Douglas J. Barker

Doug Barker is a Patent Attorney at NovoTech Patent Firm. Doug assists clients with patent preparation and prosecution, and opinion work.

In a career of more than twenty-five years in the intellectual property field, Doug has specialized in providing patent and trade secret counseling and obtaining valid, enforceable patents as in-house counsel for Microsoft across a wide range of technologies, including the fields of computer software, cloud computing, generative AI and machine learning, quantum computing, search and advertising, operating systems, and mobile devices. Doug also managed an in-house patent engineering team that provided technical services to evaluate and increase the worth of patent portfolios as well as freedom to innovate studies and IP risk assessment analysis.

Doug’s previous legal experience includes being in-house counsel for Hewlett-Packard Company, providing front-line legal support, and preparing and prosecuting patent applications, for the HP printer, medical, and instrumentation businesses. Doug started his patent career as a patent agent for Fluke Corporation in their electronic instrumentation and networks businesses while attending law school. Doug’s previous technical experience includes providing front-line engineering support as an electrical engineer for the Hewlett-Packard Company for their electronic instrument manufacturing business.

Doug earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering at the University of Michigan, his master of business administration (MBA) at the University of Washington, and his Juris Doctorate at the Seattle University School of Law.

Doug is admitted to practice in Washington, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.