John A. Wilaj

John received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015. 

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering, magna cum laude, in Mechanical Engineering, from Youngstown State University in 2012.

John joined Calfee in 2015.

Honors & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Patent Law (2023-2024)

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2015

B.E., magna cum laude, in Mechanical Engineering, Youngstown State University, 2012

Experience

• Calfee is serving a multi-billion-dollar, multinational, publicly traded, Fortune 500 manufacturer for more than a decade, working with a team of in-house patent/IP counsel to handle the implementation of the client’s global IP protection objectives for all company divisions, including interfacing with Research & Development and business leaders concentrated in the United States and Europe. Specifically, Calfee oversees the drafting and prosecution of hundreds of patent applications throughout the world on behalf of the client and counsels the client on critical IP-related issues such as freedom-to-practice, trade secret strategies, and innovation harvesting.