Our Attorneys

Patricia A. Walker - trial attorney (intellectual property and commercial litigation).

Ralph E. Jocke - patent attorney (mechanical, electrical and computer technology).

Christopher L. Parmelee - patent attorney (mechanical and computer technology).

Nancy Lynn Reeves - patent attorney (physics, computer science and applied mathematics).

Robert E. Maag, Jr. - patent attorney with concentration on computer technology patents

Michael J. Medley - patent attorney with experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies

Our Patent Agents

Daniel D. Wasil - patent agent (mechanical, computer, and nuclear technology)

Patricia A. Walker
J.D. 1981; A.B. 1975

• Manages over 1,000 United States and foreign trademarks
• Consults concerning copyrights, trademarks, computer law, Internet law and trademarks
• Prosecutes domain name disputes
• Trademark opposition, cancellation and concurrent use proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Litigation of intellectual property and commercial disputes before state and federal courts
• Chair - nominee of Ohio State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
• Served on Board of Trustees of four statewide law-related organizations
• Named a "Super Lawyer" in intellectual property law
• Past Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Digital Technology Law Committee
• Past President of the Medina County Bar Association
• President of Medina County District Library Board of Trustees
• Co-author of chapter in Practical Legal Ethics Perspectives from Ohio Lawyers
• Co-author of chapter in Legal Basics for Small Business
• Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and the District of Columbia and the Ohio state courts

Ralph E. Jocke
J.D. 1981; B.M.E. 1976

• Large law firm, corporate legal and industry experience
• Registered patent attorney with work primarily in mechanical, electrical and computer technology; over 600 granted U.S. patents
• Licensed professional engineer
• Coordination of worldwide patent and trademark portfolios
• Works with clients to "design around" troublesome patents
• Performs intellectual property audits to make sure client's property is protected
• Software, patent and trademark licensing expertise
• "Super Lawyer" in intellectual property
• Past Secretary of the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations
• Founding member and past Chair, Ohio State Bar Association Computer Law Committee and past Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section
• Frequent author and lecturer on patent issues, including lecturer for the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Recipient of President's Award, Cleveland State University
• Summa cum laude graduate, Fenn College of Engineering, Cleveland State University
• Magna cum laude graduate Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University

Christopher L. Parmelee
J.D. 1998; B.S. 1990

• Registered patent attorney whose work involves primarily mechanical and computer technology
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
• Co-author of chapter in Legal Basics for Small Business
• Seven years of experience with analytical ferrography, including microscopically determining conditions of bearings, gears, and other mechanical structures from wear particles found in oil samples
• Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University
• Juris doctorate, cum laude, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
• Admitted to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the courts of the State of Ohio

Nancy Lynn Reeves
J.D. 1998; M.S. 1983; B.S. 1978

• Registered patent attorney whose work involves primarily mechanical and computer technology
• Graduated first in class from University of Akron Law School, summa cum laude
• Chair, Ohio State Bar Association Digital Technology Committee
• Council member, Ohio State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
• Previously judicial staff attorney for the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
• Master of Science in Applied Mathematics degree from Cleveland State University
• Graduate of Oberlin College with an A.B. in physics and mathematics
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the courts of the State of Ohio

Daniel D. Wasil
B.S. 1982

• Over 17 years of public service with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Registered patent agent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, whose work involves primarily mechanical, computer and nuclear technology
• As Primary Examiner with the Patent Office, held a top secret national security clearance
• Named on over 1,500 U.S. patents as either an agent, examiner or inventor
• Conservationist who plants an average of 1,000 trees per year
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Robert E. Maag, Jr.
J.D. 1982; M.B.A., 1977; B.E.E. 1974

• Extensive experience in major industry at the engineering executive level
• Master of Business Administration degree from Baldwin-Wallace College
• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University)
• Licensed professional engineer in the State of Ohio
• Registered patent attorney with concentration in computer technology patents
• Juris Doctorate degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent Office and the courts of the State of Ohio
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section

Michael J. Medley
J.D. 2004; B.S.E.E. 2001

• Registered patent attorney with experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies, including database maintenance and development, software development, programming paradigms, computer hardware, web-based inventions, power systems, mechanical devices, wireless communication devices, wireless communication protocols, and programmable logic controllers
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering cum laude from Ohio University
• Juris Doctorate from Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the courts of the State of Ohio