Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D.

Philippe Signore, Ph.D., is a patent attorney practicing in the firm's Electrical and Mechanical Patent Prosecution group; Patent Litigation group; and Counseling and Strategic Advice group.

With over 25 years of experience in intellectual property legal matters, Dr. Signore’s practice includes counseling clients about patent strategies, performing freedom-to-operate analyses, drafting legal opinions, conducting I.P. due diligence, handling post-grant proceedings, managing patent portfolios, and advising clients on patent litigation, and technology transfer. 

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)
• University of Florida (Ph.D.)
  • Physics
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.S.)
  • Physics

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Virginia
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• District of Columbia Superior Court
• Supreme Court of Virginia

Accolades

• The Best Lawyers in America® (2024, 2025, 2026)
• Named on Virginia Business Magazine's Power List of the most influential leaders (2021, 2022)
• Managing IP named "IP STAR"' (2018 - 2025)
• IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, named as Top Patent Professional (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
• Recognized as the "Best Lawyer of the Year in Electrical & Mechanical Patent Prosecution - USA" by Global 100 - 2017
• e Legal 500 U.S., noted as a Recommended Attorney (2015)
• Super Lawyers, Virginia Rising Stars (2008, 2011)
• Recipient, 30th Annual Rossman Award as the author of the article in the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society "that made the greatest contribution to the fields of Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights" (2002)
• Recipient, Scott Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Experimental Physics Doctoral Graduate (1994)

Languages

• French

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• American Physical Society
• Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Services

• Counseling & Strategic Advice
• Litigation
• PTAB Proceedings
• U.S. Patent Procurement (Application Drafting & Prosecution)

Technologies

• Consumer Products
• Electronics & Software
• Heavy Industry
• Energy & Renewables