Clark A. Jablon

Clark A. Jablon is a founder and partner at Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel, LLP and a registered patent attorney. He focuses on patent procurement, counseling, opinions, due diligence, and litigation support, with particular experience involving software, computer technology, electronic components, Internet technologies, and computer-implemented business methods. He works with large companies, technology startups, and first-time inventors, guiding them through invention disclosure, claim drafting, prosecution, and broader patent strategy.

Jablon earned a J.D. from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law and a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He completed coursework as an M.S. degree candidate in Technology & Human Affairs at Washington University. His engineering background and legal education support a patent practice that requires close attention to technical systems, claim language, prior art, infringement questions, and the commercial context of technology development.

Jablon has more than three decades of patent law experience, including eight years as a Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He drafts and prosecutes patent applications, prepares patentability and infringement opinions, conducts intellectual property due diligence, and supports patent litigation. He is also experienced with Inter Partes Review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and brings prior private-practice experience from national and specialized intellectual property firms.

Clark A. Jablon is admitted in Pennsylvania and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has been recognized in Chambers USA over multiple years. His practice combines an examiner’s understanding of patent prosecution with engineering training and decades of private practice, helping technology clients develop stronger applications, evaluate patent risk, and navigate USPTO procedures, PTAB proceedings, and intellectual property questions connected to business growth.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA) (1993 – Present)
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (1993 – Present)

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• State University of New York at Stony Brook
  B.E., Electrical Engineering
• Washington University
  Master of Science (MS) in Technology & Human Affairs

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