Hunter Berry | Patent Attorney

About

I am a patent attorney at Patterson + Sheridan, LLP in Greensboro, NC, focused on patent preparation and prosecution for technologies in artificial intelligence, electrical engineering, and computer science.

I graduated summa cum laude with Honors from Berry College (2021) with a double major in Computer Science and Political Science and earned my J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School (2024), concentrating on patent law, IP strategy, data privacy, and emerging technology law.

My background spans both the legal and technical sides of innovation — from drafting patent applications on cutting-edge AI systems to building full-stack web applications and managing enterprise network infrastructure.

Location

Greensboro, North Carolina

Email

htberry99@gmail.com

Admissions

USPTO Registered Patent Attorney — Patent Bar
Minnesota State Bar

Writing Samples

Google · Cohesity · Wells Fargo
Juniper Networks · Mayo Clinic

Certifications

CompTIA ITF+ · Network+ · CEH

Skills

Legal

Patent Preparation & Prosecution Intellectual Property Strategy Prior Art Research Office Action Responses USPTO Examiner Interviews Legal Writing & Analysis Technology Law Data Privacy Copyright Law

Technical

Python / Django JavaScript Java Machine Learning SQL / Databases Active Directory & Networking Linux / Windows Server AWS / Cloud RESTful APIs

Experience

January 2026 — Present

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP Current

Patent Attorney — Greensboro, NC

Draft patent applications relating to artificial intelligence, communication protocols, and electrical engineering.
Research and evaluate prior art in preparation for patent prosecution.
Conduct interviews with USPTO examiners and file office action responses.

September 2024 — September 2025

Shumaker & Sieffert

Patent Attorney — St. Paul, MN

Drafted provisional and non-provisional applications for AI, wearable devices, communication protocols, and infotainment systems.
Researched prior art, prosecuted applications, and assisted in portfolio management.

May 2023 — July 2023

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Summer Law Clerk — Greenville, SC

Drafted provisional and non-provisional applications in network security, AI, quantum computing, and autonomous vehicles.
Assisted in patent prosecution, portfolio management, and litigation research.

May 2022 — August 2022

Federal Trade Commission

Summer Legal Extern — Atlanta, GA

Assisted government attorneys protecting consumers from unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Engaged in discovery, legal research, memo writing, document review, drafting pleadings, and witness interviews.

May 2021 — July 2021

The Fund for American Studies

Program Advisor, Economics & Public Policy — Washington, D.C.

Coordinated housing, small group sessions, and events for the summer internship program.
Planned curriculum and external events; managed social media and student support.

May 2019 — July 2019

Florida International University — NSF REU

Summer Research Fellow — Miami, FL

Researched machine learning approaches to self-driving vehicle cybersecurity (CAN bus data classification).
Paper published and presented at IEEE Conference — view publication.

August 2017 — May 2021

Berry College

Software Developer & Network Technician — Rome, GA

Built a course scheduling system in Django with Microsoft 365 OAuth integration.
Managed Active Directory, firewall policies, DHCP, print/file servers, and Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Co-presented political science research at the Association of Global Southern Studies Annual Conference.

Education

2021 — 2024

Vanderbilt University Law School

Juris Doctor — Intellectual Property, Patents & Technology Law

Focused on patent law, copyright, data privacy, AI & the law, and cryptocurrency regulation. Served as Associate Justice on the Moot Court Board, Senior Technology Editor for the Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, Vice President of Law Ambassadors, and Secretary of the Space Law Society. Elliot Cheatham Leadership Scholar and Chancellor's Scholar.

2017 — 2021

Berry College

B.S. Computer Science & Political Science — Minor: Economics

Summa cum laude with Honors — GPA 3.94 — 159+ credit hours. Leadership Fellows scholarship, SGA Senior Class Treasurer, President of the Honors Student Union. Competed with Mock Trial, Model UN, and Forensics teams.

Portfolio

IEEE Publication

Machine Learning for Self-Driving Vehicle Cybersecurity — NSF REU, Florida International University

Patent Writing Samples

Office action responses for Google, Cohesity, Wells Fargo, Juniper Networks, and Mayo Clinic.

Auction Management System

Full-stack Django application with real-time bidding, clerking, cashiering, and analytics via WebSockets.

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Awards & Honors

Cheatham Leadership Scholar (Vanderbilt)
Chancellor's Scholar (Vanderbilt)
Dean's Leadership Award (Vanderbilt)
Dean's List — multiple semesters (Berry)
Dean's Scholar (Berry, 2017–2021)
Leadership Scholar — The Fund for American Studies
Outstanding Delegation & Outstanding Position Paper — NMUN 2019
Omicron Delta Kappa Scholar · Phi Kappa Phi Fellow
Order of St. Andrew · Wayne Rollins Student Work Award

Publications

A Machine Learning Approach for Combating Cyber Attacks in Self-Driving Vehicles — IEEE
Driver Optimized Media and Dialing Controls
Optimizing Post-transcription Language Analysis Using Audio Signal-to-noise Ratio Estimations
Correlates of Mass Imprisonment as a Global Phenomenon

Leadership & Activities

Vice President — Vanderbilt Law Ambassadors
Associate Justice — Vanderbilt Moot Court Board
Secretary — Vanderbilt Space Law Society
Senior Technology Editor — Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
President — Honors Student Union (Berry)
SGA Class Treasurer — Sophomore, Junior & Senior (Berry)
Vice President / Treasurer — Mock Trial Team (Berry)
President / Treasurer — Omicron Delta Kappa (Berry)