Top best Intellectual Property Lawyers Near me in ZIP 98101

Steven leads the intellectual property contracting and licensing practice for the Seattle office. He assists clients in diverse industries with a wide range of intellectual property, contracting and licensing matters including: biotech, biomed, computer, consumer information, electronics, government, internet, online privacy, wholesale and retail foods, construction, entertainment, franchising and venture capital investments. Steve was recently named as a “Super Lawyer” in Washington Law & Politics.. Prior to joining Lane Powell, Steven was a partner in the Seattle office of Riddell Williams P.S. Steven also brings to the Firm seven years’ experience as the Director of Research and Strategic Planning for Bozell Worldwide in Los Angeles, an international marketing and advertising agency headquartered in New York.

Steve represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of commercial disputes, including intellectual property matters, business torts, contracts, securities claims, and employment-related issues.   He tries cases, handles appeals, engages in ADR, and assists clients with litigation-related counseling.. Steve joined Savitt Bruce & Willey in 2003 and previously practiced with Perkins Coie in Seattle and Latham & Watkins in Menlo Park, California.  Steve has also been in-house as the sole Corporate Counsel for a 100-employee start-up company, where he was responsible for all legal matters, including contracting, corporate finance, and intellectual property enforcement.  He is a graduate, cum laude, of the University of Wisconsin Law School and is licensed in Washington and California.

Shannon is a seasoned intellectual property attorney whose practice blends trial and appellate litigation with intellectual property transactions. For nearly 20 years, Shannon has represented clients from a broad range of industries in high stakes trademark, copyright, trade secret, and patent litigation in federal district and appellate courts around the country. In addition to her litigation practice, Shannon advises clients on the acquisition, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights; and drafts and negotiates a wide range of license, development, manufacturing, acquisition and operational agreements. Shannon has been recognized as a regional and national leader in her field by Best Lawyers in America, Washington Super Lawyers and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. She is also a frequent speaker on topics related to intellectual property law and litigation.

Ryan W. Edmondson is an attorney with Betts Patterson & Mines, P.S. where he focuses his practice primarily on complex litigation and contract disputes.  His practice covers commercial disputes, trademark litigation, and construction defect litigation.  Ryan also has experience in commercial real estate and land use matters.

Representing Businesses (Plaintiffs and Defendants) in cases for Patent Infringement, Intellectual Property Theft, Cease & Desist Letters, Trademark Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Trade Secrets, Non-Competition Agreements, Extensive Trial Experience in Federal Courts Across the Country, appeared before the International Trade Commission, and argued appeals before the Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit, and the US Supreme Court. Mr. Walters was named a Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics Magazine (2004, 2006-2012) and a Super Lawyer (2013-2014).. In addition to IP litigation, Mr. Walters handles all aspects of patent prosecution, including reexaminations and inter partes reviews before the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.. A significant part of Mr. Walters' practice is trademark search, clearance, registration, and litigation.. Mr. Walters also handles copyright infringement matters on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants and agreements conerning intellectual property matters (including non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), non-competition agreements, and similar matters).

Priya Sinha Cloutier focuses her practice on the procurement and enforcement of domestic and international patents, trademarks and copyrights. Her experience includes various technical areas such as aerospace, hybrid and electrical engines, architecture and construction, medical devices, agriculture, food, and energy systems.. Priya devotes much of her time to managing and coordinating global patent portfolios of various clients, both domestic and international companies, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She also counsels clients in avoiding infringement of patents of others and frequently opines with regard to the infringement and/or validity of individual patents, or advises as to a strategy for avoiding the patent portfolios of others. In addition, she is certified by the National Association of Patent Practitioners and currently serves as chair of the association’s Government Affairs Committee.

Pam Kohli Jacobson is a registered patent attorney with Betts Patterson & Mines and heads its intellectual property group.  Ms. Jacobson was previously a partner at the intellectual property law firm of Christensen O’Connor Johnson and Kindness.. Ms. Jacobson teaches intellectual property law at the University of Washington School of Law and at its Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property.  She serves on the boards of the Seattle Chapter of Licensing Executives Society and Washington Women Lawyers, and is a member of the Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court.. Ms. Jacobson has a broad intellectual property practice and has successfully litigated patent, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes throughout the United States.  She also manages the patent and trademark portfolios of some of the largest companies and universities in the Pacific Northwest.. Ms. Jacobson’s technical background is in computational chemistry and molecular biology.  She is working on her degree in computer science and electrical engineering.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Jacobson worked as a research scientist at the University of Chicago and Honeywell International.

