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Randy J. Pummill

Associate

Randy J. Pummill

Associate

Dr. Randy Pummill represents inventors, both large and small, helping them to secure and protect their valuable intellectual property. Rand has been on both sides of patent disputes, having represented patentees and accused infringers, allowing him to bring a valuable perspective to patent disputes.

As a former senior chemical engineer, Rand has the technical background necessary to assist clients seeking to protect complex inventions in the mechanical, industrial, or chemical spaces. Rand proficiently speaks the technical language of scientist and engineers and effectively capture technical ideas and concepts in patent applications. Rand has authored dozens of patent applications while carefully considering for each application how claim language and the written disclosure will play into the individual client’s intellectual property portfolio and overall market strategy.

Rand is a member of Foley’s Energy Sector Team, where his technical background allows him to quickly understand clients’ needs. Rand has assisted clients in a wide variety of technical spaces, including medical devices, commercial chemicals, commodity chemicals, oil & gas, refining, and polymers. He enjoys keeping up with intellectual property litigation and has published several articles on a wide range of cases–from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board all the way up to the Supreme Court.

August 7, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

USPTO Addresses Reports of New Patent Fee Structure

In a recent webinar hosted by the Licensing Executives Society, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart...
July 31, 2025 IP Litigation Current

Patent Fees Reimagined: Evaluating the Trump Administration's Value-Driven Fee Structure and Its Impact on Innovators

The WSJ reports the Trump administration wants to charge patent holders 1% to 5% of their patent’s value to maintain the patent after grant. If implemented, this would mark a dramatic departure from the traditional flat-fee model.
July 30, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

US Considers Charging Fees Based on Patent Value

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a proposal to charge patent holders a fee based on the value of their patents,...
July 21, 2025 Energy Current

DOE Announces Pilot Program to Build Advanced U.S. Nuclear Fuel Supply Lines: What You Need to Know Now

Introduction Coming on the heels of its June 2025 announcement establishing a pilot program for reactor construction and operation in...
June 26, 2025 Energy Current

EPA Signals Approval of Texas’ Class VI Injection Well Primacy: Streamlining Carbon Capture and Climate Action

In a significant move for environmental policy and energy innovation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to...
June 10, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

EPA to Approve Texas use of CO2 Sequestration Wells

Today, the EPA took an important step in allowing Texas to issue permits for Class VI wells within the state. Class VI wells are used for...