Paul C. Filon

Paul C. Filon
Patent Attorney

Mr. Filon is a patent attorney who earned his Bachelor degree in Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University.  He received his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude and a Certificate in Intellectual Property and Technology from The University of Akron School of Law.  While in law school, Mr. Filon was the Executive Editor of the Akron Law Review and Akron Tax Journal and was the Midwest regional winner of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in trademark law.  He also worked as a judicial extern clerk to the Honorable John Adams in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and as a Patent Agent prior to completing law school.

Mr. Filon has experience in preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications as well as performing legal research in the chemical and mechanical arts.  He has also worked on issues involving intellectual property litigation, licensing, and infringement analysis.  Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Filon was a Lieutenant and paramedic for the Strongsville Fire Department where he was a chemistry specialist with the Southwest Emergency Response Hazardous Materials and Bomb Teams.  He has experience in chemical analysis through a variety a methods including photoionization detection and infrared spectroscopy.  

Mr. Filon is a member of the Akron Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property and Trademark Law Association, the International Trademark Association, and the Ohio State Bar Association.  Additionally, he is involved with the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Men’s Club and the Walsh Jesuit High School Alumni Association.

Mr Filon is also an inventor.