John Peck
Founding Partner
John Peck is a leading intellectual property strategist and attorney whose work bridges advanced science and business-driven outcomes. He has been recently recognized by IAM Strategy 300—the global ranking of the world’s top IP strategists—for his distinguished contributions in aligning IP portfolios with commercial imperatives.
With a technical grounding in chemistry and materials science, he has deep expertise in technologies at the intersection of materials, manufacturing, and emerging technologies, including additive manufacturing, amorphous alloys, nanotechnology, metaoptics, optical coatings, and space systems.
John is also widely acknowledged as the United States’ foremost expert in protecting inventions in amorphous alloys and nanotechnology. He was instrumental in building the LiquidMetal Technologies IP portfolio that was later licensed to Apple, and today works closely with Glassimetal Technologies (a Caltech spin-out) to help commercialize the next generation of amorphous alloy innovations.
John’s Ph.D. in Chemistry gives him a firsthand appreciation for the challenges and opportunities within academic research. That perspective enables him to work fluently with inventors, university tech-transfer offices, and startup teams alike. Over the course of his career, John has guided numerous technologies from the laboratory to the market by crafting IP strategies that reflect both technical merit and business goals.
He advises clients across a broad spectrum of technical domains, including novel materials, optics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, medical devices, and oil-field tools. His full-service IP practice spans patent prosecution and strategy, trademark and copyright matters, licensing and enforcement, trade secret protection, and portfolio due diligence.
John is especially passionate about supporting academic innovators and early-stage ventures. His experience in both the research and legal worlds allows him to translate complex ideas into actionable intellectual property programs.
PRACTICE AREAS
Patent Strategy & Protection
Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Licensing, Enforcement & Transactions
IP Due Diligence & Portfolio Strategy
University / Academic Technology Transfer
Startup & Venture IP Counseling
EDUCATION
B.S. in Chemistry & Physics, American University
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Southern California
J.D., magna cum laude, New York University (Order of the Coif; Florence Allen Scholar; Pomeroy Scholar)
Visiting Scholar, UCLA (1999–2000)
BAR ADMISSIONS
California State Bar
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U.S. District Courts (Central, Northern, Eastern & Southern Districts of California)