Mr. Carlson has practiced law since 1987, first as a litigation partner in the 200 lawyer firm of Bogle & Gates, and then for ten years at the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney in the patent litigation group.  He is currently Of-Counsel at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.  His practice focuses on the juncture of law and technology, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress, trade secret, employment non-compete/non-disclosure, interferences before the USPTO, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and patent non-infringement/invalidity opinions.  Mr. Carlson has handled negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and trials and appeals in both state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Michelle Pham is a Shareholder and a member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups.. Intellectual Property Transactions. Ms. Pham’s practice focuses on the development and protection of intellectual property in the U.S. and abroad. She helps clients strategically develop and protect their intellectual property. She routinely advises clients regarding copyright and trademark protection, acquisitions, licensing, risk assessments, and due diligence investigations. She manages domestic and international intellectual property portfolios for clients and regularly implements cost-effective copyright and trademark clearance, procurement, and protection strategies for her clients. She also represents clients in domain name issues, First Amendment and anti-SLAPP, right of publicity, trade dress, trade secrets, social media, and digital and print advertising.. Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation. Ms. Pham successfully first-chaired trials and arbitrations and has prevailed on dispositive motions at the state and federal court levels regarding a broad range of disputes, including insurance defense and subrogation, defamation, real estate and landlord/tenant, construction defects and site injuries, personal injury, transportation, and business law. She has also represented clients before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and around the country in copyright and trademark/trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair competition, business interference, and partnership disputes.

Leslie practices exclusively in the area of intellectual property.. She advises a wide range of businesses on trademarks, copyrights, software protection, domain name recovery, data and search engine issues, licensing, unfair competition, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, and intellectual property interests in bankruptcy and in estate planning. Leslie and the intellectual property team at Stokes Lawrence also handle intellectual property litigation in the federal courts and contested matters before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board.. Leslie is an active member of International Trademark Association (INTA), locally and internationally.

Kyle is a versatile intellectual property attorney focused on practical solutions that enable clients to protect and monetize their innovations, brands, and creations. With a deep focus on intellectual property strategy, Kyle counsels clients on patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and contractual matters.  Whether the mission requires obtaining patent protection for a key product or defending a client in court, Kyle works tirelessly to obtain the best outcome for every client, every time.

Knowledgeable intellectual property attorney with a proven record of success practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in patent and trademark matters. USAF veteran and B-1B bomber Weapons Systems Officer.

Karin Swope is focused on client success. As a member of the firm’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, Karin represents clients in intellectual property litigation and counseling, consumer protection law, ERISA law, antitrust and securities litigation. Ms. Swope has represented clients for over 20 years in state and federal courts across the country, as well as proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has represented companies and sovereign nations in protecting their intellectual property rights. She has protected the retirement funds of employees whose employers had breached their fiduciary duties in violation of ERISA, in cases against Washington Mutual, State Street Bank and Regions Financial Corporation, among others. She has filed amicus briefs in ERISA cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. She has helped consumers fight against unfair and deceptive practices, and has helped to change consumer protection law in the process. She has also represented shareholders in complex securities litigation in state and federal courts.. Following her graduation from Columbia Law School, Karin served as a law clerk to the Honorable John C. Coughenour in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Cowen of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. She has been an Adjunct Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Seattle University School of Law since 2008.

Julia Busono is a Patent Attorney with Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S., and specializes in intellectual property law. Ms. Busono was previously a patent attorney with Seed IP Law Group and Lowe Graham Jones, PLLC.  Ms. Busono has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in electronics, software, embedded systems, wireless telecommunication, and mechanical arts. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Ms. Busono was an electrical design engineer in the medical devices, telecommunication, aerospace, and consumer electronics industries, working for various technology companies in the Seattle area, including AT&T Wireless, Honeywell Aerospace, and Spacelabs Medical.

