Joshua F. P. Long

Joshua F. P. Long is a Principal at Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, alongside business and employment disputes. He handles a variety of intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation.

Mr. Long's patent litigation experience encompasses diverse technology areas, including biotechnology, medical devices, computer applications (such as AI/machine learning and video game software), life sciences inventions, electrical and electronic circuitry (including augmented reality), and mechanical engineering. While his tracked case involved plaintiff-side representation as local counsel, his firm profile indicates experience as lead counsel for both plaintiffs in patent disputes (e.g., medical device technology and absorbent products companies) and defendants (e.g., shoe technology). He has also served as lead counsel in litigation that concluded favorably following a claims construction (Markman) ruling.

His practice includes significant involvement in post-grant review procedures before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Prior to joining Woods Rogers, Mr. Long practiced law in Charlotte, N.C., and served as a law clerk for the Hon. Frank Bullock Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Mr. Long earned his J.D. with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1999, where he was a member of the North Carolina Law Review, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and North Carolina, as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.