John Paul Davis

John Paul Davis is a Partner with Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. and has been practicing intellectual property (IP) law for more than 22 years. Mr. Davis provides counsel on a variety of IP matters including patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, licensing, and litigation. He represents clients in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and in federal district and appellate courts. Mr. Davis is currently a member of the Executive Committee of Wood Herron & Evans, which manages the firm's operations, and is also a member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group, Branding and Content Practice Group, and Electrical and Mechanical Patent Practice Groups.

Prior to joining WH&E, Mr. Davis served as an Attorney-Advisor for the Air Force Legal Information Services Agency, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and as a Staff Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Davis also served in the Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps Reserve where he retired in the rank of Colonel. As a reservist, he was involved with civil law, military justice, and IP matters, and provided legal information technology readiness training at the Air Force JAG School, the Army JAG School, and at the Air Force Annual Survey of the Law (ASOL).