Patrick Inouye is a registered patent attorney. He received a Juris Doctorate degree with Certificate in Business Law from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1994, a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the College of William & Mary in 1989, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Hawaii in 1984. While in law school, he served on the Oregon Law Review.

He works in all areas of intellectual property law, including litigation support, prosecution of patents and trademarks, counseling on copyrights, trade secrets, and contractual matters, and intellectual property audits and landscape studies. His patent work spans all major technologies, with a specialization in the software, hardware, medical device, and mechanical arts.

Patrick retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Judge Advocate Corps, in 2007. He is a board member and secretary to the Seattle Institute for Cardiac Research, a non-profit organization performing research in cardiac disorders.

Patrick is licensed to practice law in California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington state and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. In his spare time, he collects cars, wood works, and jogs.