Fogg & Powers LLC

Patrick is a senior associate attorney with Fogg & Power and a registered patent attorney practicing in the areas of electrical and electronic technologies. Patrick has drafted and prosecuted applications in fields such as wireless telecommunications including WiMAX and LTE related technologies, distributed antenna systems, micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) devices and sensors, fiber optic gyroscopes, unmanned vehicles and other navigation and aerospace technologies, global navigation satellite systems, digital image processing, embedded computing systems and software related technologies, thermal management technologies, enclosures for electronics, and various mechanical devices. Patrick’s practice also includes counseling clients regarding patent infringement and invalidity issues, drafting opinions when appropriate. He has defended patent holders in re-exam procedures before the USPTO and has extensive experience with the USPTO’s accelerated application process.

Prior to joining Fogg & Powers, Patrick served as a principal engineer for the Nuclear Division of Florida Power and Light Company. Stationed at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant, Patrick's primary responsibilities included reactor control systems and process instrumentation, radiation monitoring systems, high voltage power distribution systems, and the emergency diesel generators. He is registered as professional engineer in the State of Florida (currently inactive status). While in law school, he served as a law clerk for the U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, in Portland, Oregon . Patrick earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, concentrating in control systems. He also holds a master of business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Patrick received his law degree, cum laude, from the Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. While at Lewis & Clark, Patrick was a Recent Developments Editor for the Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law (now the Lewis & Clark Law Review) and was twice published by the journal. He was also selected to represent the school at the northwest regional appellate advocacy competition. Patrick is admitted to practice law in Minnesota and before the USPTO, and is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

Publications: Joseph P. Kendrick, Comment, Does Sound Travel In Cyberspace?, 8 J. SMALL & EMERGING BUS. L. 39 (2004). Joseph P. Kendrick, Recent Development, "SUBJECT:ADV:" Anti-SPAM Laws Force Emerging Internet Business Advertisers to Wear the Scarlet "S" , 7 J. SMALL & EMERGING BUS. L. 563 (2003).