Top best Intellectual Property Lawyers Near me in ZIP 98121

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.

Margaret M. Widlund is a cannabis attorney with an extensive background in corporate litigation and business and partnership disputes.  She is adept at providing creative and strategic solutions to fit her clients’ specific business and litigation needs.. Prior to joining 7 Point Law PLLC, Maggie was based in the Silicon Valley, where her practice focused on commercial litigation, intellectual property, and corporate transactions and her clients included individual investors, start-ups and mature public companies.. Maggie has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of San Francisco, and a Juris Doctorate from Willamette University, College of Law.  Before graduating from law school, Maggie spent a year as a visiting scholar at Seattle University School of Law, and is proud to be admitted to practice law in both Washington and California.  When she is not at the office, Maggie enjoys trail running, volunteer coaching for Girls On The Run, and spending time outdoors with her husband and two rescue dogs.

Maki Imakura is a Registered USPTO Patent Attorney who is excited to work with entrepreneurs and business working on cutting-edge technology. She received a B.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Washington. Maki received her J.D. from the Seattle University School of Law. Maki draws on her technical background in life sciences research and experiences with drug discovery involving large data sets and collaboration to provide a unique perspective for clients on their technology and intellectual property needs.. Maki has experience conducting patentability searches, freedom to operate analyses, and infringement risk analyses. She has drafted patent applications for computer software and hardware methods and various devices. In addition, Maki has also managed patent portfolio activities by outside counsel and assisted with drafting opinion letters.. Maki is admitted to practice in Washington State, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Maki is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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.

Larry is an accomplished AV-rated trial lawyer and counselor with more than 20 years of experience assisting a wide range of clients in business disputes, including insurance coverage and intellectual property matters.  He has been described as having “exceptional integrity and ability,” and as a “first class trial lawyer,” according to Martindale-Hubbell peer reviews.. Larry has successfully argued and tried cases in numerous courts in Washington and other jurisdictions. He has obtained favorable results in patent infringement, trade secret, anti-spamming, insurance coverage and tort defense matters, and has extensive experience litigating real estate disputes.. In addition, Larry has also successfully represented clients in several arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

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.

Kevin E. Regan is a registered patent attorney with a broad range of legal and regulatory experience in the private, non-profit, and government sectors. His current practice includes litigation, trademark registration and disputes, copyright issues, and other legal issues. Kevin is especially dedicated to assisting the growth and development of the craft alcoholic beverage industry. He frequently assists wineries, wine-grape growers, breweries, cideries, distilleries, and associated businesses across the country with their trademark protection needs.. Previously, Kevin clerked for two years for U.S. District Judge José E. Martinez in the Southern District of Florida and assisted with a wide range of cases. Kevin was also a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in the Environment and Natural Resources Division.. Kevin has a background in environmental science and biology, and he participated in several National Science Foundation research programs. He is also a visual and multimedia artist.

Kate Spelman has more than 30 years of experience providing strategic advice, design and implementation counsel for large, mid-sized and startup companies on copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent matters, both nationally and internationally, and has a special focus on media, licensing and mass digitization issues. Kate advises and counsels clients on the development, production, sale and defense of work related to emerging content distribution strategies and challenges, special issues in news reporting including repurposing content, and firewall and paywall configuration in light of changes in the fair use defense.. Kate is a frequent speaker on the progress of emerging copyright and digital publishing issues, and has advised authors, nonprofit and for-profit publishers, and internet service providers on the new language and provisions of the changed, global distribution environment. She has represented large digital publishing companies in international distribution agreements as well as represented developers and designers who are building and launching tools for online transmissions, storytelling, expression and art.. Additionally, Kate has experience assisting clients with Open Source licensing issues, including Open Source integrated licenses, audits, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and compliance negotiations. Kate also helps clients design independent holding companies in the U.S. and in offshore intellectual property asset management. She has experience with intellectual property asset audits, and has assisted companies in proactive and reactive Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reporting requirements.

Kate Hendricks represents publishers, manufacturers, internet businesses, trademark owners, photographers, musicians, writers, software developers and other creative clients and concentrates her practice in the areas of copyright, trademark and unfair trade practices.  She is an experienced litigator, mediator and arbitrator and counsels clients on a wide range of business issues, including licensing, advertising and packaging.. Ms. Hendricks is a past chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Washington State Bar Association and has served as Special District Counsel to the State Bar Association on Intellectual property matters.  She assisted in the development of Washington state legislation to protect rights of publicity and is the past chair of the Right of Publicity Subcommittee of the International Trademark Association and as such was responsible for drafting a federal right of publicity bill.  She has chaired the trademark section of the University of Washington Intellectual Property certificate program, and is the author of the "Intellectual Property" chapter of the Washington Civil Practice Deskbook.  She is also a panel member of the American Arbitration Association, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority mediation and arbitration programs.. Ms. Hendricks holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received her law degree from Boston University where she was an editor of the law review.  She is a member of the bars of Massachusetts, Colorado and Washington and a number of federal trial and appellate courts.

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  formed Madrona Law Group PLLC to serve the unique intellectual property and transactional needs of the "creative genius." I represent entrepreneurs and corporate leaders in cutting edge deals that reflect the convergence of entertainment, technology, telecom and online services. For over fifteen years, I’ve provided effective strategies to protect and monetize “virtual assets” in digital media, content, software, cloud computing, data, Internet services, gaming and entertainment. I work collaboratively with clients to create and implement scaled licensing and distribution strategies for these assets, while ensuring long-term flexibility to meet the changing needs of an evolving market. I am also a frequent guest commentator on Fox and CNBC news, and have written articles for publications including the Business Insider.

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 have been practicing law in Washington State for over 24 years. I am a seasoned lawyer/expert at handling all aspects of auto collision, employment, personal injury, wrongful death, trucking accidents, racial and/or sexual discrimination/harassment, slip and fall, medical malpractice and product liability cases and litigation. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Seattle University as a double major and vasity basketball athlete (graduating inin the top 2% of my class), I attended Notre Dame Law School and then began my legal career at one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in Washington. Born and raised in the Seattle area, I have been assisting clients as their attorney in Washington state for decades  now. I practice in every jurisdiction in Washington, including Seattle, Pierce, King and Snohomish Counties. If you have been in an auto accident or have a need for legal representation for another injury matter, I will provide you with the best legal representation available, whether that be litigation, mediation, arbitration or in any other forum.

I focus on estate and trust litigation as well as guardianship and vulnerable adult issues.  I am particularly interested and passionate about elder issues.  I also offer a thoughtful approach to estate planning, much informed by my litigation practice.

I believe in consistently providing superior, personal, and responsive service. My desire is to work closely with clients in order to thoroughly understand their objectives and goals so that I can help develop creative strategies to efficiently solve their problems and prevent additional problems from arising in the future.. My role is to alleviate the burden and stress that comes with litigation or other business issues in order to make it easier for my clients to focus on what is important to them. My practice centers on commercial litigation, as well as assisting companies with their day to day challenges.