About Philip T
Philip T Virga studied law at the University of West Los Angeles, enrolling in 1989 and earning his J.D. in 1992. He took courses in intellectual property during his time there, and that subject has influenced his career path ever since. The early 1990s were a period of rapid technological change, and Virga entered practice at a moment when patent and IP work were growing in importance.
After graduating, Virga began practicing in California. He built a practice around intellectual property matters and has maintained active professional membership in relevant associations. His work has kept him engaged with the technical and procedural challenges that come with protecting inventions and creative works in a competitive market.
Over the years Virga has focused on patent-related work. He spends time preparing and prosecuting patent applications, conducting patentability assessments, and advising inventors and businesses on options for protecting their ideas. His background in IP from law school underpins the practical side of this work. He also handles the written work that patent practice requires: drafting specifications, preparing claims and responding to office actions.
Virga has worked both with individual inventors and with smaller business clients. That mix requires clear explanations of complex legal and technical issues, and an ability to translate technical descriptions into the legal language required by patent offices. He has navigated the procedures of patent examination in California and handled related counseling tasks that clients often seek when considering how to protect new products or processes.
He is currently based at Patent King and practices under the California jurisdiction. He maintains a current professional membership and continues to handle patent and intellectual property matters for clients. As of 2026 he practices in California, concentrating on intellectual property and patent matters at Patent King.