John provides a full range of brand management services, from trademark clearance to global portfolio maintenance. He works with companies of all sizes and sorts to create, build, maintain and protect their intellectual property, including trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, and trade secrets. His clients include biotech start-ups, educational nonprofits, and multinational software companies. Taking a collaborative approach, John seeks practical, cost-effective approaches to his clients’ legal issues tailored to align with their goals and values as well as their budget.. His skillsets include:. John specializes in finding innovative solutions in a changing intellectual property landscape. He has handled the registration of non-traditional trademarks such as color marks and counseled clients on brand enforcement in virtual spaces and the “fan fiction” community. He regularly advises nonprofit and advocacy-driven organizations on their unique intellectual property challenges, and he is a published author on the subject of trademark rights in the political space.

John is an intellectual property litigator who handles complex litigation typically on behalf of the rights-owner.  With his engineering experience, John's background makes him acutely capable in technology-related litigation, such as patent infringement, copyright infringement, and DMCA violations.  Mr. Whitaker has been a registered patent attorney for over two decades.

John Crosetto is a litigator at Garvey Schubert Barer with experience representing clients in disputes over trademarks, trade dress, licensing, trade secrets, domain names, and non-competition agreements. Mr. Crosetto also advises clients, from software and hardware companies, to equipment manufacturers, video game companies, and creative firms on minimizing litigation risk and finding alternative solutions to intellectual property disputes.. Mr. Crosetto was counsel in UtilX Corp. v. Novinium, 2009cv00375 (W.D. Wash.), which involved patent infringement, false advertising, and unfair competition claims, as well as anti-trust counterclaims, related to methods for underground cable rejuvenation by fluid injection. He also acted as counsel in Rosetta Stone, LTD v. Topics Entertainment, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:09cv1128 (E.D. Va.), a trade dress and trademark case in which the parties disputed rights to the color yellow for language learning software packaging. Mr. Crosetto acted as lead counsel in Strategic Marketing Partners, Inc. v. Greenwave LLC and Northwestern Brothers Marketing LLC, No. 10-2-09469 (K.C. Sup. Ct., Wash.), a dispute related to gaming software based on the television series Deadliest Catch.. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Crosetto, who has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, taught language, literature, aesthetics, and critical theory in the Department of Germanics at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado.

Jim Horne was born in Osaka, Japan but his family moved to Washington State when he was six months old. The rest of his life has been spent in the Northwest. He grew up in Parkland, near Tacoma, attended Gonzaga University in Spokane as an undergraduate, and received his J.D. from Willamette University School of Law in Salem, Oregon.. He has extensive federal and state trial and appellate experience involving a wide range of civil litigation matters throughout the Western United States. He has served as trial counsel in Product Liability claims involving various products including prescription medications;  medical devices; asbestos; urea-formaldehyde; Phentermine of the “Fen-Phen” diet drug combination; bone (pedicle) screws; the food supplements goldenseal and echinacea; football helmets; wall-mounted heaters; and other electrical equipment and appliances. He also has considerable experience with building and construction defect claims on behalf of contractors, building owners and occupants (condominiums, apartment buildings, hotels, parking and other facilities in the hospitality industry) as well as fire loss and property damage claims, including business interruption, loss of use, and loss of access claims.. He also spends a considerable amount of his time doing insurance coverage, first-party property insurance, and third-party liability insurance coverage and defense.

Jennifer Lane is an associate in the Intellectual Property group. Her practice includes patent procurement, strategic intellectual property portfolio management and analysis in a wide array of technologies including: memory devices, computer hardware, computer software, business methods, digital communication technologies, semiconductor processing and devices, fluidics, biosensors, biological signal processing, and nanotechnologies.. .

James Nelson is a shareholder at Betts Patterson Mines where he has been a trial lawyer for over 30 years.  He has a diverse complex litigation practice including business, intellectual property, insurance coverage, professional liability, and estate litigation.  Mr. Nelson has represented a wide range of clients that include manufacturers, financial institutions, distributors, retailers, insurers, professionals, and technology companies.  He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho.  Mr. Nelson is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” each year from 2003 to 2013.  He is also a frequent writer and speaker in the legal community.

