John S.

John Sotomayor is a Managing Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney with a diverse professional background. He has extensive experience as an in-house patent counsel for high-tech startups in RTP and has worked as a Patent Examiner with the USPTO. Prior to his legal career, John spent years as an electrical engineer in various sectors including energy, telecommunications, software, and intelligence.

His expertise lies in creating, growing, and managing IP departments and portfolios to enhance the value of all intellectual property assets. John specializes in IP strategy development, along with patent preparation and prosecution for a wide range of methods, devices, and systems spanning electrical, computer, software, electro-mechanical, and mechanical fields.

John S. pursued his Juris Doctorate in Law at North Carolina Central University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New Mexico State University. Currently, he serves as the Founder and Principal Patent Attorney at SotoIP (Sotomayor IP Consulting, Ltd.). His previous roles include being an Advisor at Papirys, In-house Patent Counsel at TiVo, Director of Intellectual Property at Digitalsmiths, and Patent Agent at Sotomayor IP Consulting, Ltd. He also has valuable experience as a Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and has held positions such as Regional Sales and Project Manager at Tensor Information Systems and Engineering Manager at Quality Systems International.