Principal &
Registered Patent Attorney
Bar Admissions
✓ New York State
✓ U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
✓ Western District of New York (Federal)
Education
✓ J.D., University at Buffalo
✓ B.S., Houghton College, Applied Physics
About Joshua
Joshua is an experienced patent attorney and counselor who leads Stake to provide top-of-class client service. With a background in applied physics, Joshua works with clients innovating in space, tech, and energy. Joshua is a former engineer, and he has experience working with clients ranging from pre-seed startups to stock exchange-listed corporations.
Joshua is able to with companies in a variety of fields including:
- Space (Propulsion & Systems)
- Software
- AI & Machine Learning
- Electronics
- Optics & Photonics
- Nuclear Energy
In law school, Joshua was the Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Law Review, ranked internationally in the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court, and received awards in trial technique and intellectual property law. Prior to founding Mertzlufft Law, Joshua was a patent attorney with a large law firm and a mechanical engineer in the energy and heat transfer industry.