ALEX H. HUFFSTUTTER
Associate
ahh@iplawgroup.com
615-242-2400
615-242-2400
EDUCATION
- J.D., Belmont University College of Law
- B.E., Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, cum laude
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Tennessee
- Registered Patent Attorney (USPTO)
Alex Huffstutter’s practice centers on electrically based patent prosecution, mechanically based patent prosecution, and software IP matters. Licensed to practice in Tennessee and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alex received his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2013 before earning his Juris Doctor from Belmont University – College of Law in 2017. Alex’s areas of expertise include recent technical innovations in electrical engineering, graphene synthesis, and hydroponic inventions for the burgeoning cannabis industry. Alex also specializes in the prosecution of design patents for clients operating in many different industries.
Experience
REPRESENTATIVE PATENTS
- 10,377,569 Perforated decking
- 10,362,644 Flyback converter with load condition control circuit
- D851,212 Dual nozzle sprayer
- 10,320,181 Failure detection and alerting circuit for a common mode surge protection device in an LED driver
- 10,259,377 Vehicle light bar with straight and curved frame portions
- 10,243,473 Gate drive IC with adaptive operating mode
- 10,226,092 Utility clip
- D840,120 Medium craft anchor winch
- D840,119 Small craft anchor winch
- 10,186,812 Ferrite wafer and connector assembly for EMI noise suppression on a printed circuit board
- 10,186,809 Printed circuit board connector with integrated EMI noise suppression
- D813,176 Circuit breaker
- D812,717 Dual nozzle sprayer
- D812,711 Fishing lure
Professional Memberships
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Tennessee Hemp Industries Association
Publications
- Alex Huffstutter & Seth Ogden, Intellectual Property Protections For Cannabis Cultivars, High Times (Jan. 22, 2020), available at https://hightimes.com/business/intellectual-property-protections-for-cannabis-cultivars/
- Jarrahi Z, … Huffstutter, AH, et al. 2013. Enhanced photoresponse in curled graphene ribbons. Nanoscale, v5 p12206-12211
- Huffstutter, Alex, and Zachary Gureasko. “Smarter Medicine through AI”, Nashville Medical News, 10 July 2018.
- Halo v. Stryker: A Sea Change in Enhanced Damages Awards for Patent Infringement, NBJ Online “Article of the Month”, Seth R. Ogden, Alex H. Huffstutter, Edward D. Lanquist, Jr. (January 2017)
Professional Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law, 2021
Outside the Office
- When not with his kids, Alex spends his free time fitness coaching, restoring houses, and on his north Nashville hemp farm.
