and prosecution of patent applications in the electrical, electronic, and computer software arts including business methods; patent, trademark and copyright counseling, including preparing validity and infringement opinions; licensing; and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law. He has assisted clients in obtaining over 200 U.S. patents. From 1973 to 1977 Mark Patterson worked for Motorola, Inc. as a senior electronics design engineer in the design of portable radio communications equipment and related integrated circuits. His technical background also includes computer programming experience in Fortran, Basic, RPG, PL-1, and IBM Assembly Language. Mark Patterson has represented clients in Federal and state courts throughout the country and in the United States of Appeals. He serves as a legal consultant and testifying expert witness in patent and trade secret litigation involving mechanical and electronic technologies, and in other disputes involving intellectual property issues.

Education
  • J.D., with Honors, Florida State University College of Law, 1980
    • Elected to the Order of the Coif
    • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1973
      Representative Matters Bar Admissions
      • Florida
      • Tennessee
      • Registered Patent Attorney (USPTO)
        Professional Memberships
        • Tennessee Bar Association
        • Nashville Bar Association
        • International Trademark Association
        • American Intellectual Property Law Association
        • Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association
          Publications
          • Contributing author to MacLean, Tennessee Legal Forms Computer Law and Patent Forms, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN
            Presentations
            • CLE Panelist on "Recent Developments in Copyright Law", Nashville Bar Association, 2002
            • Panel Member - Use of Expert Witnesses in Patent Cases, Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association, 2002
            • Panel Member - Ethical and Legal Aspects of Patents, Copyrights, Trademark and Trade Secrets, Professional Development Seminars, 2002
            • Annual Convention of the Post Card and Souvenir Distributors Association, 1991, 1995, 2001
            • Williamson County Bar Association CLE Seminar on Intellectual Property Issues in Commercial Transactions, 2000
            • Belmont University Peer Learning Forum, Patent Protection for Business Methods, 2000
            • Tennessee Bar Association CLE seminar on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, 2000
              Other Activities
              • Named by National Law Journal as one of 2012 Tennessee's Top Lawyers
              • Adjunct Professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1986-present
              • Guest lecturer for graduate students, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Management of Technology program, 1995-2001
              • Named by BusinessTN Magazine as one of Tennessee's Top 150 Lawyers, 2008-2010
              • Voted to the Thomson-Reuters Mid-South Super Lawyers List, 2006-2010
              • Named by Nashville Post as one of the 101 Top Attorneys in Nashville, 2011
              • Peer voted to list of Best Lawyers in America, 2011

Contact & Links
Location
  • Roundabout Plaza, Suite 500
    1600 Division Street
    Nashville, TN 37203
Education
  • Florida State University, J.D., graduated 1980

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Patent Law, Nashville (2025)
  • Litigation - Patent, Nashville (2024)
  • Trade Secrets Law, Nashville (2024)
  • Patent Law, Nashville (2020)
  • Trade Secrets Law, Nashville (2017)
  • Patent Law, Nashville (2016)
  • Litigation - Patent, Nashville (2015)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Nashville (2014)
  • Litigation - Patent, Nashville (2013)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Nashville (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
Special Focus:
  • Electronics
  • Patent
  • Software
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademark

Publications

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