Paul D. Strain

Paul D. Strain is the Managing Partner of Strain PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm specializing in intellectual property. His practice is focused on international intellectual property issues, encompassing strategic patent portfolio management, patent portfolio evaluation, patent prosecution, licensing, due diligence, and related opinion work. With a background as a chemical engineer and an inventor, Mr. Strain began his legal career as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office before representing international corporate clients at a major international law firm.

In patent litigation, Mr. Strain represents clients in disputes before various U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). His technical experience, derived from his chemical engineering degree, supports his practice in chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology patent prosecution. However, his litigation experience extends to other technology areas, as evidenced by his role as local counsel for the plaintiff Orthosie Systems, LLC in Orthosie Systems, LLC v. LoJack Corporation, a case involving patents related to vehicle monitoring and GPS technologies. [cite: The authoritative data, 9, 10, 12] While his tracked appearance shows him representing a plaintiff (Orthosie Systems LLC, which has been described as a non-practicing entity in a related suit), his firm's client base is broad, including multinational corporations, global investors, and technology-based startups.

Mr. Strain also possesses significant experience in post-grant patent validity challenges at the USPTO, with his firm explicitly offering services related to Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post-Grant Review (PGR), and Covered Business Method (CBM) Review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His role in Orthosie Systems, LLC v. LoJack Corporation highlights his involvement in complex patent disputes. [cite: The authoritative data]

Mr. Strain earned his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (B.Ch.E.) from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from George Washington University Law School.