Derek J. Brader

Derek J. Brader is an associate in the firm’s intellectual property group, where he litigates patent, trademark, and trade secret matters, with a focus on cases involving high technology. Mr. Brader has represented plaintiffs and defendants in federal courts across the country, and has handled dozens of post-grant proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Brader’s litigation experience has involved a wide range of technologies including cellular telephone infrastructure, optics and photonics, cryptographic secure payment technologies, digital television, and surgically implantable medical devices. Mr. Brader has represented manufacturers, financial institutions, and other companies that have significantly invested in their technologies or their brands. 

Mr. Brader was recognized as “One to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America 2025 for Intellectual Property, Technology, and Litigation – Intellectual Property Law.

Mr. Brader graduated first in his class from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. In law school, Mr. Brader served on the Temple Law Review and received the Barenkopf scholarship. Upon graduation, Mr. Brader clerked for Federal Trial Court Judge Paul S. Diamond in Philadelphia. Before law school, Mr. Brader worked as an electrical engineer for L-3 Communications. Mr. Brader’s engineering work involved embedded system design, digital circuit design, and programmable logic design, including field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). Mr. Brader has worked on secure communications systems including Type 1 cryptographic products, secure data radios, and virtual private network systems.