Professionals
Practice Areas
- Due Diligence in IP Acquisitions
- Ex Parte Reexaminations
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- Inter Partes Review
- Invalidity Opinions
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Opinions
- Patent Landscaping and Risk Analysis
- Patentability Opinions
- Patents
- Post Grant Practice
- Post-Grant Review
- Product Clearance
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Strategic IP Portfolio Development and Management
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
Technologies
- Aerospace & Aeronautics
- Automotive Technology
- Biotechnology
- Computer Science & Software
- Electrical Engineering & Electronics
- Energy
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Science
- Internet & E-Commerce
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Devices
- Metallurgy & Ceramics
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
- Polymer & Materials Science
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
- Telecommunications
Honors
- Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
- Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
- Kappa Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honor Society
Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2012
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2011
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2007
- Commonwealth of Virginia, 2007
Education
The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2007
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1993
Tennessee Tech University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1990
Usha Parker’s practice includes all aspects of patent prosecution of electrical and some mechanical technologies. Her experience includes prosecution of communication systems and infrastructure, drilling technologies, power generation systems, semiconductor devices and processing systems, refrigerant recovery systems, vehicle diagnostic tools, medical (scanning) devices, workflow, CAD, software, recording media, elevator control systems, metering systems, and business methods. Prior to attending law school, Usha worked as an electrical engineer for 14 years at Motorola and at a Navy lab in areas including satellite and cellular telephony, radar systems, and missile fuses. During her tenure at the Navy lab, Usha earned an MSc in electrical engineering with an emphasis on satellite communications.
Experience Highlights
Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2020-present
Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2011-2019
Associate, Baker Hostetler, 2010-2011
Associate, Oblon Spivak, 2007-2010
Senior Staff Engineer, Motorola, Chandler, AZ, 1995-2004
Electronics Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA, 1990-1995
Publications
Chapter 4: Patents in Electronic Commerce in Internet Law for the Business Lawyer, Juliet M. Moringiello, ed. (2nd ed. 2012) (Nguyen and Parker)
Treatment Of The Recapture Doctrine At The BPAI Post North American Container Oblon Spivak Patents Post-Grant Blog April 2, 2010 (Baker and Parker)
It’s OK To Pay Fact Witnesses for Their Time Intellectual Property Today October 2006 (Gholz and Parker)
News
- January 1, 2020
Cantor Colburn LLP, the #3 patent law firm in the country, welcomes the new year with the promotion of attorneys Tanmay Dharmadhikari, Usha Parker, and Ian M. Wasser, Ph.D. to Counsel and patent agent Dennis Jakiela, Ph.D. to Senior Patent Agent.
Events
- April 1, 2016New York, New York
Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 94th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on April 1, 2016. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the "Judges' Dinner" event.
Professional Affiliations
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
