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Bryan J. Jaketic
Partner
Bryan Jaketic helps clients develop and manage their Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio in technology through patent procurement and enforcement, as well as trade secret protection. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications and participates in inter partes review and ex parte reexamination at the US Patent and Trademark Office. His prosecution work encompasses mechanical technology (including automotive, aerospace, medical devices and manufacturing technology), materials science, signal communication, computer software and business methods.
Bryan regularly provides infringement and invalidity opinions, as well as trade secret counseling. He is frequently involved in patent litigation in federal district courts throughout the US, and has worked on all phases of patent litigation, including e-discovery, invalidity and non-infringement defenses, fact and expert discovery, Markman, summary judgment, trial, and appeal. Bryan is listed in Chambers USA Leading Lawyer (Band 2).
Prior to joining Squire Patton Boggs, Bryan was a primary examiner with the US Patent and Trademark Office in Northern Virginia, where he examined patent applications and performed searches to ensure that applications and claimed inventions met applicable patent statutes and rules in all phases of patent prosecution. His research focused on the business method and mechanical arts.
Education
- The George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 2004
- Cornell University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1998
Admissions
- Ohio, 2004
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
- U.S. Ct. of App., Federal Circuit
- U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. of Ohio
Memberships & Affiliations
- Member and Past President, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, The Kathleen M. O’Malley American Inn of Court
- Recognized in Chambers USA for Intellectual Property in Ohio
- From 2010-2014, named a Rising Star in Ohio Super Lawyers, a distinction that recognizes Ohio lawyers under the age of 40 or those in practice for 10 years or less
- Speaker, “Building and Leveraging a Dynamic Intellectual Property (IP) Portfolio” to the Association of Corporate Counsel, 2025.
- Presenter, “Prosecuted in Ohio, Tried in Texas: Lessons From an EDTX Patent Trial” to the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association, 2022.
- Presenter, “How Could the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Rewrite of the U.S. Patent Laws Affect You?” to the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association, 2015.