Jonathan M. Blanchard

Jonathan M. Blanchard, Ph.D., is a patent litigation attorney with a practice focused on intellectual property law, encompassing patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and product designs. His technical background includes a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry and substantial experience across organic and inorganic chemistry, as well as electrical and mechanical arts. Specific technology areas he handles include analytic blood analyte sensors, pharmaceutical AI, formulations, drug delivery systems, small-molecule catalysts, polymers, nanoscale materials, and various mechanical and electrical arts.

Blanchard primarily represents defendants in patent infringement matters, as indicated by his 2 tracked appearances defending against claims and 0 plaintiff-side appearances. He served as lead counsel for defendants in cases such as ABC IP, LLC et al. v. Timothy Hoffman et al. and In re: Rare Breed Triggers Patent Litigation. These cases involve patent enforcement related to firearm trigger mechanisms, where he defends clients against allegations of infringement. In a related litigation, Rare Breed Triggers and ABC IP v. Peak Tactical LLC, a motion for preliminary injunction against his client was denied.

He is a member at Blanchard Horton PLLC, an intellectual property boutique firm he co-founded in 2021 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, after practicing with his partner at a previous firm in Knoxville. Beyond litigation, his practice includes patent portfolio management, intellectual property licensing, and technology management.

Blanchard also has extensive experience with post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He has pursued appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and has experience with Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceedings, as well as reexamination and reissue applications.

He earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2000. He is admitted to practice in the State of Tennessee, the State of Illinois, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.