Wayne Beavers

Wayne Beavers is a shareholder at Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C., and a trusted advisor to clients seeking to protect and manage their intellectual property assets. With over 40 years of experience, Wayne counsels corporate clients on building and maintaining strong patent portfolios in the United States and internationally. His focus is on helping companies develop strategic IP plans that support their business goals and keep competitors at bay.

Wayne earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, which gave him a solid technical foundation for understanding complex inventions. He then received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma, where he served as editor of the Oklahoma Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. He also holds an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and is a Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society member.

Throughout his career, Wayne has filed and prosecuted more than 1,000 patents in the mechanical arts and continues to help clients navigate the patent process from start to finish. He is known for conducting detailed freedom-to-operate and infringement analyses, guiding clients as they develop new products or evaluate acquisitions. Clients rely on his strategic approach to coordinate foreign and domestic patent filings to build robust portfolios that are hard for competitors to work around.

Wayne Beavers’s leadership in intellectual property law goes far beyond client representation. A former General Counsel for Gibson Guitar Corporation, Wayne now leads Patterson’s patent prosecution training program, mentoring the next generation of patent attorneys. He is an active member of multiple bar associations and leading IP organizations and has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, and Super Lawyers for excellence in intellectual property and patent law. Clients rely on Wayne for his deep technical knowledge, sharp business insight, and unwavering commitment to protecting their innovations and creative assets.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Patterson Intellectual Property Law PC
• Former Chairman, Nashville Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Intellectual Property Association
• Member, Oklahoma Bar Association

Licensed State

• Tennessee
• Oklahoma

Education

• University of Oklahoma
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Vanderbilt University
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Oklahoma State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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