Daniel H. Sherr
Attorney at Law
Patent Attorney

1-571-313-7557

Education:

J.D. (Law Degree)
George Mason University School of Law

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

Bar Admissions:

- Admitted to practice law in Virginia
- Registered to Practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Profile:

Mr. Sherr began his legal career as a Patent Examiner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). After performing his government service at USPTO, Mr. Sherr worked at various Washington, DC area law firms, including McDermott, Will and Emery. Mr. Sherr then found the predecessor firm of Sherr & Vaughn in 2004.

As a Patent Examiner, Mr. Sherr gained valuable first-hand understandings of the inner workings of USPTO, while examining patent applications for various technologies. In private practice, Mr. Sherr has extensive experience in various areas of law, including patents, trademarks, licensing, transactions, and litigation.

Mr. Sherr has a broad technical focus in the electrical, mechanical, computer, and software arts. Specialties include wireless technology, fiber optics, semiconductor processing, microprocessor circuitry, memory circuitry, data compression technology, liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, cathode ray tube displays, signal processing, and data network technology. Mr. Sherr also has extensive experience acquiring patents that cover industry standards, such as MPEG standards.