Peter John Sawert

Peter John Sawert serves as an Associate Solicitor in the Office of the Solicitor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In this role, his practice is centered on representing the USPTO in intellectual property law matters. This primarily involves defending decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and federal district courts. He also represents the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO in various court actions filed against the agency.

Mr. Sawert's experience in patent litigation is distinctly on the defendant side, representing the USPTO as a government agency rather than private entities. His work is specialized in administrative patent law, handling appeals related to the patent examination process, reexaminations, and inter partes reviews. While the underlying technology in cases he handles can vary—such as "gesture-based communication technology" in one notable appeal—his focus remains on the procedural and legal aspects of the USPTO's actions and determinations.

His notable cases include appearing as counsel for the appellee USPTO in In re Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, where the Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB decision holding certain patent claims unpatentable following an ex parte reexamination. He also represented the USPTO as defendants-appellees in Gilbert P. Hyatt v. United States Patent and Trademark Office before the Federal Circuit, a case involving challenges to patent application processing. Furthermore, Mr. Sawert was counsel for the USPTO in the Federal Circuit case of In re Motorola Solutions, which addressed the unreviewability of IPR institution denials, and was listed as an Associate Solicitor in a Supreme Court filing for Thaler v. Vidal, concerning AI inventorship. Given his role within the Office of the Solicitor, he regularly engages with cases stemming from PTAB proceedings.

Information regarding Mr. Sawert's specific bar admissions and educational background was not readily available through public records search.