Usha Parker
Partner

u.parker@pkhip.com

+1 (470) 816-3935

服务

Patent Preparation
Patent Prosecution
Litigation

行业

Electrical Computer & Software
Artificial Intelligence
Automotive
Mechanical
Semiconductor

Usha Parker focuses her practice on patent application drafting and prosecution. She particularly enjoys explaining the patenting process to inventors and counseling clients to build and manage cost-efficient and effective IP portfolios in the US and internationally.  

Prior to attending law school, Usha worked as an engineer at a Navy lab and at Motorola. In nearly two decades at several notable intellectual property law firms, Usha has drafted hundreds of applications for innovations in wireless (cellular, V2X, satellite) communication, electronic circuits and interconnects, automotive sensor and processing systems, consumer and medical devices, semiconductors and integrated circuit designs, machine learning applications, and software. She has conducted over a thousand interviews with USPTO examiners. Usha has also performed clearance and opinion work, as well as litigation support for district court and ITC cases. 

Usha is active in the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and has authored several articles on different aspects of patent procurement, including strategies for addressing patentability-based (§ 101) rejections. 

  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
    J.D.
    Virginia Tech
    M.S. Electrical Engineering
    Tennessee Tech University
    B.S. Electrical Engineering

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Virginia
    District of Columbia
    (Not licensed to practice in Georgia)

  • Eastern District of Virginia

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
    Member, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force
    Former Chair, Electronic and
    Computer Law Committee (ECLC)
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    South Asian Bar Association (SABA)-DC
    Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
    IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
    Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society

    • Presenter, Office Action Response Workshop, AIPLA Patent Prosecution Bootcamp (2025, 2026)

    • Moderator, AI Panel: Inventorship, Responsible Use, Attorney Training, AIPLA ECLC Summit 2026

    • Moderator, Foreign Prosecution Roundtable, AIPLA Annual Meeting 2025

    • Presenter, Navigating the IP Landscape, National Union Building 2024

    • Presenter, Maryland Engineering Conference 2023

    • “Don’t Let a Disclosure or Sale Thwart Your Patent Protection.” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal. (July-August 2023)

    • “Get Your Priorities Straight: The Perks and Pitfalls of Patent Priority Claims.” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal. (September 2023)

    • “The Ins and Outs of Incorporation by Reference.” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal. (October 2023)

    • “Language in a Patent Application Specification: A Balanced Approach.” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal. (January 2024)

    • “Practical Steps for Patent Prosecutors Addressing 101 Rejections” (February 2024)

    • “Sued: What In-house Counsel Without Litigation Experience Need to Know” (March – May 2024) Three-article series:

      • Initial Considerations

      • Finding Your Outside Team

      • Preparing Your Inside Team