With more than 25 years of experience representing numerous Fortune 500 companies and startups, Jack Barufka ranks as one of the top intellectual property attorneys in the country. He serves as Pillsbury’s worldwide Intellectual Property Transactions & Patent Prosecution Practice Group Leader. Ranked among the Top 6 most active law firms for venture capital financings globally, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP stands out for its exceptional Emerging Companies & Venture Capital team.
Jack’s practice includes strategic intellectual property counseling, litigation, prosecution, dispute resolution, licensing, technology transactions, intellectual property mining, enforcement, and post-grant proceedings.
As one of Okeanos’ longest standing members, Jack has been an integral part of the team since 2016. He has been instrumental supporting Okeanos on legal topics and IP-related considerations. As a physicist that specializes in semiconductor, software, artificial intelligence (including GenAI), mechanical, blockchain, and medical device technologies, he has brought numerous venture opportunities to Okeanos, including one resulting in a very successful exit for us.
Jack is recognized by Chambers USA (Tier 1), Legal 500, and IP STARS as a leading intellectual property expert. He was selected by Legal Times as one of the top 15 IP lawyers in the Washington Metro Area and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and appeared as an expert commentator on CNN and Bloomberg television. Jack also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at GW University Law School, where he taught advanced intellectual property courses for 16 years.
We appreciate all of his IP, legal and technological expertise over the past 8 years as a longstanding and critical team member of Okeanos!
