Timothy J. Bechen

Timothy J. Bechen is a principal at Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC and a registered patent attorney serving clients from the firm’s Richmond and Charlottesville offices. With more than 20 years of intellectual property experience, he advises inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses on patents, trademarks, licensing, and portfolio strategy. His patent work spans electrical, software, mechanical, biomedical, video game, entertainment, and business method technologies.

Bechen earned his J.D. and a Master of Intellectual Property from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. He also received a B.S.E. and a Certificate of Technical Entrepreneurship from the University of Iowa. Before law school, he became the first graduate of the university’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, where he focused on high-technology startups. His legal, engineering, and entrepreneurial education supports his ability to understand inventions and align intellectual property protection with commercial goals.

Bechen drafts and prosecutes patent applications and handles appeals before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and international patent offices. His experience includes post-grant review, inter partes review, and covered business method review proceedings. He also assists with trademark selection, clearance, registration, and acquisition, as well as pre-litigation infringement and non-infringement analysis. In transactional matters, he evaluates IP portfolios for mergers, acquisitions, licensing programs, structured growth, and funding rounds.

Timothy J. Bechen brings firsthand business experience to his intellectual property practice, having founded technology ventures and developed organizations serving practical community and healthcare needs. He is affiliated with the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association, Startup Virginia, and the Virginia Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section. By combining technical understanding with business judgment, he helps clients identify valuable assets, manage risk, and build intellectual property strategies that support long-term growth.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, Greater Richmond IP Law Association
• Member, Virginia Bar Association, IP Section

Licensed State

• Virginia

Education

• University of New Hampshire School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Hampshire School of Law
  Master’s Degree
• University of Iowa
  Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

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