property law

H. WAYNE PORTER
Attorney
Wayne Porter concentrates his practice in patent prosecution and related
counseling, including evaluation of patent infringement and validity issues.
He has prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications in various
software, electronic and mechanical fields. His areas of experience include
database management, electronic design automation, microprocessor
emulation, signal processing, computer input devices and other computer
hardware, user interfaces, power conversion and regulation,
telecommunications, computer networking, electrical connectors,
construction materials, medical devices, manufacturing, and
semiconductors. He has substantial experience in design patents, and has
also assisted clients in other areas of intellectual property law, including
copyrights.

Prior to receiving his law degree, Mr. Porter was employed as a mechanical engineer for the United
States Government, where his duties included mechanical design and testing.

Mr. Porter earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a
Juris Doctor degree, with high honors, from the University of Florida College of Law. While in law
school, he was on the board of the Florida Law Review and graduated as a member of the Order of the
Coif. Mr. Porter is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in the District
of Columbia. Mr. Porter is also a member of the Florida bar and of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Porter practices in the Washington, DC office of Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Office

1100 13th Street, NW

Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20005-4051

T 202.824.3000

F 202.824.3001

[email protected]

Education

B.S.M.E. 1984, Georgia Institute of

Technology

J.D. 1990, University of Florida

Bar Admissions

1990, Florida

2002, District of Columbia

Court Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA)

Practice Areas

Counseling, Opinions & Licensing

Design Patents

Patent Post -Issuance Proceedings

Patent Prosecution

Industries

Electrical & Computer Technologies

Internet, E-Commerce & Business

Methods

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