Raymond Van Dyke - Innovation Gadfly

About Raymond Van Dyke

Raymond Van Dyke is an IP/Patent Attorney and Educator. In his practice, he helps a variety of clients in their IP matters. He specializes in patent and trademark matters in various technologies, litigation, licensing, and procurement. After being a partner in big firms, he started his own IP consultancy in Washington, DC, with diverse domestic and international clientele and technologies, handling matters at the USPTO, Federal Circuit, and local State and Federal courts. He is an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University and teaches IP courses for engineers, business people, and other professionals at the University of Maryland and George Mason University; also teaches about the history and philosophy of IP, the history of technology, famous inventors and deals, etc. He has also taught at Southern Methodist University, American University, and across the world. Ray also teaches at NIH and other institutions. He is the Senior Vice President of Special Events at LES and Chair of the LES DC Chapter; an AIPLA Fellow and former Chair of a number of Committees; Chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association IP Section, former Board Member of the DC Chapter of the ACM, former Board Member of ITechLaw (Computer Law Association); and continues his involvement in IPO, the MSBA, AIPPI, ABA, BIO, IEEE and other legal and technical organizations. Ray got his BS and MS in Computer Science and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is licensed to practice in DC, MD, NY, NJ, and TX, as well as the USPTO, and is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Circuit Courts, and a number of District Courts, Court of International Trade and Federal Court of Claims. Ray also continues in his efforts to fight on behalf of the small inventor community in protecting the principles of the patent system.

Our Unhealthy Patent System in the US

Raymond Van Dyke - February 9, 2025

With Robert Kennedy, Jr. making the rounds in Congress for his confirmation, many institutions do not like what he has to say about the American food industry, the ag industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the fast-food industry, and more. President Trump has stated that the health of our nation is something that must be addressed, and […]

The Death of the Canary: Part Two

Raymond Van Dyke - January 26, 2024

The main controversies in patents concern money and control, which just about mirrors “real” life. Since the vast majority (over 90 percent) of most corporate valuation is in intellectual property, this is why corporations are fighting over this turf. To some, it is all or nothing. Individual creators owning patents are a threat and a […]

The Death of a Canary: Part One

Raymond Van Dyke - January 25, 2024

Due to inadequacies in detecting noxious gases, miners learned to bring small birds into the mines, where the death of a canary was a warning that something was wrong. The American Republic’s capitalist economy operates with many moving parts, involving banks, capital, liquidity, and a host of integrated institutions, all working efficiently and sometimes ruthlessly. […]