I'm a creative patent attorney who serves biotech and hi-tech clients in the areas of patent drafting, patent prosecution, and licensing.  My experience in both of these areas allows me to serve clients developing hybrid technologies that combine biology and computer science such as bioinformatics, molecular computing, and synthetic biology. Before law school, I worked in molecular biology laboratories at the University Washington, Children’s Hospital in Seattle, and the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute in Japan. During law school, I interned at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Intellectual Ventures, and Nakamura & Partners in Tokyo.I am a member of the international practice group at my law firm which provides me with experience in the patent practices of many different jurisdictions including Japan, China, Korea, Europe, Canada, Australia, and India. I have worked in Japan both in legal and scientific roles and an conversant in Japanese.

I lead Harris Sliwoski’s intellectual property team and oversee our international practice, with a particular focus on cross-border IP matters.. Over the past decade, I’ve worked across China, Latin America, and beyond, developing a deep understanding of the global IP landscape. My work often centers on brand protection, and I’m frequently called upon to serve as an expert witness in international IP litigation and arbitration. Many of my clients operate in fast-evolving sectors — like cannabis, psychedelics, and Web3 — where the legal frameworks are still catching up with innovation.. Beyond IP, I also manage Harris Sliwoski’s Latin America desk, collaborating closely with our Mexico-based lawyers. I regularly facilitate complex, multilingual negotiations involving Chinese-, English-, and Spanish-speaking stakeholders. My fluency in all three languages has been a key asset in helping clients navigate high-stakes international disputes and transactions.. My global IP journey started in Guangzhou, where I served as a U.S. diplomat focused on securing fair treatment for American businesses and advocating for stronger IP enforcement in China. From there, I transitioned to the private sector — first as a foreign legal advisor at a Shanghai law firm, then as part of one of the oldest American firms operating in China. Later, I led the legal team at a Hong Kong-based brand protection consultancy, helping companies protect their IP and operations across Greater China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.. This combination of legal, linguistic, and cultural fluency has shaped how I work: I’m passionate about helping clients solve the tough, cross-border IP challenges that come with operating in a global economy.

I help businesses and artists build, manage, and leverage their intellectual property assets. I provide a full range of counseling, prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, and dispute resolution services for trademark, copyright, domain name, publishing, licensing, and agreement matters. I have practiced intellectual property law since 2001.. I provide pro bono intellectual property and other legal services to local non-profit organizations. I was also on the board of the King County Washington Women Lawyers for several years, and president of that organization in 2005.

I became an intellectual property lawyer because of my interest and background in marketing, consumer perception, and entertainment. I work in all areas of intellectual property including patent, copyright, trademark, trade secrets, and domain name law, and I have experience in licensing and trademark prosecution. My clients have included internet search engines and popular video-sharing sites, luxury products companies, financial institutions, consumer goods and electronics companies, and entertainment industry executives. Outside of work, my interests include restaurants, fantasy football, traveling, wine, and trying to keep up with two pets.

I am an owner at Garvey Schubert Barer, where I head the Intellectual Property practice.  I work with a diverse array of clients - from established companies to startups - bringing a combination of business savvy, domain expertise, creative thinking and more than 15 years of experience to address my clients' business needs. I have experience with the run of the mill to the complex technology-related legal issues all companies face – including computer law, licensing, e-commerce, data collection and protection, privacy, copyright, trademark, trade secret, tech transfer, and various internet-related legal issues. I assist my clients with all aspects of their intellectual property rights and business transactions, including employment contracts, trademark and copyright, non-disclosure agreements, publishing contracts, and licensing and distribution agreements.. Solving business problems often requires input from a variety of disciplines and legal practice areas, and I take a holistic approach to understanding each client’s unique needs, discussing various options with them, and proposing practical, “right-sized” solutions.  I have worked with entrepreneurs, seasoned public company executives, game publishers, artists and non-profit managers in a range of industries such as content creation and curation, manufacturing, transportation, gaming, publishing, hospitality, healthcare, and food and beverage.  My ultimate goal is to achieve my clients’ business objectives through a collaborative, realistic and effective approach.. ?EmployeeID=W617305935